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What are the major bugs in IV?

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deckart
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What are the major bugs in IV?

Our company is having some Autodesk people over today to sell us on using IV exclusively. Our company works primarily in AutoCAD. Definately getting into the "solids" environment a little late in the game. We've had two licenses of IV for a couple of years now so I learned it for hydraulic manifold design. Works great for manifolds. But, the rest of our company is mechanical engineers and designers that work in 2D. We build large mining machines with enormous structures and conveyor systems. I've been invited to the meeting. For the sake of the mechanical designers, what are some questions I should ask? What are the bugs? Seeing the issues that others are having and knowing that I have some influence on 30 seats of a modeling package, I'm feeling a bit awkward about promoting IV. What are some hard questions you would be asking?

Dennis Eckart
Hydraulic Designer
Rahco, Int'l
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Message 41 of 42
Anonymous
in reply to: deckart

Yes Dave if in fact every cylindrical face that I needed a 90 workplane
through the center of the cylinder started at the origin.



"Dave Jacquemotte" wrote in message
news:0533F145F65986B1CBB1BE588F76C01E@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> 3. You must mean 90 deg "from" something, right? Usually an origin plane
is
> used. Easiest way of doing this is, Start WP command, click cylinder face,
then
> click "base" (origin) plane. Should prompt you for angle from "base".
Default is
> 90deg.
>
> --
> Dave Jacquemotte
> Automation Designer
> www.autoconcorp.com
>
>
>
> "Keith Bradford" wrote in message
> news:8D62734CF5326769719EDF9762D40818@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > 5. What I want is a simple contoured flange to adapt the distance as
well
> > as every face. See CF Mouse clicks. The key to this question is that I
> > want a CONTOURED SHEETMETAL FLANGE to fully adapt. I do not think this
is
> > an unreasonable request. I too can work around the issue. I am
required to
> > use workarounds on a daily basis.
> >
> > 3. Please teach me how. The way I have been doing it (obviously wrong),
is
> > by creating a sketch on the cylindrical face, drawing a line from center
to
> > quad (or wherever I needed), end sketch, Work plane, pick the face and
line
> > that I just created. I guess I have allowed myself to get into the rut
of
> > using this technique since it worked and not finding out a better way.
> > Using a single cylinder should only require 2 picks. At least that is
the
> > number of picks that I personally feel would be an efficient use of the
> > software. 1 click issue the "90 Work Plane from a Cylindrical Face"
command
> > and picking the face. The "90" could be a could be a prompted value
also.
> >
> > "John Bilton" wrote in
message
> > news:D2223332D4269EB7BEA58FA28F2F5AF2@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > > >3. "How do you create a work plane 90 degree off a circular face?
Now
> > ask
> > > them what to do with the >sketch they just drew. Now count how many
picks
> > > where required to accomplish that task."
> > >
> > > Using in-line workfeatures it drops out in 5 mouse clicks with no
> > > intermediate sketch required.
> > >
> > > >5. Ask them to adapt ALL face/sides of a sheetmetal contour and then
> > make
> > > them flatten it just in case they >use solids and not metal.
> > >
> > > My machine here will flatten it, but a bit of smoke and mirrors is
> > required.
> > > As an adaptive solid? No problems, you're looking for a solution, the
> > guys
> > > demoing the software should show you a solution, not an "out of the
box"
> > > single product demo.
> > >
> > > John Bilton
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
Message 42 of 42
Anonymous
in reply to: deckart

Opps you beat me. Thanks for looking.


"Keith Bradford" wrote in message
news:B2F201B04014002EBF3A40C05E910301@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> Yes Dave if in fact every cylindrical face that I needed a 90 workplane
> through the center of the cylinder started at the origin.
>
>
>
> "Dave Jacquemotte" wrote in message
> news:0533F145F65986B1CBB1BE588F76C01E@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > 3. You must mean 90 deg "from" something, right? Usually an origin plane
> is
> > used. Easiest way of doing this is, Start WP command, click cylinder
face,
> then
> > click "base" (origin) plane. Should prompt you for angle from "base".
> Default is
> > 90deg.
> >
> > --
> > Dave Jacquemotte
> > Automation Designer
> > www.autoconcorp.com
> >
> >
> >
> > "Keith Bradford" wrote in message
> > news:8D62734CF5326769719EDF9762D40818@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > > 5. What I want is a simple contoured flange to adapt the distance as
> well
> > > as every face. See CF Mouse clicks. The key to this question is that
I
> > > want a CONTOURED SHEETMETAL FLANGE to fully adapt. I do not think
this
> is
> > > an unreasonable request. I too can work around the issue. I am
> required to
> > > use workarounds on a daily basis.
> > >
> > > 3. Please teach me how. The way I have been doing it (obviously
wrong),
> is
> > > by creating a sketch on the cylindrical face, drawing a line from
center
> to
> > > quad (or wherever I needed), end sketch, Work plane, pick the face and
> line
> > > that I just created. I guess I have allowed myself to get into the
rut
> of
> > > using this technique since it worked and not finding out a better way.
> > > Using a single cylinder should only require 2 picks. At least that
is
> the
> > > number of picks that I personally feel would be an efficient use of
the
> > > software. 1 click issue the "90 Work Plane from a Cylindrical Face"
> command
> > > and picking the face. The "90" could be a could be a prompted value
> also.
> > >
> > > "John Bilton" wrote in
> message
> > > news:D2223332D4269EB7BEA58FA28F2F5AF2@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > > > >3. "How do you create a work plane 90 degree off a circular face?
> Now
> > > ask
> > > > them what to do with the >sketch they just drew. Now count how many
> picks
> > > > where required to accomplish that task."
> > > >
> > > > Using in-line workfeatures it drops out in 5 mouse clicks with no
> > > > intermediate sketch required.
> > > >
> > > > >5. Ask them to adapt ALL face/sides of a sheetmetal contour and
then
> > > make
> > > > them flatten it just in case they >use solids and not metal.
> > > >
> > > > My machine here will flatten it, but a bit of smoke and mirrors is
> > > required.
> > > > As an adaptive solid? No problems, you're looking for a solution,
the
> > > guys
> > > > demoing the software should show you a solution, not an "out of the
> box"
> > > > single product demo.
> > > >
> > > > John Bilton
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

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