"Wonder if UG and Catia have a calculator or an equation editor? 8~)"
Hmm ... good question ... equation "calcueditor" maybe?
Sounds sort'a like a one-way street then. Guess they're always gon'a be
decisions to make; if you're at the crossroads of Banger and Leaver you
got'a decide which way to go, eh?
~Larry
"Jeff Howard" wrote in message
news:4091e87d_1@newsprd01...
> Sorry, didn't mean to get your hopes up. Just had to take a (light
hearted
> in intent) jab at that "engineering tool" statement. I don't think it
> explained much.
>
> I think that you are stuck with the equation editor as it is since it is
the
> way the system is set up. It might be necessary to have it so (I like
> Patrick's hypothesis). It could also be that it was implemented with the
> lowest common denominator in mind; force a strict syntax and error
checking
> to keep us from goofing up (valid enough, I guess). A system I'm sort of
> fond of doesn't require an equation editor or strict syntax, though
handles
> mixed unit assemblies well. Equations are entered in a text editor
> environment (I love being able to put in paragraph length descriptive
> comments, group equations in a meaningful way to make it easier to read,
> etc.). I do force, moment, pressure, trig, etc. calcs referencing model
> parameters and drive part / assy relations using the values with no
problems
> (many of the calcs aren't used to drive anything, but I want them
> parametrically tied to the model for reference). Wonder if UG and Catia
> have a calculator or an equation editor? 8~)
>
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> "Larry Caldwell" wrote in message
> news:4091a8d3$1_1@newsprd01...
> > Ah ... Jeff ... my man ... I take it from your comment then that it
should
> > be possible to have it both ways assuming that we haven't been going
down
> a
> > one-way street concerning the way Inventor handles mixed units, eh? I
> wonder
> > what the answer is to that ... I took James' comment pretty much as a
> firm:
> > "Deal with it dude".
> > ~Larry
> >
> > "Jeff Howard" wrote in message
> > news:40919bc8_1@newsprd01...
> > > I think an equation editor is a calculator with buttons you never use.
> > >
> > > There are a lot of engineering tools that don't require such
> shenanigans.
> > >
> > > Maybe it's tied to the way IV handles mixed unit parts in an assembly.
> > >
> > > Maybe if NASA had been using Inventor they wouldn't have missed Mars a
> > > couple of years back.
> > >
> > > Or, maybe it could be simpler.... 8~)
> > >
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> > >
> > > "Larry Caldwell" wrote in message
> > > news:40918b17$1_3@newsprd01...
> > > Hmm ... okay if that's the way it is then that's the way it is.......
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
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