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  1. BeliMawr

    Automatic setting filename to partnumber.

    At work we are using a system to name our part as p.e. ABGO_100 where the ABGO stands for the project. Now I want to find a way to link the filename to the partnumber (because I often use ctrl-c and ctrl-v and then rename in explorer to generate more parts. And it's also in de library parts that...
  2. BeliMawr

    Exporting a personal library (content center) to another computer (inventor 2011)

    Hello, Title explains it all. How the hell do you copy your personal library (content center, with self created parts) to another pc. Software is inventor 2011 suite (normal version) Thanks in advance, BeliMawr
  3. BeliMawr

    Exporting project shortcut name automatically into titleblock

    Hello, Is there a way in inventor to put the name of the project shortcut into the titleblock of your 2D drawings? It may be in VBA. Greetz, Tom
  4. BeliMawr

    Change the cancel button on parameter editing

    There are 2 cases in which I just hate the cancel button in inventor. When you want to change te name of a parameter and you accidentaly type like "Lengthµ" Inventor gives the error: "variable name contains invalid characters" and this message only has a "cancel" button where an "edit" button...
  5. BeliMawr

    Updating iparts in one click, generate files automaticaly

    Hello, Is it possible to update all the ipart at once? Example: The length of a vertical rod changes by 20mm, so the rest of the vertical rods derived from that rod by ipart should also lengthen by 20mm. Now I have to click every single ipart to update the length. Would be nice if you could do...
  6. BeliMawr

    Autosave in inventor

    Is there a way to install an autosave system in inventor 7. Invnentor is a nice program to work with but a great stability is there none. Every once in a while it crashes and every thing between the crash and the last save is gone. The system I'm meaning is a system like in autodesk mechanical...
  7. BeliMawr

    MDT 2006 problems opening drawing

    Hey A few weeks ago I've installed the latest version of northon antivirus and when I later on wanted to open a drawing in mechanical desktop 2006 I noticed that mdt did nothing anymore after pressing the open button. I didn't get any error or the browserscreen for opening a drawing. The same...
  8. BeliMawr

    Inventor 9 crashes during update

    Every time I open a certain assembly I see the update button highlight, when I hit it Inventor crashes, it's even when I want to modify a part or anything. But it's stil possible to start with a new project. Can it be cause the assembly is to heavy or something like that?
  9. BeliMawr

    making springs compress in a simulation.

    Hello all again Is it possible (and how) to make springs (like valvesprings) compress en extend in inventor 9? I have found a way by linking an excell sheet to the parrameters but there has to be another way to simulate springmovement. Anyone have a clue about it? Greetz Beli Mawr
  10. BeliMawr

    Scaling objects in Inventor 9

    Hello A few months ago I started on making the engine of the wrightflyer in inventor9, but there the blueprints are in inch and I've drawn the engine on scale 1/25.4 (1mm = 1inch) but now I found the design accelerator and I want to make the cams, gears and stuff with that but I can't work that...
  11. BeliMawr

    Mechanical Desktop 2004 crashes during rendering

    Hello there I am buzzy for the moment with making a total digital 3D model of our bathroom but when I want to render something mechanical desktop stops, the toolbars are turning white and the program isn't responding anymore, is there anyone who has some expirience with this problem, the...
  12. BeliMawr

    drawing circles, splines and stuff in mechanical desktop 2004

    Hello I am running MD2004 and when I want to draw a circle or an arc, ellipse, spline,... I can never see the shape change as I move the cursor during the command, like when I am drawing a spline on the view I cant see if its good what I am doing, kinde strange, even when I am copiing or moving...
  13. BeliMawr

    Opening 3D autocad (or mechanical desktop) files in catia

    Hello Is there a way for opening 3D autocad (or mechanical desktop files in catia and still have them in 3D so I can 3Dorbit those designs. When I open a .dwg file in Catia I always get a totaly unclear scetch with a big los of information.
  14. BeliMawr

    Mechanical desktop 4 on XP

    The question is simple, can I run MD 4.0 powerpack on winXP?
  15. BeliMawr

    How can I display all subassemblys and ad constraints afterwords.

    Hello again I am buzy designing a cockpit myself (just for fun) in mechanical desktop 4.0 powerpack and I've drawn the rudderpedals in another drawing, already constraint, but now I wanna insirt the assembly from the peddals into the assembly from the cockpit itself and I just can't find a way...
  16. BeliMawr

    gear and hook systems in mechanical desktop 4.0

    Hello I am now having over 4 years of expirience in mechanical desktop and I am searching for a long time now how I can simulate gears, hooks, cams,... or simply contact surfaces that will activate a part of the construction only when a certain surface is touched, like a cam. Does any one know...

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