Alex Khenkin

"Options"-"Parts"-"Wait to Regenerate" also helps. Alex

Hi Daniel, dimensions seem to work in the drawing at least. Please see attached. ELLIPSE.PDF

Standard electronic component packages, like TO220, DIP8, and so on. -Alex.

I agree, the name is the first impression a potential customer has of the product. I had experiences when people were amused by the name of my 3D software. I think TriSpectives was a better name, and you could do something like TriSpectivesCAD or Tri-CAD if needs be, or something - I don't pretend to be a marketing guy here. ---but I'll take transferable settings first -Alex.

There's no such thing as "mass density". Density is defined as the MASS OF A UNIT VOLUME. There's no weight involved - a given material does not change its density when moved from Earth to the Moon because neither the mass nor the volume change. - Alex

Yes, .ini file in ASCII format would do the trick.

The problem with creating a fastener with the right thread, deleting its head and adding whatever you need is that if you want to modify the thread later IN ANY WAY the part will default to the original fastener and destroy all your added shapes without a trace. Here's what I do (I have to do external threads all the time) - create thread profile - apply the thread image the way Steve described - in the drawing, add the dashed 0.3mm thick line representing the thread in Edit View mode - use Text with Leader for the callout. -Alex P.S. Adding an external thread tool would be a very much appreciated enhancement, of course

Sorry for tooting my horn here, again, but I'm trying to find ways to KEEP my customizations, not have another reason to delete them, as discussed ad nauseum here: http://www.ironcad.com/support/community/i...wtopic=2819&hl=

This bug's been around as long as I can remember, by the way. -Alex.

1) Input the proper density of the material in Part Properties. 2) Obtain the total mass in kg by doing Analysis 3) Measure the total length of the part in meters 4) Divide the total mass in kg by the total length in m -Alex.

I see... Multiple Discipline calls for Multiple Uses of Multiple Materials this must be a very interesting place to work! -Alex.

May I ask an unrelated question... What did you use scandium for? -Alex

To add insult to injury, there was a very nice (really - no sarcasm or anything) person calling me from IC yesterday asking all kinds of question - what I use IC for, how it helps me, etc - marketing stuff. I am very happy to help you guys sell more seats and prosper, but THEN - then she asked me what I would like to see improved or added to IC, or some such. I mean - I and others here have been going at it for years - telling you guys what it is that we want - no, NEED! I understand I am not gonna get everything I want (need), even though some of these things are both elementary and optional, but there are some things many people have requested for years! I remember there was an e-mail questionnaire that we filled out - as if the forums weren't enough. Now there is a real human being asking questions. Is this, like, a new marketing manager having a burst of activity that then goes under the folder "Done a Study of Customer Preferences/Complaints"? Please don't misunderstand me - I LIKE both the product and the company; it is painful to see a potentially fantastic product not enjoying the success it deserves, and driving even its loyal (since version 3.2 in my case) supporters to exasperation ! -Alex.

by the way, has anybody here ever modeled a Moebius strip in IC?

the attached file can be used as a starting point - I used a 3d formila curve as a guide for a sweep. The formula is very simple - use Polar coordinates, enter a number for the radius and "sin(n*t), where n is the number of waves you want for the Z coordinate. -Alex. wavy_ring.ics

Cary, switching kernels to make blends work is something we all do when having trouble with blends - in my 4+ IC years I've never had IC doing it on its own. -Alex.

Add my vote! -Alex.

It toggles opened windows in any Windows application except MSWord2000 (that I know of) -Alex

... and regenerating parts helps when sectioning, too.

I guess we'll have to pass this one onto our IronFriends...

Are those parts linked to other parts that get cut off by the section plane?

Cary, if you change Arrows in the Properties to "hidden", the letter will move away from the circle - it helped me in some tight drawings. -Alex.

Count me in - there's nothing like being able to produce a great image of a product before the first production run. -Alex.

Here's my 2c on the subject: I started 3D modeling with Ironcad (3.2) and have never worked with a parametric system. I was mildly chastised in the beginning by some "parametric" people. Their friendly picking could be summarized by this phrase (not quoting literally, but the meaning is the same) "if later you want to move a connector hole, the connector should move with it." That made a lot of sense to me (see how gullible I am ?). What I realised much later is that constraining my model in any way is only possible once I know what kinds of changes I am NOT planning to introduce in the future. Yeah... To continue with the connector example - it all worked fine until I was forced to change the mounting part completely - there went the hole I constrained the connector to. Almost every time I tried to use constraints I had to change or remove them later on. That's actually not the worst - the worst possible outcome I can imagine is if I become too enamored with them (or even more lazy, if that's even possible ) - and will not attempt a change because it will force me into changing/removing too many constraints. The bottom line of all this is that constraints imply some knowledge about the future direction of my design, and most of the time I have no way of having that knowledge. -Alex.

I would venture a guess that it's what we call "constraint" in IC. -Alex.