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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
717-336-7528
Fax 717-336-0514
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    wfalco16-Pearl
    16-Pearl
    May 22, 2009
    I guess one could say...use a UDF.
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    nuheht1-Visitor
    1-Visitor
    May 22, 2009

    In sketcher, you can save a sketch of a slot and recall it any time you need one in sketcher by SKETCH, DATA FROM FILE, and choosing the sketch you want (you just need to have a folder with your sketches included easily available) Change a couple dims, restrain it, and there you go. My favorite I created and use so often is a hex sketch driven by one dimension. I created the slot sketch back in April of '04 and looking at my sketch library, over a period of a month I created 16 more sketches that I still use often. This is from '04, and they still work in WF2.



    UDF's are great too. I use them just as often, however, you really do need to be anal about setting up UDFs the right way or they may not always work in every situation. Even simple UDFs need to be carefully thought out when creating them.




    Joseph A. Ordo
    Joe Ordo Engineering Services






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    kimndave91-Visitor
    1-Visitor
    May 22, 2009
    I had one that was sort of accepted, but in a broken way.

    After asking that the -postscript- output be changed so the line caps
    and line joins are rounded, PTC added that capability solely to the
    -PDF- output as a config option. This means that -postscript- output,
    which can be easily manipulated with scripts and such, is still broken.

    From what I've read so far, the PDF output isn't enjoyed much.

    Still missing - external files for .ps header, footer, start page and
    show page. Also, export of the font definitions into the .ps file and
    text string placement (for searchable and editable postscript/distilled
    PDF.)

    Dave S.

    Eric Hill wrote:
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    > I have one that was supposed to be implemented in WF4.
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    > Except that it wasn't.
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    > Best Regards,
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    STEVEG21-Topaz I
    21-Topaz I
    May 22, 2009
    Remember when we could only go forward in the model prior to Model Player? What was that called again? I submitted an enhancement (and I'm sure others did too) back around rev 13 or 14 to allow the user to go either forward or backward. They put it in what...rev 2000i or 2001? Not bad. Only about three years (This was the time when they released a major version every six months). At least they put it in!

    Steve G
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    jstarkey1-Visitor
    1-Visitor
    May 22, 2009
    PTC has never implemented one of my many requests.

    I have even e-mailed, ask Michael Campbell direct.

    To name a few:

    I asked for the accuracy issue be resolved, which constantly results in mold split problems, import etc., problems for us mold and complex plastic part designers. Yes there are usually work arounds, but at the cost of extra time.

    I asked for a way to turn off pre-highlight in WF. Then be able to select what ever without having to go through the selection filter for picks of some items. Or a config.pro for such. Yes you can build mapkeys, however ultimately more key strokes and picks, lost time. Pre-highlight can be a bit of a nightmare on large imported parts.

    I asked for the STL export to be improved, which fails from time to time on complex parts. My seat of SW has never failed to export a STL file.

    I agree with what someone else said. These do not make the demo look any better or are not easy enough to implement. Its much easier for PTC to move commands around and call it a up-dated improved version.

    James Starkey
    Starkey Tech. Serv., L.L.C.
    (316) 721-9669

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    designerdude1-Visitor
    1-Visitor
    May 22, 2009
    RANT! RANT! COMPLAIN!

    Let's turn off the power for a week and see how long it takes you to
    make a drawing.

    I wonder if any of you could make a drawing if you had to go back to the
    board.

    By the way, I have a nice drafting machine, templates, mechanical
    pencils, leads,
    beam compass, standard compass, sanding pad, pounce bag (Guess what this
    is.)???
    scale and triangles. Oh, but who would know how to use them.

    Mike Deering
    Engineer 2
    Cyber & SIGINT Systems
    Intelligence Systems Division
    Northrop Grumman Information Systems
    Sacramento, CA
    916-570-4419

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    ptc-5936191-Visitor
    1-Visitor
    May 22, 2009
    I also have a set of ship's curves, French curves and that plastic
    covered lead bendy thingy all gathering dust.



    Richard A. Black

    Lead Engineer

    Eaton Corporation

    16900 Aberdeen Road

    Laurinburg, NC. 28353
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    jnelson14-Alexandrite
    14-Alexandrite
    May 22, 2009
    THANK YOU!

    How about everyone just go home for the holiday, oh and BTW, how about everyone remember how lucky we all are for even having a job these days.

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    wattsteam1-Visitor
    1-Visitor
    May 22, 2009
    I still use my drafting brush to clean up chips on my milling machine in my home shop.

    My son uses my compasses etc to do his math homework.

    There are still a few of us left that know how to push a pencil for a living. I did it for a few years before Computervision CADDS 4 came along and saved me from a life of obsolescence.

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    mark_keevy1-Visitor
    1-Visitor
    May 25, 2009

    If I remember correctly, "that plastic covered lead bendy thingy", was
    called a Flexi-Curve.



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