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I would definitely support this enhancement as well. /oops!!! Turns out I have already supported this enhancement request!!! My apologies.

Re: the comment about dual core CPU's being clocked at 2Ghz... While it's true that the Intel chips are not clocked overly high from the factory, they do have a lot of headroom provided one is using the right motherboard. I am not an overclocking guru by any means, but I do know people that...

I would second the 8600GT recommendation - it's what I am currently using in my work desktop and I have had no issues whatsoever. My home PC only has a 7600GT, and no issues there either, though I haven't done alot of Alibre work on it. To be honest, I would wonder if your issues are related...

I would definitely second this one.

I have modelled BECO style threads using Alibre. They were not exact - just used for a presentation type drawing. I left it up to the machinist to do the dirty work. Just going from memory, I believe I created a tapered end on the drill stem that had outside dimensions equal to the root...

Re: I'm having the same issue with prints. It doesn't appear to matter which version of AD created the drawing, either. Straight hidden lines are printing properly, but any that are circular are printing as solid lines.

Re: This comment troubles me. Alibre touts the online server as part of it's product. Granted, it is more along the lines of a value-added thing than part of the core functionality, but it is still one of the features they use to...

Re: Oh, definitely. This is the 4th machine I have used Alibre on, and it seems that graphics card and ram are more critical to speed (at least in Alibre) than raw cpu horsepower. Besides the 2 mentioned above, I have my home PCs...

Re: David, I could be wrong, but I believe both the CPU's that you list have the same core speed (2000Mhz). From what I've read, you will see a small (5% or so) improvement on single-threaded apps, mainly due to background processes...

Thanks Travis.

A few questions... Re: moving Alibre to another computer. I finally convinced the boss that the computer I have been using (AMD 2100XP, 512MB Ram, GForce MX440) was getting a little long in the tooth, and have taken delivery of a new system (Intel...

I don't know that they will help with this file extension - but in the past I have used "ACME CAD Converter" and a program I believe was called "Universal CAD Converter". If memory serves, they were both time-limited, but 15 days should be long enough to convert the files over. Hope that...

Slightly different issue for me (or non-issue I guess). I have the Alibre logo, but I haven't had a community tab in weeks. I can't blame it on an update, as I am still using 9.1 at work. As I say, it's pretty much a non-issue, but it was a bit of a shocker when I first noticed it. My home...

As in Edit-->Undo? I'm not sure I understand exactly what you mean either.

Whenever I am doing bolt circles, I just layout one hole using the hole tool. Then, I edit the sketch to orient the hole node (Diameter/2). If an angle is required, it can also be editted at this time. My personal preference is to lay out a reference line from the center of the flange or...

I haven't installed 9.2 yet, so this information may be a touch outdated. In the note dialogue box there is a font button, which takes you to a typical window with pull-down menus and checkboxes for font style, size, underline, etc. It only seems to work properly if you highlight the text...

Sorry for not being more specific. As Bob says, the taper should be zero on a straight part. I was getting the self intersecting error quite frequently as well. The guys in our shop tend to use 12 TPI on just about everything, regardless of nominal dimension. Using 1/12" as the pitch...

I am by no means an expert user like some of the posters on this forum, but, just offhand, I would say the reason your threads are getting "flattened" is the 1 degree taper angle. Personally, I avoid modelling external threads like the plague, but when necessary (the boss likes pretty 3d...

As someone (sorry, I can't remember who it was so I can give credit to them) pointed out in a previous thread, holding down your shift key while selecting the radius will change the dimension to the diameter. Pat

Well Dave, I am not so sure Morse would be willing to share a model with me for a part I could order form them, but I may resort to that. Miguel, it's not for a timing belt, but for an inverted tooth chain, similiar to a silent chain but with an involute tooth profile. Some of those timing...