Model Volume Tip (excerpt from MDI PULSAR Program)

[tlehnhaeuser]

Many companies find is necessary to determine

Part/assembly volume or overall sizebox dimensions for

quoting material costs and more. So heres a tip that

will help that process.

 

When working with assemblies/parts it is important to

know the size of the minimum bounding box (footprint)

that fully contains the assembly/part. With IronCAD,

this is very easy, all you have to do is turn on Sizebox

Dimensions located under the View Menu.

When activated all selected IntelliShapes (features)

display the sizebox dimensions by default.

 

This is not the case for selected assemblies/parts even

with the view sizebox dimensions active. By default

they do not display the sizebox. To change this you

have to right mouse click the desired assembly.part and

choose Properties/Sizebox tab. In the

Display area select the Box[/b] option as

shown in image here http://www.magnacad.com/images/BOXdims.jpg

. This will allow a assembly/part to

display its bounding volume dimensions.

 

In some cases, you may need to turn off and on the

Box option shouldyou have resized any IntelliShapes.

 

 

 

Tom Lehn...

Magnacad Design Inc.