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Hello Does anybody have a lot of expereince placing geometric tolerances and datums in parts - as opposed to drawings. This functionality was very easy to add in Pro/ENGINEER. I'm using SolidWorks 2007, but should move to 2009 quite soon, so perhaps it's possible to do stuff in 2009 that I...

Hi I'm a freelance consultant. At my last contract I worked with PDMWorks WorkGroup, but in my new contract we have PDMWorks Enterprise. With Workgroup, files were saved locally, outside the database, and for example, you could log-out of the databse, work at home, off-line etc., and just...

I am working in a light mechanical environment, so not structural. I want to connect a spring made from austenitic stainless steel to a low-carbon mild steel bracket. For the spring, I had in mind s302 or s304l (1.4310/1.4306). Both materials are thin, i.e. 0.6mm. The bracket can be any low...

I use Wildfire 2 and Pro/INTRALINK 3.3 I have top-level assemblies which are generic assemblies. I use these assemblies predominantly via simplified reps. Mostly I enter the generic assembly, and not an instance. Presently the master representation of the assembly can be opened. For...

Hi I just started working with a company who use layers instead of simplified reps. I can't understand this logic. Can anybody enlighten me when layers are better than simlified reps? Conversley, what arguments make usering layers in this way compromise other methodologies, especially in...

Hi I'm using Wildfire2 and Intralink 3.3 I want to create a simplified rep by rule. The condition I'm trying to define is to include a master rep of all parts that were submitted to the Intralink commonspace after a certain date. In the master rep of the assembly I'm creating a new...

Hi Please can anybody steer me towards an electronic copy of the training guide for Wildfire3? Many thanks Dave

Hi I have a STL file. I want to import this as a solid in ProE. All I can manage is a facetted feature. Any sneaky tricks or free software? Cheers Dave

I have now worked for two large organisations that have severe problems using massive Unigraphics assemblies inside Pro/ENGINEER. Third-parties are the design responsibles for modules used within our systems, and they use some Unigraphics. We need to include the geometry of their modules in...

Hi Another easy question :-) ? I have a basic dimension on a model. I want to add this into a hole table. When I add the normal syntax, i.e. &d12 etc, the dimension is inserted into the appropriate cell, but the "basic dimension box" has disappeared. I tried adding the @[...@] syntax but...

Does anybody know why you can't add a feature into the leading group of a pattern? Or am I doing something wrong? Is there a workaround? Cheers Dave

Hi Does anybody know where/whether this command is in Wildfire2? It was in an older cut - perhaps 2001. Many thanks Dave

We are using Wildfire 2.0 (M130) and Intralink 3.3 (M022) We use sophisticated top-down design methodologies, but are having problems with Intralink submissions. In a simplistic overview, we have sub-assemblies, sub-modules and the master assembly. Sub-assemblies make sub-modules, and...

Hi I need help with a mechanism. I have a latch, pivoting in a sheet-metal plate. A light extension spring holds the latch in an open position – let’s call this the return spring. To close the latch I’m using a cam, the hinge also being in the same sheet-metal plate. To hold the latch very...

We have fairly recently migrated to Wildfire 2, so Wildfire3 is a little way off still, but I’d still like to do some investigating. Wildfire3 gives us the option to use more sophisticated tools to define part display, i.e. .lwa files inside the Advanced Rendering Extension. For some years...

Does anybody know a technique where you could record an assembly being clipped? Can this be done in Pro/ANIMATION? I could use a video capture from somethig liek snag-it, but the results to date have had poor resolution. Thanks in advance Dave

I have made an assembly of a rack and pinion. I have added a servo to the pinion, and can also drag the rack. I can run my analysis okay – all appears to be okay up until…… …..when I return to standard Pro/ENGINEER, I want the assembly to return to a controlled position – this would be...

Has anybody used Pro/E models to create truly photo-relaistic animations outside Pro/E, i.e. not using Pro/PHOTORENDER or ARX. I am using Maxwell, and wonder whether I can use Pro/MECHANISM to make photo-quality renderings EASILY? Thanks Dave

I have a couple of questions regarding layouts and their relationship to parts both within Pro/ENGINEER and Pro/INTRALINK. I have already looked on the PTC database, but can’t find an appropriate entry. We are starting the clean-sheet design of a new printer. The complete product uses one...

Hello I want to reduce the manufacturing cost of a batchof different zerodur part which are about 500mm square, and 200mm deep. Presently the components are only ground on a 5-axis machining centre, but in two completely seperate operations - rough-machining and fine-machining. I have read...