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  1. SerialCoder

    Creating a Rolled Channel in sheet metal

    Thanks Peter. I suspected but had to ask. If you are interested in worlking together to find further resolve for this, please contact me at david.tulk AT dillin.com David Tulk IS Manager - Dillin Engineered Systems Conveyor Systems - Accumulation - Robotics - Systems Integration...
  2. SerialCoder

    Creating a Rolled Channel in sheet metal

    I need to replicate a rolled channel in sheet metal mode. Currently, we create sm channels and roll them to create curves in our conveyors. I have been struggling to find a way to make this happen in inventor. Any advice? David Tulk IS Manager - Dillin Engineered Systems Conveyor Systems -...
  3. SerialCoder

    Force an Assembly to Update

    Yes. This issue is worked out (sort of). It seems that there were some adaptive parts that were hanging things up. If I turn them off and then save the excel spreadsheet, it activates the update button and everything works well. Thanks, Dave David Tulk IS Manager - Dillin Engineered...
  4. SerialCoder

    Force an Assembly to Update

    I have an assembly that is driven with an excel spreadsheet. Sometimes when I change the values in Excel, the update button does not light up in inventor (I believe inventor checks the reference files and activates the update button when changes have been made) Anyway, is there a way to force...
  5. SerialCoder

    Missing Bolts

    I am "Self teaching" inventor and have alot of success at building small assemblies and what not. I am having a huge issue though with my fasteners. I have set up a project and built the assembly and used fasteners from inventors standard part catalog. When I re-open the assembly, the...
  6. SerialCoder

    Multi Pitch Threads?

    You are right. That is what I meant. I had a conversation with one of our enginereers at work and he called it a multi-lead when he looked at it. I guess Ill Start looking for a tool shop. Thanks!
  7. SerialCoder

    Multi Pitch Threads?

    Thanks, I'll be doing at least 10 of these so it looks like i'll be going the tooling route. So there are companies that can make / match a particular thread then? Thanks for your input. Dave
  8. SerialCoder

    Multi Pitch Threads?

    Hi all, I'm not a machinist or even an engineer but i've gotten involved in a project where I am reproducing a vintage pen. I need to tap the threads where the barrel and the cap screw together and found that it has 4 starting points for the beginning and end of the thread. I'm not sure what...
  9. SerialCoder

    ACAD LT and Visual Basic

    According to AutoDesk AutoCAD LT does not support VBA but does anyone know if you can still access the AutoCAD object model in VB6 or VB.Net to perform Tasks on a PC with LT installed? Thanks

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