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DTEBrian 
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 Topic: Flat Layouts
Posted: 01.Mar.2014 at 02:06 |
Hi - I am new to this forum - so I thought I would start by asking a question. Is there a way in Autocad Mechanical 2014 to generate a flat layout of 3d solids? For example....If I have a 3d model of a pipe that is cut at a 45deg angle - I want to generate a flat layout that I can plot as a template, wrap around the pipe to mark for cutting. I do this manually and takes me quite a while... Must be a better way..
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scj.schulz
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Posted: 01.Mar.2014 at 11:31 |
Have a look at Good luck Jochen
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John Connor
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Posted: 01.Mar.2014 at 12:12 |
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That can be done in Inventor but I don't know if it can be done in AutoCAD MEP.
I think what you are describing is called a "pattern".
Edited by John Connor - 01.Mar.2014 at 12:13
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DTEBrian
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Posted: 01.Mar.2014 at 18:51 |
Thanks! Yes - flat pattern - that is what I am talking about..
I have another question... I have used plain Jane Autocad for probably 20 years. I am drawing pretty much everything 3d. Until recently I have been using Acad 2008. I recently ungraded to Autocad Mechanical 2014 - and I am still learning! I am pretty much just doing things with AutoCad classic and not sure at this point why I went with Mechanical...
One of the little things I am struggling with is dimensions. In my old acad I was able to select a dimension NODE - and say move it to an endpoint. In 2014, my dimensions (using the ACAD dimensioning) - I can't select a NODE any-more. Is this a setting somewhere??
Thanks for you help. Are you drawing using Mechanical and are you drawing 3d models??
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John Connor
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Posted: 01.Mar.2014 at 19:03 |
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I haven't noticed any problems with nodes in AutoCAD 2014. I'll have to look into it.
I am strictly a generic AutoCAD man; no verticals other than Electrical which at the moment sits idle.
I have created a number of 3D solid models in AutoCAD. There isn't much call for surfaces or meshes in my line of work.
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DTEBrian
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Posted: 01.Mar.2014 at 19:11 |
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I don't get into many 3d surfaces either. Just basically 3d solids made by extrusion or revolving etc. Some of my models get pretty big and complex - and I download some pre-made 3d sat files to use in my models. I upgraded my computer to a laptop/workstation - but it sure crashes a lot
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John Connor
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Posted: 01.Mar.2014 at 19:14 |
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How big is a typical drawing file that crashes?
What are the specs on your computer?
Do you run the -Purge (Regapps first followed by All) and Audit commands on your drawings?
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DTEBrian
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Posted: 01.Mar.2014 at 19:18 |
I don't remember the specs on the computer - but they are amazing. It is the best I could possible get. Cost approx 3,600. Video card is supposed to amazing and has a lot of memory - but I often get lines displace on my screen that do not exist. It is back at Memory Express right now - for them to check it out. Something is not right with it. It has already been replaced ones. MSI is the make...... there top model with max memory possible and solid state drive etc.
I don't use purge all the much. Used too with the old autocads... will have to start doing that again. Some of the files that are crashing on me are pretty simple and small
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John Connor
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Posted: 01.Mar.2014 at 19:26 |
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That's not much to go on so it would be tough to offer any advice.
You should use the command line version of purge as I called it out (with the dash in front of the command). Purge Regapps first; rerun the command (with the dash) and this time select the All option. Then run Audit and tell AutoCAD to fix any errors it finds.
Do you ever run the Overkill command on your drawings?
Simple and small AutoCAD drawings should not be crashing a balls-to-the-walls system. If they are then there is something either seriously wrong with the files (corrupt) or your system as a whole.
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DTEBrian
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Posted: 01.Mar.2014 at 19:31 |
What is the overkill command? I have never heard of that command...
I suspect I have an issue with my new balls-the-walls system - I am just not sure what it is... I hope ME finds something and finds a solution. I am almost ready to give up on the portability and get a desktop machine. I have one all spec'ed out. $4,200 cost. Supposedly I can't get much better. I really need to get better performance than I have been.,
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