I did it in V4 will provide very useful info on one of the most commonly asked questions by V5 users.. I used to do it this way in V4, how do I do this in V5?
Dave Frank
RE: "I did it in V4...."
October 6, 2011 05:50 PM
(in response to Kenneth Duty)
Nice topic Ken!
I suspect this will become active.
I'll start.
1. In V4 MFG, we had macro calls, in V5, we ask for enhancments in the software.
2. In V4, we had *fac AND *SUR, and you can click a face and find out what the parent surface is. In V5 we have Decompose, join, healing.... . I liked *SUR
Dave
PS. I have KC in the pool, but, you know, my team is the NY Football Giants. But, it's just a game
Ray Anderson
V4 Interface Logic versus V5 Interface Logic
October 7, 2011 08:45 AM
(in response to Kenneth Duty)
If I can remember V4...Line+Intersect, Point+Intersect or Curve1+Intersect are all accomplished by a single icon on the Wireframe and Surfaces and Generative Shape Design Workbenches (attached).
The key logical difference between V4 and V5 is that in V4 you considered what element type was the final result, and selected that top level menu item, then the method (Line+Intersect or Point+Intersect). In V5, you must consider what family that geometry will be in (Line, Point and Curve are all Wireframe), select the related workbench (Wireframe and Surface or Generative Shape Design), and then select an icon that represents the method (Intersect). V5 then branches it's logic based on your selections (two lines create a point, a line and a surface create a point, two surfaces create a curve, two planes create a line, etc.). In other words, you have to think one level higher (family=wireframe) and then look for the method within that workbench, and V5 does the rest.
Ray Anderson
RE: V4 Interface Logic versus V5 Interface Logic
October 18, 2011 10:09 AM
(in response to Ray Anderson)
In Reply to Ray Anderson:
If I can remember V4...Line+Intersect, Point+Intersect or Curve1+Intersect are all accomplished by a single icon on the Wireframe and Surfaces and Generative Shape Design Workbenches (attached).
The key logical difference between V4 and V5 is that in V4 you considered what element type was the final result, and selected that top level menu item, then the method (Line+Intersect or Point+Intersect). In V5, you must consider what family that geometry will be in (Line, Point and Curve are all Wireframe), select the related workbench (Wireframe and Surface or Generative Shape Design), and then select an icon that represents the method (Intersect). V5 then branches it's logic based on your selections (two lines create a point, a line and a surface create a point, two surfaces create a curve, two planes create a line, etc.). In other words, you have to think one level higher (family=wireframe) and then look for the method within that workbench, and V5 does the rest.