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Spencer, Thanks for the prompt response. Unfortunately, this software is very picky and will only accept .DSTV. It wont even accept, IGS, STP, DXF, nothing.

Hello everyone. I have a customer that has a bema line and is asking for beams in the model to converted to .DSTV format for their machine. I know IronCAD doe snot support this but wanted to see if anyone has ever come across this and found a solution. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I have a customer that is inquiring about using curved screens. Is anyone using curved monitors and if so, and thoughts from your experience using them vs flat monitors?

Thank you everyone for your feedback. I am going to leave the poll open so feel free to add your vote if you have not already or any additional comments. Thanks again. RJ

Bertrand, Thank you so much for your responses. That gives me something to work with. RJ

Curious how many people model with perspective off vs on

Yes.

Anyone have any tips on drawing a curve for a centrifugal pump? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Cary, So is this a text string data entry field only and nothing to do with variables or calculations that it can be used for? RJ

Harley, If your panels are already being cut to a specific size, what is the reason for having to change them now? RJ

Malcolm, If it is thin sheet metal, you can unfold the part and the results will be very close to what you need. It does not work on thicker plate though. You get one side that is correct and the other side is not. On thicker plate, maybe what I attached is an option. It is a few steps still but I think quicker than the steps you showed. Let me know what you think. bandicam 2021-05-28 11-01-48-738.mp4

Is anyone doing any electrical wiring diagrams in IronCAD? If so, can I get some tips for a new customer?

Thank you.

Does anyone know of anyone using IronCAD to design jewelry?

Thank you everyone for the feedback. Ill check these out.

Anyone have suggestions for a good, and free, video capture for 4K monitors. The two I have, one of which I paid money for do not work with 4K monitors. Any ideas would be appreciated.

That is an awesome suggestion for quick viewing. Never knew that. Thanks for the tip.

It does not allow you to put a formula in on drop. You have to create the smart dimension first and then put the equation in on the parameter table. I am not sure if this is a bug or an enhancement request. grabilla.q41304.mp4

Finally, here is an example of how you can use the catalog to reuse the tab. hope these help. ReuseTab.mp4

Here is an example of how you can reuse the tube at a different angle without having to recreate the sketch. TabRotate.mp4

Here is a short video on how you can add a tab to a sloped and trimmed tube. You can actually take this feature and put it into a catalog for future use so you d o not have to keep recreating. . I will attach that next. AddTab.mp4

I know what you are doing and why you are trying to do it. First, let me say that there may be a way to do it, but I have never investigated because of the following. I have a customer that I do a ton of handrails for (and this appears to be a tube for a sloped rail) and they laser cut all their rails. My belief is the laser program compensates automatically for creating that neutral plane. My suggestion would be to check with the company that is doing the laser cutting, but in every project I have ever done, I simply trim the tube so it mates to the pipe. When all done, I send them IGES files of the pipe that is being cut. In 4 years of doing this, I have never gotten a call that a piece did not fit correctly. As mentioned, this is just my experience that a simple trim is all you need but checking with your laser company is your best bet. But I am pretty sure that the simple trim is all you will have to do and the laser program will do the rest.

Is there a way to download this video?

You have to be careful though. I tested and it looks like when you drop an out bend and use the mirror feature, it does not mirror as an out bend but drops on the edge as standard bend. So you wind up with a wider part. You could also try the add miter feature if the two legs are going to be the same length. RJ

Mike, I understand being conservative with installing latest versions as anybody who has been in the industry for a while and used other software learned early on to wait. I have to say though, as a re-seller and a user that IronCAD has very strong new releases. Its not to say that there are never any issues that pop up, but the amazing thing about the IronCAD team is their responsiveness if an issue does appear. Its a service that you will NOT find with any other software on the market. Especially with major updates, they have a customer validation program that I, as well as several of my customers are part of that allows us to test IronCAD for several weeks in real world design before it is finally released. I just wanted to throw that out there as my experience with staying updated as releases come out has been very positive. RJ