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    Live pneumatic leak detection

    We ended up simply using a pressure switch, and experimented with where we placed it. No placement was ideal in all situations, so rather than make the system more complicated, we simply accepted its limitations. For example, we put a pressure switch after a simple needle valve (i.e. without...
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    Live pneumatic leak detection

    Mike Halloran said; " I'm not sure that a flow sensor would be of any great value." My thinking is that an actuator that is not moving because of a mechanical blockage will show the appropriate pressure, but it will do it without any flow. Though, I suppose this might be able to be deduced by...
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    Live pneumatic leak detection

    I work for a company that makes animatronic figures (i.e. robotic puppets). Our electro-mechanical systems have extensive data on the performance of the device, but our pneumatic systems are lacking in this regard. Actually, most of our systems are pneumatic. We would like to be able to detect...
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    Renting or Leasing SolidWorks?

    It has been a number of years since this topic was discussed, so I thought it would be worth a new posting. If a company only needs a seat of SolidWorks for a short-term project, what are their options? I just checked with a local dealer, and while Dassault systems did offer some short-term...
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    Need advice on managing large assemblies

    Thank you IdeasNative... it looks like you are a great source of info. In my case, the limitations of performance dictated by my local machine are only a small part of the problem. Much of it relates to the fact that our data is stored in Europe, and I am in the U.S. And though a local cache...
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    Need advice on managing large assemblies

    I just realized an issue with Pruning. When you create a drawing view, I had read that pruned objects would not display. However, pruned objects see to have to be re-loaded from the library. I just created a drawing, intended to check on some test assembly objects. I just created one view...
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    Need advice on managing large assemblies

    Thank you SDETERS, I had looked at pruning a while back, but had eventually dismissed it as a solution, since I thought it required me to choose the items to prune before I get it from the library. Also, since we don't save with facets, I didn't think I could get a visual representation. I was...
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    Need advice on managing large assemblies

    I am dealing with a very large assembly, which has run into some memory limits in the version of Windows we are using. I know I can freeze components, such as fasteners by setting a filter in the Hireachy window, and filtering for "screw*" and "washer*", etc, and then freezing them. but, this...
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    I-DEAS future, if any

    First, I have no experience with I-Deas' FEA or anything more than the basic package. But, it is interesting to me that a number of things that you mention as a benefit of the I-Deas modeler, are things that I found very confusing. I come from a background using SolidWorks, Inventor, and...
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    Polishing UHMW

    My idea would be to machine the orignal as a positive using a material you can polish, and then make a casting of it using melted UHMW. That casting would then become your mold. I have no idea if UHMW can be melted and remolded, and then retain all of its original properties. Joe Dunfee
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    I-DEAS Created .ASC Files to .DWG

    Even the built-in DXF export feature of I-Deas is problematic. Some export reasonably well with paperspace, and others require that it not utilize paperspace. Both options normally have text objects that get shifted from their original position. I just looked at Polytrans by Okino, since it is...
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    Small items turning invisible when zoomed out.

    I am having a problem with small items, such as bolts or washers, turning invisible on me when I zoom out to see the entire model. At first I assumed it was related to the tesselation line settings, but the bolt heads have flat faces. I can zoom in and regnerate the image and generally the...
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    Seek clarification about macro creation process

    Thank you SDETERS, that was it. It now works fine. While my path didn't have spaces, I had forgotten about the "no spaces" rule, and probably named the program with a space. Now that I am a bit more empowered, I though I might ask if there might be a repository of macros for I-Deas. These...
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    Seek clarification about macro creation process

    I am not always certain if a particular failure to do something is my own misunderstanding of the program, or because of my I-Deas installatino being administered by people in another country. Also, my computer is "locked down" for security purposes. I am having problems creating a macro to...
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    Selection window in an assembly

    Success with the groups creation. The New group icon was un-ghosted after I re-started I-Deas. However, of course, there seem to be limitations as to when you can use groups. The Hirearchy window does not let you use groups. However, move does allow it. Again, thanks. Joe Dunfee
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