jmouser

Hi Dave. I have had similar problems and worse. In the event that you haven't already checked this, be sure that you don't have certain configurations selected in the drawing view model properties. Double check configurations so that they haven't mysteriously changed on you also. Perhaps it is the nut behind the wheel, but it seems that any time I get a detailed assembly with linked parts and configurations of parts my drawings go haywire. It forces me to do things manually which defeats a lot of the purpose. I just pray that I don't have to make drastic changes later, and mark my drawings with a "secret code" so that I know when I need to manually go back and update dummy parts etc. to reflect change. It's an accident waiting to happen. John Mouser JADIUM Corporation Charlotte, NC

Yes it would. Thanks for the tip on how to relate the sketch to the view using . I guess I should have finished reading my realease notes. -John D. Mouser JADIUM Corp.

Chris. Everything is working fine with all of the machines now. Thanks again for your help. Regarding STEP. I have found that exporting STEP files out of IronCAD and into Pro/E has serious scaling problems. I can determine a scale factor and fix the models, but it is a scary bug. I'm obviously not sure if it is an IronCAD problem or a Pro/E problem. I know it's not necessarily a logical progression of data, but have you heard of anyone else running into this problem? Regards, John D. Mouser JADIUM Corp.

I had chimed in on this on an unrelated thread. Chris still found it and answered my question as follows: When you purchase a commuter license we configure your serial and codeword to work with the product activation server twice. So just use your same serial and codeword on both systems, running through the activation wizard on each system, and it should allow you to activate two licenses. My original question was: Does anybody know how to load the commuter license with the new install registration process? I have a certificate that we bought from a VAR who's no longer around. That's all we got. A certificate. Does that sound right? Should there be some seperate codes or something? Thanks. ******* In my Gen-X opinion I believe that IronCAD's stance is right between that of a Pro/E and that of a SolidWorks 2000. I heard that SolidWorks is tightening up security too however. I'm not sure I understand the argument about having 2 licenses on 3 machines, with three users, and the 'part-time' qualifier, and this whole honor system thing. I've seen the honor system at work with software, and it's not a pretty site. Seems to me like a commuter license or two would do MPawlak (and others) some good. I spent some time with my previous Alventive VAR, and there were a lot of sales that got left on the table due to the fact that the lincenses weren't locked. I believe that unlocking the software is a marketing strategy. I have frequently heard of the Microsoft model and the SolidWorks model for "commuter licensing". I am 100% convinced that these companies knew that the Napster* loving American's would pirate them like they're going out of style. Why? Market share. Get the people using it. Make it the standard. Then lock it up when you have them hooked. Notice the new security features on the Windows XP, and from what I've heard - SolidWorks. John D. Mouser JADIUM Corporation * I know that both Microsoft & SolidWorks are pre-Napster companies. Please do not comment on that. JADIUM Corporation is a pirate free organization. It is a real simple business plan. Pay the people who give us the tools to compete effectively so that we can continue the cycle of success. As the lovely sales lady at IronCAD will tell you I hold them fully accountable for their actions (and in-actions) as an Armour Advantage member. This statement is not an endorsement for or against IronCAD. Thanks for your time.

I found the other thread about the licensing issues too. Thanks. I'll create a new thread next time. Sorry. JADIUM

I've got one. Ours came with codes and a disk. I read the instructions to uninstall the old version first. Somehow my uninstall file is corrupt and it will not allow me to uninstall IronCAD. That's how I ended up here. I would wait for an answer, but I'm going to go ahead and try to get it working. By the way I love the new forum. After reading B. Ludin's post however, I think you need to add a 3 thumbs down message icon! Doh! I'll let you know how it turns out. Also, does anybody know how to load the commuter license with the new install registration process? I have a certificate that we bought from a VAR who's no longer around. That's all we got. A certificate. Does that sound right? Should there be some seperate codes or something? Thanks. JADIUM

Chris is correct. To expand on his point I would like to add the following comments. ENTERING PRECISION SCALE FACTORS BASED ON PERCENTAGES To enter precision scale values simply enter your scaling equation inside the sizebox dimension value box. (Example: A 4" square block needs to be scaled down by 25%. In the sizebox enter [4*(1-.25)] which returns a value of 3. NON-ISOTROPIC SCALE FACTORS (Composite Materials, Certain Plastics, etc.) For non-isotropic shrink factors TURN OFF ALL ASPECT LOCKS and enter your independent scaling equation for each of the three sizebox dimension value boxes. ENTERING PRECISION SCALE FACTORS BASED ON SHRINK RATES A shrink rate is merely a term given to another kind of scaling factor. After all a unit/unit is dimensionless. Right? Therefore .007 in/in = .007 mm/mm = 0.007. Example: Your customer just modeled an 8" square block and wants you to design a mold for the part. The material a plastic with an isotropic shrink rate of 0.007. How deep should you make each wall of the mold cavity? Answer: [8"+8"*.007] = 8.056" As you can see, 0.056" was added to the mold to account for the shrink (scale) factor associated with the material. (.007in/in*8"=8.056") I hope this helps someone. Regards, John Mouser JADIUM Corporation Long live America.

Computer: Dell Precision 330 Video Card: Sonic Blue Fire GL-2 IronCAD Performance: Outstanding. Additional notes: A little sketchy with Pro/E sometimes, namely highlighted entities in sketcher don't always appear in real time. Also slow in Pro/E when switching from shaded view to hidden or non-hidden view in 3D. Note on notes: Are we allowed to say Pro/E in here? I promise not to push it.