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related question on best way to send model

related question on best way to send model

related question on best way to send model

(OP)
I am now using Alibre Pro and have a customer who wants to get models that I have done photo rendered.
 The service he is using has asked that the parts be sent as Sldprt or Sldasm files. I have the capability of doing that, but as an ex Solidworks user, I seem to recall that you can dimension these files, even though I have suppressed the dimensions in Alibre. Again this is one of those jobs where we do not want somebody else making the part.
B.E.

The good engineer does not need to memorize every formula; he just needs to know where he can find them when he needs them.  Old professor

RE: related question on best way to send model

If it's just to render, scale/stretch your model to a slightly different size in only one or two (of three) dimensions.  Blot out the innards as best as you can.

RE: related question on best way to send model

(OP)
Yes I did,
I also read your answer. I just wanted additional confirmation of that.
So even if I ship this as a dumb solid, he can still dimension it with Solidworks.
B.E.
 

The good engineer does not need to memorize every formula; he just needs to know where he can find them when he needs them.  Old professor

RE: related question on best way to send model

(OP)
The Tick,
Thank you
I can do that, for the same reasons, I have not sent some of the files detailing the innards.
B.E.

The good engineer does not need to memorize every formula; he just needs to know where he can find them when he needs them.  Old professor

RE: related question on best way to send model

Quote:

So even if I ship this as a dumb solid, he can still dimension it with Solidworks.
Yes. All he has to do is create a drawing and add dimensions using the manual method. He will not be able to use the Insert > Model Items method, and will not have any required tolerances.

RE: related question on best way to send model

(OP)
Cor Blimey,
Thats what I remembered and you have confirmed it.
B.E.

The good engineer does not need to memorize every formula; he just needs to know where he can find them when he needs them.  Old professor

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