[Fold directions on saved parts from scene incorrect.]

Hi Spencer. Kevin thinks it has something to do with the sheet being mirrored. How this came about ( being mirrored ) I do not know, but this particular part shape has been used in various assemblies and it has grown a little like GrandMa's axe. 

Now I have the Mirrored parts filter on in the scene tree, I can keep an eye out for it.

Harley

[Fold directions on saved parts from scene incorrect.]

Hi all, attached

 

The video is self explanatory.

I have a scene with various s/m panels. I noticed one of the panel I had 'saved as a part' has the bend direction incorrect on the saved part compared to that in the scene.

The panel featured mitred bends and can't be fixed by simply reversing the bend direction.

The files have been sent to Kevin and Cary to see what they can glean.

I wondered if anyone else had struck this problem.

****UPDATE*** Kevin pointed out the part in the scene was mirrored, so now looking at what caused this and if there's a work-around.

Harley

[NOT including all parts in a scene from being included in BOM]

Thanks everyone.

Using ICMECH PROActive to manage BOMS is a bit like using an AK47 to go possum shooting - well it is for me anyhow. You can be precise but if you hold your finger on the trigger too long or point it in the wrong direction, you can do an awful lot more damage 

[*** SOLVED **** CAXA - Pre-dermining label for section views]

Huh! Solved this myself - see video.

Hi all,

Sometimes I need to pre-determine the label naming of a section in CAXA

CAXA automatically selects the next letter sequence and sometimes that's not relevant, especially if I have decided to delete a section I do not want.

Is there a way when doing the section view I can tell CAXA " I want the label to be B" for example instead of it auto selecting D?

Harley

[NOT including all parts in a scene from being included in BOM]

8 hours ago, Malcolm Crowe said:

Hi Harley,

You need to be careful when deselecting "Include in BOM" as it will affect any 2D drawings or scenes referencing those parts. See the link below.

 

Hi Malcolm, I agree but for a couple of these old scenes for which the previous CAXA drawings are no longer required, it won't pose a problem and there are no external links to the parts.

Thanks for that link though. That was helpful.

[NOT including all parts in a scene from being included in BOM]

Hi all,

Totally weird I know, but is there a way to NOT include all parts in scene with just one or two simple key strokes?

I have a scene with several hundred parts that was drawn some years ago. Everything was ticked as 'Include in BOM' There are fastenings and all sorts of bits and piece that simply should not be part of the BOM when I go to do the CAXA drawing.

I don't have the time to go through each part and untick the 'Include in BOM', but then again I don't have the time to go through the BOM itself when I do the CAXA drawing to untick all the superfluous bits there.

So I am hoping for some magic fix where I can disable ( untick ) the 'Include in BOM ' for everything and just go through the parts ( about 25 out of the 250 odd ) that I'd like included in the BOM.

I have ICMECH PROActive if that would be quicker, but again - how would I go about that?

Many thanks in anticipation,

Harley

 

[Crreating Real Threads very eazy with Catalog]

That's handy for my 3D printer - nice missile! 

Thanks

[ICMECH ProActive - disabling pics in MS Excel Export]

Thanks aalbe

[ICMECH ProActive - disabling pics in MS Excel Export]

Hi all,

How does one disable the PICS that show in PROActiv'es export to excel?

Whilst they're quite natty and may have their uses, for what I need they are superfluous and just make gigantic file sizes 

 

[CAXA - Partial section]

Will do Cary

[CAXA - When bend lines, bend annotations, centre-lines and such, don't show up on the drawing sheet]

After a couple of frustrating moments of having no bend lines and annotations show up on a CAXA drawing unfold and hearing from Malcolm as well about a problem regarding centre lines not showing up, there's a simple fix that some people may not know.

This is caused by the ICS model not being perfectly lined up in the scene. Even just .01 degrees out in one plane, once the unfold takes place the bend lines and annotations will not appear. Similarly as Malcolm related to me, even centre lines won't show up if the model is out of line in the scene.

So if you experience this problem, then check your scene for the part alignment and your unfold for the same. Setting front view definition also helps.

Harley

 

[CAXA - Partial section]

Hi all,

I braved doing a partial section in CAXA tonight.

I sort of got the end result as to what I wanted but the guidance lines ( blue ) look a bit wonky.

Wat's the secret of how to get this looking right?

Harley

[Export Proactive manager BOM to Excel - how to?]

Thanks Kevin. Clicking on the scene first was what I wasn't doing.

 

I don't get your fancy formatting in Excel though - I get this message.

What is 'TMIC.ASIA' ?

 

[Export Proactive manager BOM to Excel - how to?]

I decided to try out ICMech pro-active manager.

How do I export the BOM to Excel?

Here's what the on line instructions say;

 

Here's what my screen looks like but I can't see any options for exporting like the in-line instruction says

 

[CAXA - Since loading latest patch - causing scene and property browser to shrink when changing views]

Hi Kevin,

I'll do that tomorrow for you.

Harley

[CAXA - Since loading latest patch - causing scene and property browser to shrink when changing views]

1 hour ago, Malcolm Crowe said:

As Kevin mentioned, the same could be true regarding the System Configuration Settings (Options). Installing SP1 could have messed with those as well, so you may need to check the Line Attribute Settings within 3D Interface. Firstly within Options, and then within any Views that you've generated.

Malcolm

This is more elusive. These are the settings in both CAXA options and 3D interface.

I'll email you template. EXB and ICS. Put it on the meter 

[CAXA - Since loading latest patch - causing scene and property browser to shrink when changing views]

1 hour ago, Malcolm Crowe said:

Hi Harley,

I started regretting installing SP1 when the UI in both IRONCAD and CAXA started behaving randomly for me. However, after using "Reset UI" in the 3D Scene and then manually setting the UI again how I like it, things appear to be now behaving. I needed to do a similar thing with CAXA. Simply reloading the previous UI files didn't seem to work as they should.

To "Reset UI" right-click in empty space on Ribbon Bar and select from list.

Malcolm

Yeah, that fixed it somewhat. Thanks Malcolm

[CAXA - Since loading latest patch - causing scene and property browser to shrink when changing views]

Hi all,

This problem is really annoying and happening on both my desktop and laptop. This has happened since loading latest patch.

Further, there's always been a problem when going from CAXA back to scene that it screws around with the browsers. I have brought this up several times before. I was hoping this would get fixed. Now it seems much worse!

Harley

[Questions about Structured modeling with Skeleton]

Hi tgjang,

Malcolm has made quite a few videos which I am sure will help you. Not only instructional ones from scratch, but also in answer to people's requests when they have come cross problems. Do a search on his posts. It's the starting off of structured parts that needs to be done right.

Here's a reference for you to start with;

 

[Mitre of seperate units]

OK, here's how I would normally do it. Because you can't mitre individual sheets, you have to know how to manipulate the bend reliefs. Once you get your head around that then it becomes relatively easy to set up a mitred feature. 

So here's a video, sorry it's a bit jerky and I made some blues ( like not positioning the end bends properly at the start ) but you get the picture.

To make a mitred box like this, it would take me about 5 minutes tops ( without interruptions ). I never use out or in bends - I just make my own calcs and use smooth bends.

Note that to change width of ends, the mitered top bends will not follow the stock width change BUT it's just a matter of setting that underneath bend length to suit once that's done.

Enjoy

600x400x300 mitred box.ics

Mitred box instructions.txt

[CAXA: 1:1 DWG Model file I need to get to A1 paper]

Thanks Malcolm, that was extremely helpful.

[CAXA: 1:1 DWG Model file I need to get to A1 paper]

Thanks Malcolm. I sent you the file. Looks like it was dimensioned in model space.

 

[CAXA: 1:1 DWG Model file I need to get to A1 paper]

Hi folks,

I have been given a dimensioned detail DWG drawing which has come in as a 1:1 model.

I need to be able to put this onto our client's A1 drawing sheet ( Layout ).

What's the best way to go about this so the drawing and dimensions scale down to the layout sheet?

Thanks in anticipation.

Harley

[Export Unfolded parts]

On 7/22/2023 at 4:06 AM, Bertrand Kim said:

Finally, that window just got even messier.

Here ya go Kim, this will get rid of the mess.
 

 

 

 

[Export Unfolded parts]

If I unfold, to  1:1 view in CAXA draft and export as DXF, the result is clean of information ( apart from bend info )

Seems the problem is with ICMECH package.