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    Drawing revision versus Part number change

    We control designs by their Revision Letter. We release a new product under Rev "-". Once a change is made, if it affects Form, Fit or Function. The Rev jumps to A and the B and so on. If it's a minor change to the drawing, such as a correction on spelling. This does not affect form, fit or...
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    surface modelling

    If you use the Interactive Surface Extension with Pro/E, you can create the most complicated surfacing shapes imaginable. ISDX allows you to create surfaces using NURBS, just like 3D Studio or Maya. The Advanced Surfacing capabilites of Pro/E are good for just about any shape, but will not...
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    Pro E versus Inventor

    I have been using Pro/Engineer for over 9 years. I can tell you for sure that it's the most powerful 3D modeling package out there. The new Wildfire version is their first attemt at making it user friendly and they have done a great job with it. When it comes to Parametric modeling, PTC...
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    Best practice unmachined/machined states of model?

    I have done this for years. Create a dummy assembly. You can name it what every you like. Assemble your un-machined part using default datums. Let's say your part is 123-456.prt Now create a new part and name it 123-456_m.prt The m is for machined. Now go back to the assembly and...

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