Mike Twining

...bummer...no tricks in my bag for that sort of thing, other than making the actual 2D engineering drawing and doing some math...

Christian- The "Yes/No" values are merely the data type of the custom value which you yourself define. To my (limited) knowledge, it has no hidden or implied functionality. As for examples of how you would use such a thing: We generally use custom property values to populate the main data on the firs sheet of a drawing (which is on a locked template layer). Because the layer is locked, the easy access to those items is through the use of the 2D properties. To implement such a thing, you need to set your text box up properly (which takes a little getting-used-to). Try this: -Drop a text box onto your sheet. -Right-Click the text box and choose Properties. -At the bottom of the "Text" tab, there is a drop-down box for the "Property Name" (the drop down box only displays a list of the standard properties, NOT anything you have defines as a "Custom" property). Select "IC-Title". (You will notice that the text becomes "$PRPDrawing:"IC-Title"")....(If you want to display a Custom property, the text portion of the box should read: "$PRPDrawing:"IC-[property name]"", where [property name] is the name of the custom property as you defined it). -Goto File->Properties, and enter something in under the "Title" property (or whatever property you have set your text box to display), then watch as that data is displayed in the text box. So... the Yes/No is just a data type for the propery list, and those properties are usefull for displaying common information in several or various locations.

...well...from the looks of the photo, the lawer and developer are going to be employed for a while...

That is definately the quote of the day!

Look out for that net!!! You can find the dardest things out there...like "forum etiquette for dummies" and "helping others help you"...

50 people? How many times did you count me? I feel so alone.

Mac!!??? Eeeeewwwww.....oh wait, OS X is basically linux, so you can go ahead and combine the votes. Let the coding begin!!!!

Linux is a fantastic networked operating system, with features far superior to what MS has to offer. Most FEA companys, like Ansys, and Algor (which has an IronCAD interface), have linux versions of their software. Linux comes with all sorts of compilers (for free) to write any sort of IC add on/in you want. If you can figure out how to work linux, IronCAD is cake. Linux is on its way to the mainstream...can you immagine the sales guys drooling over "IronCAD is the only mid-range (price wise) CAD package available for your linux computers". ...the power is in the options.

x2 for my vote!!!!

I think this thread should get locked before the IronCAD guys have to update the whole web!

That model screams on my machine, but most models do. I've got myself: 2x Dual Core 3 Ghz Xeon Processors (64 bit) 32 Bit Windows XP 2Gb Ram (with the /3GB swithch) Nvidia Quadro FX 550 Video Card (running 2 displays) You gotta have quite a few more parts before this machine starts to choke on anything...

I've been following this thread for a while, and I can't help but get the feeling that is has something to do with the new(er) edge delay settings. Those of you who feel there is a reduction in speed in v9, have you tried reducing the edge delay time?

42 pages of pure beauty. Well done!

The monitor aspect ratio will have no effect on how a circle appears in IronCAD (the window size is the window size). Dual monitors is nice, but not that effective with single programs. It would be nice to throw, say, the scene browser and catalog on one monitor and have the view area on the other, but it dosen't work that way. Windows basically recognises the second monitor as more land. You can stretch IronCAD across both monitors, but that dosen't really buy you much, cause you end up with a split right down the middle of your working area (which is generally the point of interest). Dual monitors IS really nice throgh, especailly if you have multiple processors. I generally work with IronCAD up on one scree, and whatever else I'm doing (read: the net) up on the other. If you get to a point where IC needs to chew on something, you simply switch over to the other monitor and do something else (read: spam the IC forum). So... don't worry about the aspect ratio, and get as many monitors as they will pay for!

I don't care if it is carpolartunneltesian coordinates... as long as it is consistant. ...now, back to baywatch with you troublemaker!!!

Uh... last time I checked, H>L>W and B>G>R (alphabetically speaking) And as for refrencing rotations, I'm a big fan of the good ol' rx, ry, & rz. Something easy enough that my uncaffinated brain can figure it out without wasting too many thought cycles.... you know you only have a finine number of thoughts in you lifetime, and I would rather spend mine on Pamela Anderson than converting LWH to XYZ .

Hahaha... don't feed the fire Kevin

I've spent more time trying to figure out if x=length or if roll=z or if height=tilt. I can't take it anymore. I believe there should be ONE standard coordinate refrence for all of IronCAD. Currently we have X,Y,Z World Coordinates Analysis Tool L,W,H Shape and sizebox Animation moves Tilt,Pan,Roll Animation Rotations ...this is crazy. We need 2 of these GONE!

...yeah... what he said But I have pics!!!!

Look for the animation path for the filename (as opposed to the part name). undefined

j/k .... beat to the punch

Notes in general need to be handled better in IronCAD...but here is what we do: I have a drawing catalog with all the items I need (so far) to detail a drawing... and fake anything I may need to fake. This includes Flag notes, item bubbles (for stackups), fake detail and section lines, nice cut pipe ends... etc. ... And now with the ability to associate sheet curves with a view, these things work alot better. I only wish now I could associate a whole group to a view insetd of having to ungroup something then associate each component with a view...

I assume you are using the 64bit version of XP no? If that is the case, I do not believe the /3GB switch still applies (that is a 32-bit switch only... pre-implemented in the 64-bit version). I would say: check your (new) memory specs and make sure you got apples and apples (vs. apples and oranges). Also, have a look as your pagefile (vitural memory) specs, and make sure they are all in order (generally your pagefile should be between 1.5-2 x the ammount of physical memory, but there is a 4GB filesize max if you are using a FAT32 file system). If you have NTFS filesystem and 64-bit windows, I agree with Dr.K - check out that memory. Edit: Do you have (or need) ECC (error checking in the memory if you have it) enabled in your BIOS... that will slow things down a little bit...

Nice colors ... & nice tip.

1) Back in the days of Pro2001, STEP files used to work the best out of IronCAD. 2) What version of IronCAD are you running? Iges I think has been in every version since before it was called IronCAD, and I have a .g and a .neu option available when choosing: File->Export->Part... (with the part/assy selected which I want to export) with version 9.0. I assume that is only a 30 day type option though.