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Error Message - "Failed to Create Empty Document"

Author: Inv_kaos
Subject: Error Message - "Failed to Create Empty Document"
Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 2:57 am (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 1

Hey all,

I have just started getting this error message when I try and open an existing file or create a new part. See attached.

This started just after I used the 3GB Switch (which created some graphics problems). I have since rebooted with the normal OS and am now getting this error.

Does anyone know what it is and how to resolve it? Will I have to perform a repair install?

TIA
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Bill o'Reilly

Author: Frans X Liebenberg
Subject: Bill o'Reilly
Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 11:10 pm (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 1

http://news.aol.com/entertainment/television/tv-news-story/ar/_a/oreillys-storied-temper-goes-viral/20080512073709990001?icid=100214839x1201910099x1200077545

check the link if its still there.
I dont have a problem with the guy using the f word, but the way he treats his co-workers is totally unprofessional.
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list do not populate

Author: tom finck
Subject: list do not populate
Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 10:25 pm (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 1

hello in part or assembly the file, edit, format etc tool bar does not populate the drop down list the mouse has to be moved down to populate any ideas would greatly be appreciated

Inventor 11 bmp import

Author: rharriman
Subject: Inventor 11 bmp import
Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 9:36 pm (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 2

We are still using Inv 11 and when importing a bmp into a sketch all we get is the name and no picture. Is there a setting we might be missing to allow the picture to shop up?
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Back driving a gearbox

Author: thickerson
Subject: Back driving a gearbox
Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 8:38 pm (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 3

I am designing as system using a servo motor as a clamp. There will be times when the servo motor is driven backwards through the gearbox. The servo motor can handle this, but is there anything I should consider when it comes to the gearbox? I want to use a planetary gearbox with a 70 to 1 ratio. Are there any gearboxes that are better suited for this type of setup?

BOM Qty Help

Author: Ltspd
Subject: BOM Qty Help
Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 4:53 pm (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 4

I need some help, cant seem to make the style editor work on my standard title block template.

What I want is for the BOM to display the number of items in the Qty field of componet parts such as sqaure tubing. What I get is the total inches required and I am unable to change this.....

The shop prefers to have the dims on the drawing and qty in BOM.

Thanks
Paul

Assembly Weights (lbmass)

Author: Tynehead Park
Subject: Assembly Weights (lbmass)
Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 10:04 pm (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 2

Hello, I'm using Inventor 2008 and in idw's both in metric & english title blocks there is an area for weights for the assembly, in the metric idw, the weight shows as xxx kg and in the english idw, the assembly weight is shown as xxx lbmass.
I spent a great deal of time trying to search in the help files for a way to modify the result to show xxx lb without "mass" as part of the display.
Could not find an answer.

Can anyone help with this question please.
Many thanks in advance.

Serge J.

Error message - what's the remedy?

Author: Drew_Hawk
Subject: Error message - what's the remedy?
Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 8:27 pm (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 6

A co-worker of mine is recieving this message. What is the best remedy? Is there anything we can do?

Batch print PDFs

Author: SeanDotson
Subject: Batch print PDFs
Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 8:24 pm (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 13

This is one of those things you don't need to know how to do, until you do.

So who uses what? I need to print a BUNCH (500+) IDWs of various sizes all to B sized PDFs.

The Task Scheduler sucks. Has little to no options. And the PDF -printer I use asks me for each file name to save.

Any suggestions? (This project is in R11 and I'd prefer to keep it there if possible).
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Symmetry Constraint in an Assembly

Author: Roach
Subject: Symmetry Constraint in an Assembly
Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 2:53 pm (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 0

Sometimes I wish there was a symmetry constraint in the assembly enviroment.

I know you can achieve the same thing with common parameters, I just think it would be neater.

I suppose the constraint would use 3 entities insted of 2. Would that be a problem?

What do you guys think?
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Inventor 11 Browser - Auto-Expand?

Author: dano
Subject: Inventor 11 Browser - Auto-Expand?
Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 7:51 pm (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 0

Is there a way to get Inventor to NOT expand an item in the browser when you hover over the icon.

Thanks

How hard is is to "share" a project.

Author: Drew_Hawk
Subject: How hard is is to "share" a project.
Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 4:48 pm (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 4

Inventor 2008, and using Vault.

I have a coworker that has a MONSTER of a project. It's just huge, and bigger than anything we've attempted. I'm not deeply involved, but I'd have to guess he's got over 10,000 parts modeled. The "higher ups" are pushing for an ungodly timeline.

I was thinking about helping him detail some of the parts, but I'm not sure of the method or dangers.

How hard is it for us both to work on the same project at the same time? How do we deal with Vault?

Driving a sketch dimension

Author: thickerson
Subject: Driving a sketch dimension
Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 2:29 pm (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 5

I am trying to create an air bag that can be driven. I have probably gone about this the wrong way, but what I have sort of works. If I change the height dimension of my "bag.ipt" I can make the air bag inflate and deflate. I wanted to drive this dimension like you can with constraints. Do I need to do adaptive part for the "bag.ipt" leaving off the height dimension and then have a mate or insert constraint that I can drive? I have attached what I have so far. Any suggestions?

Automated Centerlines

Author: Todd Hudgins
Subject: Automated Centerlines
Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 1:09 pm (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 3

I have always had to manual make my centerlines for holes in drawing views to make them look the way I want them to. I am really tired of having to do that so I once agaion starting messing with my Centermark styles setting to see if I could make it work the way I want. I had not tried in a couple of releases and was hoping that something had changed in 2008 that would help. However, I still do not get the results I want from Automated Centerlines.

The attached image is a 1: 1 metric and shows what I want and what I get.

So am I missing something here to make this work as expected?
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Cancel Inventor Open

Author: Chiller
Subject: Cancel Inventor Open
Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 2:25 pm (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 4

I trying to write and Add-In that prevents .dwg files from opening in Inv 2008 and beyond. It seems pretty straight forward but I can�t figure out how to cancel the open if a .dwg is detected.

This is the �OnOpenDocument� code I have thus far. It seems setting the HandlingCode = kEventCanceled should to the trick, but the .dwg file still opens.

Code:

Private Sub oAppEvents_OnOpenDocument(ByVal DocumentObject As Inventor.Document, _
ByVal FullDocumentName As String, ByVal BeforeOrAfter As Inventor.EventTimingEnum, _
ByVal Context As Inventor.NameValueMap, HandlingCode As Inventor.HandlingCodeEnum)

On Error GoTo Err_Control
If BeforeOrAfter = EventTimingEnum.kBefore Then
If Right(UCase(FullDocumentName), 4) = ".DWG" Then
MsgBox "Opening .dwg files in Inventor is not allowed. Please use AutoCAD or Mechanical Desktop instead."
HandlingCode = kEventCanceled
End If
End If
Exit_Here:
Exit Sub
Err_Control:
Debug.Print Err.Number
MsgBox "On Open" & vbCr & Err.Description & vbCr & Err.Number
Resume Exit_Here
End Sub

Am I missing something obvious? I've also placed this on the Adsk Discussion Group (Prevent .dwg from opening in Inv) but I haven't gotten a response yet so I thought I'd try here. Any help is much appreciated!

Driving Inventor LT 2009 With .xml Files

Author: tk
Subject: Driving Inventor LT 2009 With .xml Files
Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 9:09 pm (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 13

Does Inventor LT 2009 allow parametric parts to be driven by .xml files as well as Excel sheets ?

Yet another ancient "How would you draw this?"

Author: Todd P
Subject: Yet another ancient "How would you draw this?"
Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 1:45 pm (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 7

Hi All,
I was working on modeling this stamping. I am having trouble where the R2.688 meet the 4" width. See the top left front view. The print is circa 1968ish.. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I am running IV'08 Pro. Thanks
Todd P.

MacDill Airfest 2008

Author: AltechChad
Subject: MacDill Airfest 2008
Posted: Mon May 05, 2008 1:51 pm (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 5

I went to MacDill Airfest this year on Sunday. It was pretty good. A small showing...normally about 750,000 people all weekend...current numbers only show about 80,000 for the whole weekend...still a good show. Here are some pics I got...
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replace Xrefs?

Author: Eureka
Subject: replace Xrefs?
Posted: Mon May 05, 2008 11:17 am (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 0

I know the command blockreplace but...

* is it possible to replace one xref by another xref?
* is it possible to replace an xref by a block?
* is it possible to replace a block by an xref?

PS: the drawings are placed in Autodesk Productstream Compass Pro, I don't know if this will give any problem...

Many thanks in advance!

Sheet metal Styles

Author: sotiris
Subject: Sheet metal Styles
Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 1:58 pm (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 8

Hello,
I want to aske if there is a way to create style so when
I flat pattern my sheet metal part the cutting corner
to be (flange-Thickness) (see picture for more detail).

For 2 flanges the distance between bending lines to be flange -2*Thickness
(see picture for more detail).

I have tried with kfactor, Corner options, bending tables but I
didn't find any flat pattern that suit me.
Does anyone have an idea?