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lylebeidler1-Visitor
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May 22, 2009
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FRIDAY RANT

  • May 22, 2009
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When is PTC going to add a Through All / Both Sides button to the extrude
dashboard? I use that combination all the time for cut features



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Lyle Beidler
MGS Inc
178 Muddy Creek Church Rd
Denver PA 17517
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    lylebeidler1-VisitorAuthor
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    May 22, 2009
    I was referring to a 1-click solution, rather than

    Click the Options button > click the pulldown > click through all > click
    the other pulldown > click through all.



    I have seen this happen countless times (it's been a common practice
    everywhere I've worked), and it seems that for something so commonly used
    there ought to bee a button for it in the Depth selector flyout.



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    Lyle Beidler
    MGS Inc
    178 Muddy Creek Church Rd
    Denver PA 17517
    717-336-7528
    Fax 717-336-0514
    <">mailto:-> -
    <">http://www.mgsincorporated.com>
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    wattsteam1-Visitor
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    May 22, 2009
    Yes, a round ended slot in the sketcher would be something useful, but I stopped asking for it ten years ago...after asking for it for 5 years!
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    cfly1-Visitor
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    May 22, 2009


    Yeah, those are REALLY effective! It's only been about three years since I

    sent mine in, and though there's been no activity on it so far, I'm sure

    they'll get right on it within the next decade or two!




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    ptc-5936191-Visitor
    1-Visitor
    May 22, 2009
    Has anyone EVER had one granted? It'd be interesting to know. Also how
    many people don't send them in as .....(yawn) we'll get around to it
    someday!



    Chocolate keyboards not withstanding.



    Richard A. Black

    Lead Engineer

    Eaton Corporation

    16900 Aberdeen Road

    Laurinburg, NC. 28353
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    ToddMalenke1-Visitor
    1-Visitor
    May 22, 2009
    As far as a slot goes. I use the Sketcher Pallet quite a bit. PTC has one, I
    believe its called racetrack for the creation of a slot. While not perfect,
    it does get you started.



    I have created Custom pages in the Sketcher pallet to include the "Standard"
    structural shapes for C-Channel, I & W-Beams, Angles. etc. These do save
    some time. With that said, I find myself more frequently using an existing
    part/drawing rather than starting from scratch every time.





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    Machining & Welding by Olsen, Inc.

    250 Olsen Blvd, Cokato, MN 55321

    952-516-7655 - Direct

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    wfalco16-Pearl
    16-Pearl
    May 22, 2009
    Actually in 3.0 there are different shapes in the sketcher and you can add
    you own. But....the idea of not even entering into sketch mode is appealing.
    Like radii. You don't have to sketch those. Well.....it can be done if you
    really needed to.
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    dgschaefer21-Topaz II
    21-Topaz II
    May 22, 2009
    Sometimes 'thru all' is the design intent. I want the cut to go through
    all of the model, regardless of what size or shape it is. Then, if the
    size changes I don't have to wonder if the fixed depth is now too short
    or too long - it's going through all. I can go into insert mode and add
    and delete features to my heart's content. I can build acres of new
    geometry. When I resume my cut it's going to do what I want - go
    through all of the model.

    Up to surface can be good, if there's an appropriate surface available
    that you want to be the parent of this feature. But then, if the
    feature creating that surface changes, my cut may not do what I want any
    more.

    Doug Schaefer
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    ehill1-Visitor
    1-Visitor
    May 22, 2009
    I have one that was supposed to be implemented in WF4.



    Except that it wasn't.



    Best Regards,
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    bbenitez1-Visitor
    1-Visitor
    May 22, 2009
    My idea is one similar to the way CADDS5 had it.



    SLOT would appear just like the HOLE dialogue does

    You would then have multiple options on how you would like to configure and
    place it

    i.e. LxW, Centers, Placed by slot center, edge, end - etc and on.

    You could also configure any notes along with the slot - similar to Tapped
    Holes.



    Anthony R. Benitez

    Senior Mechanical Designer

    Drafting Supervisor

    Applied Research Laboratories

    The University of Texas at Austin

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    wfalco16-Pearl
    16-Pearl
    May 22, 2009
    yep
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