mCADForums.com - All New Posts

iGoogle?

Author: Josh_Petitt
Subject: iGoogle?
Posted: Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:23:13 GMT
Topic Replies: 1

Just a quick poll to see how many people use iGoogle? Well, I just found it the other day (Please forgive me if I am way behind the times ). The neat part is you can add the RSS feed from mCADForums and see a preview of all the new posts.

IV2010 mutli body part to dervived assembly crashes...

Author: ids!-3D
Subject: IV2010 mutli body part to dervived assembly crashes...
Posted: Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:06:57 GMT
Topic Replies: 4

I have to thank Brian Hall for this answer on a previous thread. I thought I would bring it to the forefront, because It may be more common than we think.

I created a part file with several solid bodies. Then used the Make Components to create separate parts inserted into assembly. When I tried to save or edit any of the new parts or assembly it crashed repeatedly.

Turns out (thanks again Brian) my template file had a sketch1 in it and this is what causes the crash. The IV2010 Standard.ipt template file does not have a sketch in it, but we have migrated our template file with all our own settings for the past few releases. Which seems to be very common.

With all that said, I just started using this and havn't developed a complete workflow, but it is very quick and easy!!!
_________________
David Danner
Inventor Design Solutions & Innovations
www.inventordesignsolutions.com

"A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on." - John F Kennedy

Cool phone app for exercising

Author: AltechChad
Subject: Cool phone app for exercising
Posted: Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:14:07 GMT
Topic Replies: 2

So, one of my big beefs with exercising is that it is hard for me to bench mark myself, and see my progress (mainly because I am too lazy to write down my work outs). That was until Sunday when I happened across the Bones IN Motion App. It works on many phone networks (Verizon, sprint, Alltell, AT&T etc) with a GPS enabled phone. I have an LG enV2 with Verizon that I love. Anyway, you download the app, set up an online account at http://bimactive.com and then when you go run, walk, bike, whatever, you run the app and it uses the phone gps to track your time, speed, distance, pace...and it even calcs the min number of calories burned based on age, wt, ht and sex. when your done, you upload the data, and then go view it online...rates your exercise difficulty, how close you came to attaining your goals, and even lets you export your route to google earth and the such...anyway...I think it's pretty cool...
_________________
I love the outdoors - but thanks to the Govenor of South Carolina, I don't think my wife will beleive me anymore when I say I am going hiking!

DWF Converter

Author: AltechChad
Subject: DWF Converter
Posted: Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:34:08 GMT
Topic Replies: 1

Okay, so I have been given some DWF files, but is there anyway to convert them back to .dwg? How is it that AutoCAD can publish to DWF, but can't get the file back? Or is there a command I am missing somewhere in my menus. I'm running AutoCAD Mechanical 2008.
_________________
I love the outdoors - but thanks to the Govenor of South Carolina, I don't think my wife will beleive me anymore when I say I am going hiking!

Helical spring lock washers

Author: Steve_Bahr
Subject: Helical spring lock washers
Posted: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:40:39 GMT
Topic Replies: 5

Greetings.

Does anyone have a solid model of a helical spring lockwasher? I'm looking for M20, but I would accept an .ipt factory as well. I checked CBliss's website, but I found only imperial washers. Maybe someone could point me to another website that I can dowload from?

Thanks in advance.
_________________
Steve Bahr...since 1962.

Populate Title Block with base view's scale

Author: Todd P
Subject: Populate Title Block with base view's scale
Posted: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:03:30 GMT
Topic Replies: 5

Hi All,

Is it possible to populate the title block with the base view's scale. I don't recall ever seeing this property available inside the text editor. I see that in AIP 2010 it is available to modify the view's label and scale as a property inside that enviroment. Thanks

Todd P
_________________
Todd P.

Level of Detail - Opening?

Author: dano
Subject: Level of Detail - Opening?
Posted: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:08:48 GMT
Topic Replies: 5

Is there a way I can open an assembly with a selected "Level of Detail" or "Positional Representation"?

I'm using v11. I'd like to do this from windows explorer or maybe even a command line.

Thanks

Design Assistant - Windows Explorer?

Author: dano
Subject: Design Assistant - Windows Explorer?
Posted: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:46:03 GMT
Topic Replies: 9

I used to be able to access Design Assistant with a right click in Windows Explorer. But I was issued a new computer and it's not there anymore.

Is there something I need to install?

Thanks

IV2009 CC Run Time error

Author: Todd Hudgins
Subject: IV2009 CC Run Time error
Posted: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:29:47 GMT
Topic Replies: 0

I am running IV2009 with a remote vault that is also used as the Content Center source. I am a network and vault admin and when I run IV the Content Center works fine. How I have another user that once he selects the CC family of parts he wants he always get a run time error (see attached image) and IV crash to desktop. I have tried making him a vault admin to see if that chnage anything but it did not. The only other thing I can see that would be different is his network permissions which I can not change.

Does anybody else know a solution of things I can try?
_________________
Todd Hudgins

Lou's tools not working in IV2010... :-(

Author: ids!-3D
Subject: Lou's tools not working in IV2010... :-(
Posted: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:50:33 GMT
Topic Replies: 0

It was working in 2009... Too bad we migrated our parts already...
_________________
David Danner
Inventor Design Solutions & Innovations
www.inventordesignsolutions.com

"A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on." - John F Kennedy

10 Formulas all Engineers Should Know by Heart

Author: SeanDotson
Subject: 10 Formulas all Engineers Should Know by Heart
Posted: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:32:27 GMT
Topic Replies: 13

I posted this over on my personal blog...

http://www.seandotson.com/2009/06/10-forumlas-all-engineers-should-know.html
_________________
Sean Dotson, PE, AICE
RND Automation & Engineering

Download a Free Trial of iPropWiz 2009

Design Assistant IV2009 SP1

Author: Steve_Bahr
Subject: Design Assistant IV2009 SP1
Posted: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 08:42:15 GMT
Topic Replies: 15

Greetings.

Does anyone have a good tutorial about how to use Design Assistant? I've got a drawing of a large welded assembly, and I need to swap out the .iam of that drawing with a new .iam that is identical to the first except for one part. The drawing is two sheets with GD&T, weld symbols and all kinds of non-standard views. I would rather not recreate the new drawing from scratch. Design Assistant should help me do this, but IV Help does not provide a step-by-procedure, at least I haven't been able to find one, and a search of this site turned up nothing.

Thanks in advance to anyone that can help.
_________________
Steve Bahr...since 1962.

Billy Mays (not) here...

Author: AltechChad
Subject: Billy Mays (not) here...
Posted: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 08:21:59 GMT
Topic Replies: 1

I was shocked to hear about his passing on Sunday. He was local to the Tampa area, and made a number of regular appearances on a morning show in the area.

I always thought, who would buy that stuff, but apparently, it was everyone...and Oxyclean does work great!
_________________
I love the outdoors - but thanks to the Govenor of South Carolina, I don't think my wife will beleive me anymore when I say I am going hiking!

Sheetmetal Newb

Author: royourboat
Subject: Sheetmetal Newb
Posted: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:10:19 GMT
Topic Replies: 2

I have drawn a seat for a police vehicle cell, but i feel I did it poorly.

It is more or less exactly what I want, but it took me like an hour of mind numbing experimentation.

The SM Part is a contour flange that is consistent for most of the length, then tapers. How do I draw that? Is that what bend is for?

There is more to it then that, I need to design for manufacture (see model for welding gaps) or I would loft it! In particular I need a flat pattern DXF.

Any advice appreciated.

What? No one is lamenting the passing of Farrah Fawcett?

Author: Steve_Bahr
Subject: What? No one is lamenting the passing of Farrah Fawcett?
Posted: Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:56:49 GMT
Topic Replies: 19

I still have "the poster". It's hanging in my workshop, right beside Marilyn.
_________________
Steve Bahr...since 1962.

Augmented Reality

Author: iDS!
Subject: Augmented Reality
Posted: Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:22:00 GMT
Topic Replies: 0

...found this article today...reminded me of the experience I had with the Autodesk Labs booth at AU last year...pretty neat stuff.

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/total-immersion-unveils-first-augmented-reality-slot-machine-created-for-nike-60-debuts-at-dew-tour-nike-60-bmx-open-action-sports-event

http://www.t-immersion.com/
_________________
Steve Robbins
Inventor Design Solutions & !nnovations
www.inventordesignsolutions.com

"Improvise, Adapt, Overcome"

iPart Properties not updating in drawings

Author: AltechChad
Subject: iPart Properties not updating in drawings
Posted: Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:47:18 GMT
Topic Replies: 5

We have a library of iParts. One of them in particular that I have created is quite simple. It is a 3/8-24 all thread stud of varying lengths. Recently, we updated the material from carbon steel to 304 S/S. I have added material property to the table. Additionally, this property is in my styles and standards (same as the default Stainless, but with a "different" name). The material property is showing up correctly in both the table, and the iParts, iProperties, but when I insert it into a drawing file, the material still shows up as Carbon Steel (the original material property). What am I doing wrong, the .idw isn't giving me an option to update. I have even deleted from the drawing, and reinserted a base view...same problem...very frustrating.
_________________
I love the outdoors - but thanks to the Govenor of South Carolina, I don't think my wife will beleive me anymore when I say I am going hiking!

Description Tab...

Author: Todd P
Subject: Description Tab...
Posted: Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:21:44 GMT
Topic Replies: 4

Hi all,

I am beginning to customize the vault view and I added the description column to the visble fields. My question is, why are none of the description values visble? The properties state is set to "in use." I even re-indexed just to see if I was missing something. I also checked thru the Property Defintions and it appears I have usage for all System properties but 0 usage for any and all File Properties...? Any guidance would be greatly apprecitated. Thanks

P.S. Vault 2010 / AIP 2010
_________________
Todd P.

Can you lock a detail view to another view?

Author: Drew_Hawk
Subject: Can you lock a detail view to another view?
Posted: Wed, 24 Jun 2009 10:51:15 GMT
Topic Replies: 3

When I create a detail view I'd like it to stay locked on the view I created it from. It seems if I make any adjustments the detail view moves, and all my balloons are disconnected.

It's easy enough to move the view back and have the balloons automatically reconnect, but it always seems like I'm baby-sitting my drawing. Make a change here, double check all the occurances to make sure they aren't a mess....... go ahead and print.

I'd much rather KNOW the drawings are going to be ok.

Creating a custom line style

Author: AltechChad
Subject: Creating a custom line style
Posted: Wed, 24 Jun 2009 09:15:11 GMT
Topic Replies: 4

So, as much as I hate to admit it, AutoCAD (Mechanical- not mechanical desktop) actually serves a significant purpose where I work. It is ideal for making large floor plans that our railing goes into. However, currently, when we show a post, we create a block, and then array it (if we are lucky enough to have even spaces) or just copy it along a predefined spacing. Is it possible to have my "post" profile, to be a "blip" on a line style, sort of like a dot or how a double dash works on a section line.
_________________
I love the outdoors - but thanks to the Govenor of South Carolina, I don't think my wife will beleive me anymore when I say I am going hiking!