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Thanks Kevin, that tool seems to be missing on my UI

Hi all, If one needs to modify some DXFs in CAXA and place some fillets or chamfers ( as corner breaks aren't transmitting in unfolded art present ), how do you do a fillet or chamfer in CAXA? Pretty basic stuff I know. Just "asking for a friend" Harley

Just......WOW! Thanks so much Malcolm. I think everyone appreciates the huge amount of time you put into these videos without reward. Harley

Thanks Malcolm. So simple - I didn't know that trick. I owe you a beer now Harley

Hi all, I managed to make a small SM transition using SM Loft. Although it's a ridiculous size, I tried making one much bigger using the same method. It failed. Does anyone know why that failed - even though I had larger radii on the rectangular section? Harley SM Loft not working.mp4 SM loft not working.ics

Hi tgjang. There are several other users as well as myself who avoid out-bend and in-bend and just use smooth bends because of the problems you are coming across. The downside is when you increase material thickness and/or minimum inside bend radius, then your model changes its overall dimensions. The upside is that it keeps your maths skills up. Harley

Hi all, This annoying habit of CAXA changing scene layout has morphed differently in IC2023. In IC2022, the properties bar ( if docked to the right ) would undock when you'd been in CAXA, made changes and gone back into the scene. Now it changes the sizes of the properties and catalogues and diminishes the scene bar every time you go back and forth. This affects both my desktop and laptop, Is there a setting I need to change or have missed perhaps? Harley ***FIXED*** - I had to completely undock the scene, properties, search and catalogue bars in the IC Scene, undock and redock dock the View Trees in CAXA and it seems to have settled down. If I didn't do all of those things, it misbehaved. I'm still a bit nervous about it though I must say. CAXA changes scene layout.mp4

Thanks Jonas, much appreciated. Harley

Hi IC Team, Is there a plan to update Josh's video on the 3D curve to the new 3D curve way of doing things? https://ironcad.academy/tutorial/3d-curve Harley

Hi Joseph If you can afford to spend about 3/4 hr, you can get the STP file into an ICS in a simplified but accurate form. I used combination of extract surface, sheetmetal features, and for the rotational parts I sectioned the STP in half and traced the necessary profiles and used spin. The model is now down to 2.2MB. Extraneous details like cooling fins are left out ZIEHL-ABEGG-L-AL-GR01324.ics

Hi Joseph, I have sent you an email. We use EBM and ZA fans a lot. I have dummied down a lot of their models into ICS, and sent you an example of the fan I used in the exercise above - it comes out at 1.5MB. For one off projects though, use their STP and save it to ICS as I mentioned and it reduces between 30% to 50%. Harley

Hi Cary, I tried that ( your Tools/options/Parts -->Drop as facet off a catalogue on a Ziehl-Abegg fan ). The original STP file was 14.7 MB The ICS saved result ended up in a file 23.4Mb!! ( see result 3 below ) If I imported with Import as structured part ticked on import options and just saved as is, result was number 1 below If I imported with Import as structured part UN ticked on import options and just saved as is, result was number 2 below So importing as structured part, then saving in ICS ended up about the same size as the original. Importing with structured part unticked, then saving in ICS reduced by 38% Harley

Hilarious Been there - done that! I was in a rock band called Deja-Vu - we kept playing songs that we thought we might have played before.

Thanks Kevin.

Hi all, First of all, hats off to Kevin for giving me the clues to sort an importing STP file problem out. Some of you may already know this but when you update IC ( say form 2022 to 2023 ), some of the import settings for STP and similar files may have changed from your previous ones. One setting that was ticked and completely threw us was found when going into the 'Menu-->Import options' shown below = "If multi body import it as structure part". Man, did that cause us some problems when ticked - various parts scattered all over the place! So just beware of that little gremlin. Once Kevin showed me his import settings, I changed ours to what you see below and this made all the difference between success and failure ( "If multi body import it as structure part" unticked ). Moral of the story - don't get ticked off by what's ticked on ( or off )

Thanks Kevin and Kim. Very handy

Thanks Kevin, Where would one use those properties like you added? Harley

Thankyou so much for fixing this Kevin. Much appreciated!

Hi Kevin, Thanks, but that fiximportexport reg didn't do the trick, on either my laptop or work station. It's still the same even after full re-boot Harley

Hi all, There was an option for exporting STP AP214 in previous versions? It doesn't appear in IC2023 Here's what it was in IC2022

Thanks Kevin - so easy.

Hi all, I have made a mistake using the wrong configuration from the 3D Scene when creating views into CAXA. I'd like to change the view configuration from the wrong config I used to the correct one ( in my case exploded configuration back to default configuration ). I can't see an easy wayt to do this. Is it even possible? Thanks

Maybe they intended that was for us here 'Down-under'

Hi Kevin, yes I just worked that out, but the 3D interface in CAXA doesn't bring across the line attributes for some reason. At least a few hours saved once I set my machine up, but the others have their own little quirks for set-up so they'll have to alter that themselves.

Oh, I thought it was going to be fixed in IC2023. OK, I'll do the other 2 machines and my extended license by hand then as we need to be up and running by next Monday. Thanks for replying so promptly Kevin.