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What, you mean SW went and did some different than the rest of the pc world and assigned tab and Shift tab to something other than cycling through "tabs", windows or applications on the taskbar? It is an innovative company. It had to do things differently. Like not all UI control behave t...

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MJuric wrote: ↑Mon Mar 22, 2021 3:52 pm
I thought about this but it seems like a behemouth of a an assembly. for instance I'm looking at ~1000 copies of ~350 different assemblies each with 15-20 parts in them. So 15-20K parts in an assy with 350 S/A's.

Doesn't matter. All you need is a BOM.
Put some in sub-assembly if you could.

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mike miller wrote: ↑Mon Mar 22, 2021 3:40 pm
Yes. The "purist SSP guys" would never put more than one body into a part. Hence my question.

If I can get a proper BOM instead of F-Up cutlist, I'll use whatever.
One part, one drawing just easier to find everything.

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I don't use visualize or CAM.
Looks like CAM install under SW 20xx folder. It might work.

If this won't work, try virtual machine.
One VM for each version.
It could have other problem.

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Marshall Wilson wrote: ↑Mon Mar 22, 2021 8:55 pm
"Vortex Generator" is Glued on?

"Automotive securing device"
Mounting tape.

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Not me, the boss.
We just rejected another batch of frame cut because they can see the "bump" where the frame lead in.
Keep this up, I'll need to find another job.
Can't machine anything without material.

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We got similar "problem" with fab.
More like our problem. We "want" 2" plate flame cut and bend within 1/16 so we don't need to machine them.
Well we end up just rejecting most of the parts. Doesn't really help.
Soon we might run out of vendor .....

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You might want to avoid this vendor if they can't/won't fix the problem.
Their mould is falling apart while pouring. Or even before.
You might want to x-ray or UT the casting for cavity.

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You got cavity and sand in the metal.
You can't machine sand. That's over Rc60.

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Would be nice if its so simple.
I was building this:

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Had trouble adding "cross" between.

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Usually I just drop them in an assembly.
Some order require spare parts. So I drop them in also to get a total count of everything.

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Being the one who has to make the non-standard SW requests happen, I have to get up to speed on Structural Systems (at least as it compares to Weldments). Especially since its capabilities are/will be beyond that of Weldments. Kevin I tried and went back to weldment. Need to figure out when to use ...

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Workaround all the workarounds .....

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Thanks, I'll add that to my resume.
I could be CEO with that many fancy words.

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jcapriotti wrote: ↑Mon Mar 22, 2021 1:45 pm It mitigates and facilitates and exacerbates your lack of understanding of the English language.

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Maybe he got some "bubble gum steel" from China.
We need more info.
What kind of material?
You have problem with low hardness or high hardness?

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They're using corn milling Granulator to recycle metal.
Rebuild and improved a few on last job.

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255 brinell is around Rc 25.
Get better tooling?
Change casting spec to include max hardness? Possibly increase cost. Hence invest in tooling instead?

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Pull all files into same folder.
Including templates, styles, favourites, macros etc.

Folder-01.jpg

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Weldment Master Sketch sample.
2021

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Serious question, how would you model the attached part? I'd really like to know, because this is one of the last hurdles to cross before I start taking a serious look at SSP. Cheers, and thanks in advance. ** You've already done it. Weldment itself is a simple Master Sketch work flow. Inventor Fra...

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Let's say you have parts and the boundary between them is something you can't extrude. There are some products where you have to use a 3D construct instead of 2D. So the 2D sketch bit doesn't work for everything. That's all I'm saying. That's what we are saying. Master can be anything. Don't need t...

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Some COVID supply:

With pull test:

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Shield for thread on coilover. White part is flex material. 5 years no the car. Canada salty winter. IMG_20161003_192059.jpg "Vortex generator", less drag, more speed. That's my story and I'm sticking to it :roll: IMG_20170912_224338.jpg IMG_20171021_184150.jpg Hand free cellphone dissembl...

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I use direct edit a lot. Easier to move face for material allowance. Usually it's designer who need "history". What have I done? Was it 0.2 before I move it? Did I move it 0.3? That's why I like equation: = 10 + 0.3 Oh yea, I moved it 0.3 last week. SW can be "less" history. Expo...

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My references are photographs, actual parts to measure or scan, and a point cloud. Been there, done that. Fixture for car body parts, bumper. Bottle transfer. CMM point scan. 3D Scan. Bumper Canard IMG_20171126_193319.jpg IMG_20171126_151134.jpg IMG_20171128_003312.jpg SSP/Master Sketch just connec...

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Currently reworking customer parts to fix weld prep.
Same workflow.
Instead of redraw with dimension, project/convert from customer assembly.
All the parts "assemble" to customer assembly just by insert.
"Mate" angle is 154.3348 degree. Not my problem ;P

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In theory yes, and in a demo yes, but I've never seen anyone actually do this aside to prove it can be done. Well you're talking to at least two of them here ;) In a real design, the thing you know first is the location of holes for fasteners or joints between parts. Everything else is based off th...

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I carry this:
https://shop.westerndigital.com/product ... 10BBK-WESN

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You can minimize "history" even when using tree. The feature "tree" is not really a tree. Tree has branches. The feature list doesn't. The "history" can be called "dependent". A feature depends on another feature so it cannot exist before. Like you cannot cut ...

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How's your workflow?
How often someone is working on same files together?
Do you need realtime sync across network?

Windows network and file system by default is slow and inefficient.
Do everything to reduce file transfer.

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LOL IT lock out engineering software.
They can do other thing then whitelist.
If all they know is white and black list, you need new IT.

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And the screenshot I show is AD employee responding to forum questions.
Same employee could and did give solution and SPR or even fix same day or within a week.

SW employee only come and delete post.
We did had a few great one in SW forum.

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Physically, yes.
Mentally, probably not

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And I told wife she can buy one the week before. Not anymore.

Problem is, they try to get money from their own cutting patterns.
So anyone who can draw and design pattern is their enemy.
Which is 90% of their customer

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Yeap, tried and failed. This time. https://www.inputmag.com/style/cricut-grants-existing-crafting-machines-unlimited-lifetime-uploads-after-policy-backlash Over the weekend, the Cricut company announced it was releasing an update that would limit how often Cricut owners could use their machines’ per...

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Of course.

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Andy_Sanders wrote: ↑Wed Mar 17, 2021 1:57 pm [Is the drawing graphics performance improvement noticeable?

Depends on your workflow.
Look into "Detailing Mode".
It save model geometry in drawing file so user can open drawing only.

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They're not undercutting market. They try to maintain price and stock for gamer. Currently gamer can't get video card. Of course there is nothing to stop anyone from reselling at higher price. nVidia try to cripple video card so they have lower mining speed then their mining card. https://betanews.c...

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DS get something done in 2 weeks?
They can't even give you a SPR

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I am curious what everyone's opinion of "Generative Design" is or even what we think the definition is. I don't mean the overly hyped marketing version of this but a more humble practical version of software creating useful geometry for you. Where do we think this will go? Generative put ...

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Talking about circular pattern:

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SW don't know how to count?
Is it 4 or 3?

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Yes and yes. No ASM, all part. All start with same template. Insert part with sketch in new part to make model. Master Sketch workflow. Problem is not measurement. Problem is SW extrude the part with an extra edge which mean the 2 face are not "inline". Hence I went and measure. Found out ...

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Yes, all the cards went to mining. Lots of them did went to China. Where Government subsidize to keep electricity price low.

Try to buy direct from nVidia or AMD.

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mike miller wrote: ↑Tue Mar 16, 2021 3:43 pm It's not a personal attack on you, Fred.

Read the thread of the FeatureCam customers being forced over to Fusion.

I did read that before I reply.

Incase you missed it, AD also stripe down free Fusion and get another beating.

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Well, they did not kick all the users out :p

And look at who reply to post:

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And please read those post.

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Oh, RDP got between SW and graphic driver.
I believe some had it setup successfully.
It's in one of the thread.

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The Master is linked to customer part. Change constrain of the short line from perpendicular with another line to inline with the long line "fix" it. I'll try to split it to partial. LOL Pack n Go don't want to include parts in assembly. Once I delete a few things in the sketch, the proble...

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Master sketch:

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Insert in part:

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RDP is great for some things but CAD usage isn't one IMO. There is usually no graphics acceleration so sketching and model manipulation is sluggish. And many of our users have slower internet connections so even most movements just dragging windows around can be sluggish. I use it for working on se...

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