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  1. dar654

    Master Series 11

    A better question is whether you are still fully on maintenance contract, in order to change licensing to a new license server. Its been my understanding for many software including I-DEAS that once you quit paying maintenance for the set of licenses you are running, you'd have to pay back...
  2. dar654

    I-DEAS future, if any

    I recall I-DEAS 12 does not install on Win7. More than likely, it was that awful Orbix software that was embedded into Master Series in the mid-1990s, i.e. 350 MB of software code that added nothing obvious to the customer, vs prior Master Series releases. i.e. 350 MB binary executables =...
  3. dar654

    I-DEAS future, if any

    You are correct, I-DEAS can be a bit intimidating for its 3D modeling and TDM. Keep in mind that I am a structural analyst, not a designer or design engineer, who prefers to leverage the I-DEAS modeler to create analysis models with robust history and efficiently for subsequent changes, whether...
  4. dar654

    I-DEAS future, if any

    Marilyn, Yes, I heard NX does not really have a history tree, per se. Its different and transparent perhaps, and I suspect very powerful. Unfortunately, I may not get crack at the newest version of NX. Darryl
  5. dar654

    I-DEAS future, if any

    Wow, they pay for it? Likewise, I need home access to current NX to become familiar with the latest NX. But that takes a no-cost student license -- and likely a high-powered workstation/laptop with OpenGL graphics card (not Intel graphics on my home 12GB Win7 iCore 7 PC). My current job does...
  6. dar654

    I-DEAS future, if any

    Thanks Marilyn, My brief evaluation was just that, given time constraints before I lost access to NX. NX has surely improved well beyond NX6. I recently started work again, and I-DEAS is again my primarily modeling tool as the company did not upgrade to NX since I left in 2009. Conversion to...
  7. dar654

    I-DEAS future, if any

    John, in that case, please give a friendly hello to Bob from Darryl Chong. My entire CAD/CAE support department was forcibly exited from IBM San Jose in 2004, i.e. reward for great work. Luckily, I was able to quickly switch to nearby United Defense, now BAE Systems. They still used I-DEAS...
  8. dar654

    I-DEAS future, if any

    John, Apologies! I totally misread Product Evangelist as I-DEAS Evangelist. Perhaps, I stand alone as the latter! BTW, the UG/NX Museum is great!!! Really takes one back into the history of UG and I-DEAS CAD software and hardware, and the relics of time. Naturally, I really liked the...
  9. dar654

    I-DEAS future, if any

    I have used I-DEAS for FEA the last 30+ years to CAEDS v1 on mainframes, then UNIX, and now Windows -- and have been an I-DEAS "evangelist" since Master Series was released -- even supported I-DEAS for large design team for several years. I would hope once all I-DEAS customers with any hope of...
  10. dar654

    NXI6-Ideas installation issue: Team access denied

    Check whether settings within the ideas_param12.dat file are set as intended: e.g. Team.MasterId: -1 Team.MasterName: U:\team -1 Team.MasterDirectory: U:\team\master Team.ProjectsDirectory: U:\team\projects Team.ScratchDirectory: U:\team\scr...
  11. dar654

    I-DEAS future, if any

    SDETERS, Yes, when I saw Synchronous Modeling in 2009, I thought was just so cool! and highly useful! Too bad it seems NX will not be implemented here. BTW, does NX meshing allow hex-dominant meshing with the latest release? I'd seen that in 2009 in competitive analysis software, and wish we...
  12. dar654

    I-DEAS future, if any

    I would probably agree that for part modeling, NX is more robust than I-DEAS. But for modeling oriented towards finite-element analysis there can fundamental differences (depending on the organ.) that can make migration difficult. Team Center does not help that either, and TDM is more robust...
  13. dar654

    I-DEAS future, if any

    Your are correct. Initially, I-DEAS can be a bit confusing the first week. But the modeler is will relevant, and extremely powerful -- and serves the novice user, intermediate, and high-end user, i.e. FEA analyst. Of course, there are those who feel any modeling is the job of the designer...
  14. dar654

    I-DEAS future, if any

    Thanks for listening John. I believe the UG/NX forum is for customers on maintenance. The site I'm at stopped maintenance a couple years ago, before which I'd done a thorough evaluation of modeling in NX vs in I-DEAS. Otherwise, I would enjoy conversing with those who have fully migrated...
  15. dar654

    I-DEAS future, if any

    Yes, its real sad that I-DEAS as a standalone modeling and FEA package will be defunct. Siemens needs to listen to major I-DEAS FEA sites, and ask why they have no plans to ever migrate to NX. Most would not care about having a widely used PDM system based on Oracle, and increasing admin...
  16. dar654

    I-DEAS future, if any

    I have noticed there are many large companies that still use I-DEAS for FE-modeling/analysis. There are good reasons. The modeler addresses novice, intermediate, and high-end users. Users can use the functionality that meets their individual needs, whether beam, mid-surface, or solid...

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