Recent content by FemmeVerbeek

This is how I do it now, but it may not always be possible as the ring chamber does not always coincide with one of the other reference planes. It would be a lot handier to use the surfaces of ring and chamber directly for constraining. Also the possibility to display the central axis of...

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The on-board series 4 graphics chip supports directx 9.0c. Good enough for small assemblies, but the larger ones are giving problems. I can not say that I am very enthusiastic over this configuration. With the new version being released soon, would it help to change to 64 bit windows?

Select both a plane and a line while inserting a new plane. The pop-up will show an angle field. In your case create the block around the origin and select one of the XYZ axis and planes.

Sorry I do not agree with you. It is very common to have several almost identical parts, only differing on a few small details. To make a good drawing of a complex part easily takes me several hours. Making a good layout, adding dimensions, details, sections, tolerances etc. As it turns out...

Hmm Pity :|

It is possible to change the configuration of a part in a drawing, without having to make the hole drawing over again?

Looking at refresh rates Alibre is not doing a good job at all. What would be a good openGL workstation with what drivers? Is it fair to conclude that a gaming computer would be the better choice for Alibre, rather than a workstation with Cad optimised card? I found a nice test program...

Thx for testing. Do I understand you right that turning the accelleration on and off makes a difference. Is this.... Display properties > tab trouble shoot > hardware accelleration > slider set to full Then why does it not work on my computer, with display acceleration set to the max. I...

The assembly I was referring to is an imported Step file generated by Solidworks. I inserted a section view over the XY plane. Especially this section view takes up an enormous amount of time. Just loading the assembly takes 20-30 seconds. After that another 2-3 minutes just to show the section...

With an increasing number of elements (>100) AD becomes very slow on my Dell Lattitude 6400 notebook. Especially zooming or rotating at more than a second per refresh is anoying. Intel core 2 duo M 2533 MHz, 4Gb ram, Mobile 4 integrated graphics controller, XP prof. 32 bit For a different...

Adding a hole at an existing reference If you want to add a hole on an existing plane coinciding with an existing reference, - clicking the reference (e.g. the origin) generally selects the wrong plane, - clicking the plane will add a node at an undesired position, so after hitting the hole...

Thanks guys. So actually this is a clear bug. The most likely place for a cut is on geometric points like edges or centers. I was unable to make it work using constraints, a lot of crashes and irratic program behaviour also in the model. This is why I used dimensions to pin the hole, resulting...

This is driving me crazy. I made a simple sheet metal with two non 90 degree bends and a couple of configurations. When I try to make a drawing of it, in unfolded state AD comes with Flat Patterns Error exception of type com.alibre. ACISException as thrown. The problem seems to be related...

Maybe for tips and tricks. This has been bugging me for some time. If you want to add a hole on an existing plane coinciding with an existing reference, - clicking the reference (e.g. the origin) generally selects the wrong plane, - clicking the plane will add a node at an undesired...