I have been using AutoCAD mainly doing shopfitting and construction drawings; occasional 3D presentations. Therefore I am clueless as to how to start drawing something like e.g. the flexi-curvey loop of a flip flop in 3D.
View 9 RepliesHow to predict what Inventor will choose for the length and width on a sheet metal flat pattern? We have similar parts (produced from iPart factory). Some of them use the small dimension for the width and some use the longer dimension for the width. This behavior seems random.
As a temporary fix we have set width = <sheet metal length> and length = <sheet metal width> on some parts to force the numbers where they should be.
I tried to attach the iPart, but it's too big .
Side note:
We DO understand how to use conditional suppression in iParts. We chose to use thicken instead to produce or exclude our notch in this case for reasons I could explain if needed. I don't think this has anything to do with our length/width issue, but wanted to included that info in case I'm wrong.
2012 SP1
Please take a look at the attached dynamic block.
I have two flips in there, one verticle, one horizontal. For some reason, whenever I tell it to flip, and then select everything in the block, it doesn't flip the other flip's arrow.
Then, when I created the second arrow, and went back to include the first flip in the second flip's Action Selection Set, it doesn't pick it up. Doesn't matter if I do "modify selection set" or "new selection set"... doesn't matter if I select everything within (blue box) or everything that touches (green box).
Yet, when I highlight the icon box, it shows everything is selected.
Can flips not flip other flips?
Additionally, I want the rotation parameter to flip on the horizontal flip (so it stays outside the block), but I can't get that into the selection either.
What am I missing with these selection parameters?
I am trying to get a simple rounded bullnose cantilever running down the sides of a curved 3D solid block. I have tried SWEEP, LOFT, FILLET, etc. and following various tutorials did not work when applied to this shape...
I have attached the basic shape of the bullnose I desire to the 4 corners of the block.
I have used both AutoCAD 2007 on my PC and 2011 on my MAC.
The file is here: [URL] .......
I am taking a chair that i have and trying to make a 3d model of it on Inventor.
The problem that i have is this has many ridiculous curves and concaves. I wanted to know if their was such a tool, like a sculptor tool or something of that nature that will make a smooth 3D curvy figure.
I attached pictures of the chair to this message if that works.
How could I make curvy lines like the ones highlighted in yellow?
I have an idea but just wanted a little input.
How do you make curved lines like this?[URL]...
View 4 Replies View RelatedFor example the 'Hollywood" part of this Logo
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In X4 there was the option under the Arrange menu to Close Path with several different options like this.
In Corel X5 this option is absent. Is there something equivalent?
I am attempting to draw a job where North is pointing down. How can a flip the model space to do this? I am using Autocad LT 2004
View 2 Replies View RelatedHow do we flip the dimension numbers from one side of the line to another?
My dimension always appears on the left hand side for a vertical line and on the top for horizontal line... Can I make them appear on the bottom or right side?
I know how to get/set attribute within loop at block's AttributeCollection.But I'm wonder if I can set value for specified attribute without loop. Or I always have to iterate on each attribute in block's AttributeCollection?
View 9 Replies View RelatedI tried the following code posted in the forum, but i need to know how to break the loop when right click/ Enter Key is pressed.
Following is the code i used:
Dim acDoc As Document = Application.DocumentManager.MdiActiveDocument
Dim acCurEd As Editor = acDoc.Editor
[Code]....
How to loop until user quits picking points (escapes) this works but don't know if there's a better way
Dim bGotPoint As Boolean
bGotPoint = True
Do While bGotPoint = True
[Code] .......
I would like to both flip and mirror (or pattern) a feature onto the opposite side of a rectangular extrusion.
For example (assuming a rectangular solid extruded in the Z dimension), I have two counter bored holes on the top surface of the solid aligned with the X axis and I would like a copy of those holes on the bottom surface but aligned with the Y axis. If I pattern the holes rotating them 90 degrees and then attempt to mirror them, I can only select all four or the two originals. Is there any way to disassociate the rotated copies from the originals while still retaining control over their dimensions from a single sketch?
Why, when I create a plane, I cannot 'flip normal'? There is nothing in the RMB click for it...and I am not sure why. Still there in part...just not assembly. Was it ever?
Alternatively, when I create a plane, is there a way to create with the normal in a direction of my choosing? Never tried to figure this one out cause I always had flip normal...
Inventor 2014 PDS
I have parcel segments with a PL linetype. One of the segments came in upside down. Is there a way to flip this line without actually manually pulling the pickbox's?
View 8 Replies View RelatedWe have just finished modelling hundreds of pits/manholes in 3d, to import into 12d as required by our current project.
After importing into 12d we have realised that all the faces are back to front as the dark edges are facing outwards, and the light edges are facing inwards on the pits.
Is there a way to globally flip, or perhaps a lisp routine to flip all the faces?
Is there a way to make multiple object flip on themselves? I would like to find a way to rotate multiple objects, but in actuality I want tmen to stay where they are but just rotate 180 and not based on a base point
View 7 Replies View RelatedWhen I put a flip option on a text in Dynamic Blocks, during the flipping the text is mirrored. is there any way to preventing this?
View 9 Replies View RelatedI'm trying to flip an arrow head dimension so that it appears within the two dimension lines pointing outwards. I understand that in previous versions of AutoCAD you could just right click -> flip arrow heads, but this version (AutoCAD Electrical 2014) seems to lack this feature...
View 9 Replies View RelatedI know I can use the following...
...Polyline3d pl3d = acEnt as Polyline3d;foreach (ObjectId id in pl3d){ PolylineVertex3d plv3d = tr.GetObject(id, OpenMode.ForRead) as PolylineVertex3d; Point3d p3d = plv3d.Position; ...}
But I need to work with "for" loop.It seems "pl3d[i]" does not work.Is there other ways to iterate through Polyline3d vertices?
I have a portion of my routine below. Basically I need the user to continue to loop through the command. They are picking Circles or blocks in the drawing and I get the insertion point, then insert a new block. However, whenever they try and use a transparent zoom or pan to move around the drawing when the promptentityresult is hit, it zooms back to the original location.
Here is a code....
<
CommandMethod("getpnt", CommandFlags.Session)> _
Sub findpnt()
Dim cnt AsInteger = 0
Dim NEWPNT AsPoint3d = GetInsPoint()
While cnt < 3
[Code] .......
I have a sphere body whose material is partly removed by a boolen subtraction with another sphere. When I query the EdgeLoop of sphere for Outer edge loop using function InvEdgeLoopPtr::GetIsOuterEdgeLoop(), I always get a value of VARIANT_TRUE. check for the inner and outer loop of a sphere? use the attached file for reference.
View 3 Replies View RelatedI have AutoCAD 2010. When I start it up, and draw simple lines in the drawing editer and then try to save the drawing,
AutoCAD gets hug up in a loop, and stops working.
I have tryed the repair option and I have reinstalled AutoCAD serveral times, and it still has not repaired the problem.
I need AutoCAD 2010 to do work.
Have sketched the geometry for an 18 tooth circular sawblade. However I have had difficulty applying the close loop function. As a result am not yet able to extrude the saw blade. What to do to implement close loop?
View 4 Replies View RelatedIs there a way to disable the ability to Flip the swing orientation of a door so that a RH inserted door cannot be changed to a LH?
View 2 Replies View RelatedJust wondering if it possible to flip multiple alignment labels at once or do yo have to pick them individually and then flip?
Civil 3D 2013 SP2 | Win 7 64-bit SP1
Intel Core i5-2500 @ 3.30GHz, 8GB Ram | ATI Radeon HD 5450
I've built this nifty block for holdowns, but the attributes get all goofy on me when I use the flip command. The problem is that the justification of the attributes does not change when they are flipped - so if I modify the text in the attribute while the block is in the FLIPPED state, how to modify the justification?Check out the attached file to see what I'm talking about. The block instances are numbered so you can follow along:
1. block is inserted
2. attribute text is modified in NOT FLIPPED state - everything is dandy
3. block is flipped
4. attribute text is modified in FLIPPED state - text justification is jacked up
5. block is flipped again, in order to demonstrate the continued jacked-uppedness of the attribute
This is noce Made sub assembly everything is good to go. Put in main assembly and flip..
Yeah lets not fixs bugs...
Sub Assembly
Insert in Main Assembly
Nice.. And no i have not constrained it to the main just put it in...
I'm having a small problem with creating a flip state for a dynamic block that has 3 visibility states.
The visible/invisible parts of the block won't flip even though I have created 3 flip states (one for each visibility state) and selected all of the parts of the block I want to flip each time.