I have a customer who has a Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 setup. The are using Inventor 2012. All of the projects are stored on a share on this server. All of the workstations are Windows 7 x64 and are joined to the domain. Everything works fine except they cannot access the 3D Grips while logged in as a domain user. If the log into their workstation as a local user rather than a domain user then the 3d Grips are available. How do I make it so that the 3D Grips are available while logged in as a domain user?
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It might be as simple as Options settings, which are specific to the user login. Check Application Options > Part tab > Enable 3D grips.
On the other hand, why do they need 3D grips? I have never used them except to play with when the functionality was first introduced. I'm sure they're useful in certain kinds of design work, but they also can tempt a user to take shortcuts that create problems down the road. But I'm willing to learn if someone can demonstrate their usefulness.
@sbixler wrote:....
On the other hand, why do they need 3D grips? I have never used them ......
That was my first reaction, "What are these 3D Grips you speak of?"
OK, I would be concerned if there was some functionality that wasn't available in the scenario described - even if I never use it.
The issue has been resolved. It was a security issue with some Inventor registry entries. Once I changed those then it started working. Thanks to everyone trying to help me.
I am creating a 3D solid model. And it was fine until today. I lost my 3D Grip arrow to allow me to adjust the extruded height. I create a box or circle and then i extrude it to the desired height. But, then if i want to adjust the height of that, i can't because the arrow grip, that allows you to be able to click on it and drag it to a new height or type in the distance i want to move the height to is missing. I didn't change any system variables, not on purpose anyway. Can anyone help?
Thanks
Simply edit the feature.
Are you using Autodesk Inventor
or
are you using Inventor Fusion?
I am actually using AutoCAD English 2014. If I close the drawing and reopen it, i lose that feature or the grips/arrow that allows me to stretch the model. But, if i leave AutoCAD and the DWG open and just continue, it maintains the editing feature. Crazy. I never had that problem.
@Anonymous wrote:
I am actually using AutoCAD English 2014.
You have posted your question in the Inventor forum.
I recommend you post your question over here
http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/AutoCAD-2013-2014-2015/bd-p/706
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