We are about to go to ST5 now that MP1 is available.
Has anyone found any issues with the new version?
bc.
Core i5-3570 @3.4GHz , 8GB RAM
Quadro FX4600. W7 Pro 64-bit.
Just come onto Inventor (2011) from Solid Edge which in assembly has buttons for "show all" and "show only"
How do I show/hide all parts or just show the selected parts in Inventor?
bc.
2.4GHz Core2 Quad, 4GB RAM,
Quadro FX4600.
Where would we be without sat-nav?
A user here has a curved sheet metal plate with holes in it for screws/rivets etc.
The holes have been created in the flattened state which means thay are not cylindrical in the bent state, so we can't use an axial align constraint in the holes at assembly stage.
I have tried creating a sketch...
Why has the staggered option (ordered) been messed up?
Taking the fixed option as an example, in ST3 you define the number of elements in each row and column and then whether to stagger the rows or columns. When the pattern is placed there are the right number of elements in each, and either...
We are getting this error message on a regular basis, mostly when saving a draft.
We use ST4 MP2 (64-bit) on Windows 7 Pro SP1
This was also occurring at a previous company using ST3 on Windows 7.
I have found that doing something simple like placing a dimension after I get the message seems to...
Now that we are able to over-ride item numbers in a parts list to enable items to be identified as 01,02,A,B,C etc is it possible to use the over-ride values in baloon references ?
I can't find a way - it still seems to give 1,2,3,4 etc.
bc.
2.4GHz Core2 Quad, 4GB RAM,
Quadro FX4600.
Where...
I'm trying to model a plate with a staggered hole pattern in ST3.
As i've discovered there is no stagger option in sync mode but thats not a problem, I can put 2 holes and then pattern each one.
What I want to do is have the plate size increase/decrease according to how many rows/columns in the...
Using ST3 SP6 on Windows 7 64-bit.
I keep getting problems re-attaching dimensions after drawing view updates. Individual dimensions will attach OK but others that are part of a string or stack seem to go all over the place, and sometimes disappear completely.
When they disappear the view...
In previous versions we could transfer settings and menu set-ups from one machine to another by exporting registry keys.
We have just tried this on ST3 and it is giving an error saying "Unable to Create Folder".
SE then opens OK and the QAT settings are fine but the Ribbon customisations are not...
At my present embployer they add some parts, such as rubber seals, to assemblies as non-graphic parts.
This is OK until you come to do the drawinga and want a balloon to the part that is associative to the parts list item number.
Does anyone have a way of doing this, or do you just accept it...
In ST2 I could add the activate part command to the QAT.
In ST3 I can't find it in the list of commands to add - has the option been removed completely or is it just hiding somewhere?
I use the QAT for a lot of the RMB options, like show, show all, show only, hide, hide all etc.
bc.
2.4GHz...
Why is there a difference in patterning options between sync mode and traditional mode in ST3?
In sync mode you can have a pattern centralised about the feature , but you don't have the row/colun stagger options available in traditional mode.
Conversely in traditional mode you can't have the...
Is there a way to stop the bottom window of assembly pathfinder 'auto-hiding'.
This is the window that shows relationships when you click on a part.
I'm finding it really annoying that I click on a part near the bottom of pathfinder and the relationships window appears over the top of the part...
I used to have a list showing Solid Edge and RGB equivalents of the RAL colour chart, but can't find it now.
I've searched internet but not been able to find it again.
Does anyone know where I can find this info.
I have managed to find RAL to RGB.
bc.
2.4GHz Core2 Quad, 4GB RAM,
Quadro FX4600...
Some time ago I created a simple game for 2 players in VB6.
(basically a VB version of the Connect4 game.)
I no longer have the code so I'm going to re-write it in VB.net but was wondering how to make it playable for 2 users across a network.
It isn't for any commercial gain, just for my own...
I posted this on the Solid Edge cad forum as I am having a problem with a program that edits custom file properties in Solid Edge drawing files, but haven't got an answer yet.
I am able to do all the reading and writing OK but if the property does not exist my program crashes.
I want to add in...
I've written a macro for filling in the drawing title block and everything works ok but I have one problem with it.
It reads cetain custom properties from the draft file but I really need to check that the property actually exists, otherwise it throws an error message.
I'm no expert at VB and...
I just created a simple swept protrusion in ST2 sync mode - a circle along a U-shaped path.
It's impossible to modify, even the diameter cannot be changed.
All I seem able to do is move the whole thing.
Is this still the case in ST3?
If so, what is the point of the sweep command in sync mode...
I have heard rumours that the company I am working at will be moving from SE to NX sometime in the future.
What is the compatibility between SE and NX?
Does NX open SE parts, assemblies and drafts without loss of intelligence?
bc.
2.4GHz Core2 Quad, 4GB RAM,
Quadro FX4600.
Where would we be...
Just doing some drawings in ST2 and there are some changes I'd like to see to make things a bit easier - mainly from the drawing view Options menu.
1. A use (not before time) for the Description text - why can't this be added below the view name/scale text with its own text size.
2. Set the...
