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  1. t2b

    arc length dimension leader

    Draw an ARC 181 degree and the arc length dimension leader line look good- radiating from the centre. Draw an ARC 179 degree and the arc length dimension leader line look bad- horizontal to the end points. Is it possible to maintain radial leader lines for all angles?
  2. t2b

    MEASURING CHAIN & BELT LENGTHS

    ANY EASY WAYS TO MEASURE CHAIN & BELT LENGTHS- OTHER THAN EXPORT TO AUTOCAD! THANKS
  3. t2b

    ADD A NEW PRINTER

    HOW DO YOU ADD A NEW PRINTER TO WILDFIRE 3. THANKS
  4. t2b

    How to find a part in a big assembly file?

    WHEN USING THE FIND SET THE OPTIONS TO "Component or Feature" & ENTER YOUR NO. IN THE "VALUE" BOX.
  5. t2b

    IS THERE A WAY TO PUT PROE MODELS ON GOOGLE EARTH?

    IS THERE A WAY TO PUT PROE MODELS ON GOOGLE EARTH? I'D LIKE TO SHARE MODELS WITH CUSTOMERS WHO ARE 'COMPUTER ILLITERATE'- THINKING GOOGLE EARTH MIGHT HELP. I KNOW EDRAWINGS WERE SELF EXTRACTING IN THE EARLY DAYS BUT THE NEW VERSIONS NEED BUYING FOR THIS FEATURE.
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    BACKGROUND COLOUR & CONFIG FILES

    THANKS- IN THE MEAN TIME I SET UP A MAPKEY- IT'S ENTERTAINING- AFTER PRESSING THE BUTTON ALL THE COLOUR SLIDERS MOVE THROUGH COLOURS I PONDERED BEFORE SETTLING ON THE FINAL SCHEME.
  7. t2b

    BACKGROUND COLOUR & CONFIG FILES

    I'VE SET: TOOLS>OPTIONS>system_background_color 192 206 190 "system_background_color 192 206 190" THIS LINE APPEARS IN BOTH CONFIG & CURRENT_SESSION FILES. AFTER RESTARTING I'M STILL LEFT WITH A GREY BACKGROUND NOT LIMEISH GREEN- ANY IDEAS? THANKS
  8. t2b

    IS SHRINK WRAP RUBBISH?

    TRYING TO SHRINKWRAP LARGE ASSEMBLIES ON LEVEL 1 PRODUCES A LARGE RECTANGLULAR BOX, ON LEVEL 9 & 10 THIS PENTIUM 4 RUNS AT 100% CPU FOR 1-2 HOURS THEN USUALLY CRASHES. WHAT WILL HELP WHEN WORKING WITH LARGE ASS'S?
  9. t2b

    COPYING PROE FILES WITH NOTEPAD DOESN'T WORK

    YES- ALL SUB ASSEMBLY PARTS TO BE RENUMBERED AS THE ASSEMBLY UNDER THE NEW WORKS ORDER NO. THE LATEST IDEA IS TO OPEN PROE FILES AS A "BINARY" FILE TYPES AND USE A VISUAL BASIC ROUTINE TO ALTER THE NUMBERS. SAVING THE DRAWINGS WITHIN DDM AND MAINTAINING A LINK TO THE MODEL COULD BE A PROBLEM -WE...
  10. t2b

    COPYING PROE FILES WITH NOTEPAD DOESN'T WORK

    WE ARE LOOKING FOR A WAY TO RENUMBER DRAWINGS. WE USE "DESIGN DATA MANAGER" AND A 12345-67890 NUMBERING SYSTEM WHERE 12345 IS THE WORKS ORDER NO. AND 67890 THE PART/ASSEMBLY DRAWINGS. WHEN WE WANT TO REISSUE AN OLD ASSEMBLY WITH A NEW WORKS ORDER NO. ALL THE PARTS & DRAWINGS ARE RENUMBERED BY...
  11. t2b

    Proe locks up when printing for 1 min whilst spooling

    Proe locks up when printing for 1 min whilst spooling when a print is sent to the HP A3 printer. Send a print to the HP plotter- no problem. why is proe locking up and what can i try to free it- if the spooling takes 1 min then i'll wait for the print- at least if proe free's up i can carry on...
  12. t2b

    PRETTY HATCHING ON DRAWINGS

    I'VE FOUND THIS WITHIN HELP BUT DON'T KNOW HOW TO ALTER PARAMETERS- ANY SUGGESTIONS? "To override smart default crosshatch for newly created cross sections, define cross section parameters default_xhatch_spacing and default_xhatch_angle. Cross sections of other surrounding parts that are not...
  13. t2b

    PRETTY HATCHING ON DRAWINGS

    THANKS A COLLEAGUE IS HATCHING A FLOOR OF FIRE BRICKS FOR A FURNACE (WILDFIRE 3), USING THE METHOD YOU HAVE DECSCRIBED AND HAS ROUGHLY TAKEN 2 DAYS.
  14. t2b

    PRETTY HATCHING ON DRAWINGS

    THE AUTOMATIC HATCHING THROWS LINES ON HERE & THERE. HOW CAN IT BE CONTROLLED I.E ALL LINES TO BE AT 135 DEGREE & 45 DEGREE THEN VARY THE LINE SPACES. (& COMMON PARTS TO SHARE THE SAME HATCH). IN ADDITION TO THIS CAN THE HATCHING BE GROUPED SO HYDRAULIC, MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL & PNEUMATIC PARTS...
  15. t2b

    Assembly tutorial for sliding,spinning assemblies

    Thanks My set up does not have the mechanism license- is it still possible have moving parts?
  16. t2b

    Assembly tutorial for sliding,spinning assemblies

    I've got the basics of modeling but I'm struggling with the fancy stuff- having the model parts move. Any tips or www sites for tutorials? Thanks
  17. t2b

    USE MAP KEY TO COPY PART NO. INTO DRAWING?

    THANKS I'LL SIT DOWN AND FIGURE OUT HOW TO SET UP A TEMPLATE. THE SUPPORTING DATABASE IS DDM. ANDREW
  18. t2b

    print in 1 minute 10 seconds

    THIS LOCK-UP OCCURS ON SMALL DRAWINGS AND WHEN PRINTING TO FILE.
  19. t2b

    USE MAP KEY TO COPY PART NO. INTO DRAWING?

    FROM THE MODEL I NEED TO CREATE A DRAWING WHICH HAS THE SAME 11 DIGIT CODE AS THE MODEL. MY MAP KEY ALLOWS ME CREATE THE NEW DRAWING BUT STOPS WHEN THE NUMBER NEEDS PASTING IN - I THEN USE CTRL+V WHICH ADDS THE 11 DIGIT NO.(THIS WAS COPIED FROM THE PARAMETER VALUE). THE MAP KEY THEN FAILS AND I...
  20. t2b

    USE MAP KEY TO COPY PART NO. INTO DRAWING?

    CAN YOU USE COPY & PASTE WHEN CREATING MAP KEYS?
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