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Hi, If this quick search browser is an issue, you can reset the UI XMLs and send it back to its original position: You can do this by Closing IronCAD, going to the following folders and deleting the contents. (This will reset IronCAD to the original UI, keyboard shortcuts and mouse gestures) C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Local\IronCAD\IRONCAD\22.0\Customization C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Roaming\IronCAD\IRONCAD\22.0\en-us\Customization

IronCAD mechanical does, but I don't think IronCAD had it as an option.

Malcolm, I spoke to R&D, and they agree that IronCAD should use the same name as the bodies. They asked that I file this as an ER for a future release. Support Incident #:114051

Malcolm, I have filed your correction to the R&D team for consideration. Thanks for your help! Support ID:114050

Malcolm, Your request has been sent to the R&D team. Support ID: 114049

Malcolm, I went ahead and sent this idea to the team as an Enhancement Request. We will review it for a future release. Support ID:114048

Malcolm, I have filed your idea as an Enhancement Request. Support ID:114047

The assembly feature command allows users to create holes in several parts at the same time from one individual part. This Assembly feature will drill into any part that it is touching and remove material. What makes this different from a part feature is that these Assembly features can be used to cut through any part it contacts or just the ones you want. If you move a part that is being affected by an assembly feature, you will notice that the cut will no longer show or move with that part as it is not really a feature of the part yet. If this isn't the intent you want and you want it to be a real feature, you can use the option to create a part feature to have the assembly feature create a new feature under your affected parts. This tool is excellent when you have to drill holes that travel through several parts and assemblies because, by default, IronCAD features do not apply to multiple parts at once. The Assembly Feature command has a couple of options upon creation that allow you to determine the scope of the assembly feature. By default, the assembly feature will only apply to the part that it is dropped on, meaning that it will only affect the one part, much like a feature. The "Apply to all assemblies/parts under the affected level" command will allow the assembly feature to cut through all geometry inside the scene. This option does not affect any new parts that are added into the scene. Lastly, the "Empty" option does not cut through any parts in the scene, and all parts must be added inside the Assembly features right-click menu with the "Edit assembly feature scope" command. This command allows you to select a part in the scene and remove or add it to the list of parts that the Assembly feature will cut through. Assemblyfeatures.mp4 IronCAD mechanical expands on the Assembly feature command by allowing users to create solid shapes that will cut through parts with which they interact. This command will enable you to do things like place piping through walls or cut elements intersecting with other parts with just a simple drag and drop. You can also create offsets for the drilled parts that automatically cut a clearance for your parts. This command is enabled by renaming the features you want to cut through other parts "drill", and IronCAD will automatically cut it for you when you drop the tool out into the scene. You can remove the drill cuts by using the Remove DrillHoles at any time for easier editing. Iprodrill.mp4

Assembly Expansion BOM properties allow users to determine which items they want to show on their BOMs with a few rules that users can apply. Users can choose to have their assemblies be treated as a single part when entered into the BOM with the Treat as -Part option inside of the Assembly Expansion in BOM. This option can be applied to all link assemblies, so only the total number of assemblies are counted. This tool is great for cases where you reuse the same assemblies like fasteners that are all standard. This tool has functionality that works on multiple assembly levels, so you can choose which assemblies you would like to be treated as a part and won't be included inside of the BOM. In the example, we have the main assembly with two sub-assemblies beneath it. Each of these sub-assemblies contain a body and fastener assemblies underneath them, which is seen when we create the BOM for this scene. We can then go ahead and edit the properties of the fastener assembly and treat as part for all linked instances. This will change the BOM to only present the # of assemblies rather than the total parts within those assemblies. If we were to take a sub-assembly and change the BOM properties to treat as part, that means that the fastener assemblies located beneath the sub-assembly will not be counted towards our BOM. As you can see, this tool is a simple solution that allows you to include only the information that you need on your BOMs, and is a simple process that you can get to by right clicking an assembly. Lastly, take this capability a bit father when working with External link assemblies. For example: In your external assembly file and its associated drawing, you may want to have the BOM account for all the parts in the assembly. When you insert this assembly into another design however, you may want to treat "Only This Assembly" as a part so that it is recorded as a single line item in that files BOM. Fasteners within their own assembly: Fasteners when inserted into another Scene file and edited the Sub-assembly level to Treat as Part: This is a powerful tool that helps build a expanded and collapsed BOM based on where a file is used and for the desired BOM's for manufacturing for each case.

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Hey Everyone, It has become bigger problem recently, i will try to make some changes that might help. If you do see spam, please go ahead and report it, the automatic moderation will hide the content until we can look at it. Thanks for your help!

Hi, I went ahead and lowered the timer.

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Importing parts into IronCAD is easy to do. Users can import parts from the following list, note that CATIA V5/V6, Pro/E (Creo), UG/NX, SolidWorks, SolidEdge, JT, Inventor, and IFC require the IronCAD Native translator: Open a new scene inside of IronCAD, and then use the import geometry button. Choose from a list of different file types available if you have several files in the same folder, there are several import options available users. Options like the import Data Types allow users to select which types of Geometry come into a scene. That means that if you would only like the solid geometry to come into your scene, you can turn off options for other types of data. You can also choose to make different types of data, geometry references, that will have a lesser impact on the scene but will not have intelligent manipulative features. There are also several options available for importing different file types from a certain CAD format as well. These tabs only apply to the file types assigned to them, so don’t worry about these options affecting other file types. When it comes to exporting different types of file types, IronCAD allows users to export several file types. A full list is below. When exporting from IronCAD, some export options might appear, asking to select options related to the formatting of the file.

Yes you can!

IronCAD Bulk drawing creation tool allows users to create many drawings from only a few clicks quickly. This tool takes drawing templates that users have already created and attaches views, dimensions, BOM’s, and other settings to generate drawings automatically. The user can choose exactly which parts will get their drawings and whether they want to include assembly drawings as well. This tool is customizable to meet any companies demands. Find an .icd file that you have completed, and that you would like to use to create future drawings as the basis for the template. Ensure that the view position, orientation, BOM location, logos, styles, and dimensions are all in the set correctly and in the right positions. You can then save the file into the Bulk drawing creation folder (C:\Program Files\IronCAD\2020\AppData\en-us\Template\Drawing) (Note: Starting in IronCAD 2020 PU1, the Bulk drawing template location has been changed to C:\Users\bstaff.IRONCAD\AppData\Roaming\IronCAD\IRONCAD\22.0\en-us\Template\Drawing\Bulk, ensure that you save withing one of the folders inside that location) which will allow you to select the file within the tool. Use the Bulk drawing creation tool inside of IronCAD to select your template file after finishing modeling your part(s). Remember that you can choose a different file for each of the various configurations or parts/assemblies. You can also select a template and use it as a default if you would like to select multiple files with the same template as well. Upon creation, the Bulk drawing views are then free to customize, and you can switch sheets at the bottom of the screen. Below is a sample process of the Bulk View Creation. icdbvc.mp4 CAXA Draft also offers this functionality, but the process to use it is slightly different. You will want to create a template file by creating a drawing of a part, then use the Save as function, Choose the drop-down option that says CAXA CAD 2018 Template. After saving the file, go ahead and close the template file. You will be moving the location of that template file to C:\Program Files\IronCAD\2020\bin\CAXADraft\Template\en-US\ (You can create a custom bulk drawing folder in that location, or you can use an existing folder under en-US, you will need to save your file inside a folder under that path) Now that you have saved a Bulk template, you can now use the Bulk Drawing creation tool with CAXA. Proceed to activate the Bulk drawing tool, and look for the checkbox that says: Use CAXA Draft. Select that option, and you should see that the templates have been replaced in the table above. You can then assign your templates to be used in your drawings the same way that we did before. caxabvc.mp4

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Community members, We are happy to announce that IronCAD has an official download section inside the IronCAD community that will have the latest direct downloads and hotfixes available for IronCAD. Previous versions of the software will be available to download as well. If you haven’t seen it yet, you can find it here: https://community.ironcad.com/index.php?/files/

Malcolm. Thanks for the info. I have filed a bug report to the CAXA team. Support ID:113772

Hi, I asked R&D about this issue, and they will try to confirm that we have the latest SDK. For now I will file this as a bug report. Thank you for bringing this to our attention.