December 12/11 meeting highlight:
9 SOAP members attended this meeting
David demonstrated and talked Curtain Wall utilizing Inventor Frame Generator function.
Curtain Walls are not always with Glass cladding, other material is used as well.
Curved Curtain walls are more challenging to design.
David employer used primarily Inventor Fame Generator to design Curtain Walls.
David suggested to create a "Hybrid" type Curtain Wall, this version would need constraining
its components where as Frame Generated Curtain Walls Components are not constrained.
Talked about Vault, David recommend Vault also for Single user but advised to have it set up by an experienced AutoDesk reseller.
David demonstrated a Custom profile to be used within Frame Generator application.
Once the profile is designed David demonstrated the procedure to make this profile useful for Frame Generator.
Draw Prize:
(two) 4-Slot Portable USB 2.0 Card Reader won by Phillip James and Douglas Campbell.
November 14/11 meeting highlight:
10 SOAP members & 1 Guest attended this meeting
David demonstrated Curtain Wall utilizing Inventor Frame Generator function.
Talked about new command format within Inventor 2012
Explained the components within the browser of Frame Generated Components.
David talked about a Job which do not allow constraining to each other, instead to an established Origin Point.
With the Frame Generator David demonstrated corner correction as miter, cut to frame size with allowed welding gap
We had discussion of B of M created with Frame Generator which need correction a same part will have difference numbers.
At David present Workplace B of M are spreadsheet created with human input, do not rely on Frame Generated B of M.
Draw Prize:
4-Slot Portable USB 2.0 Card Reader won by Phillip James.
October 11/11 meeting highlight:
9 SOAP members attended this meeting
David talked about using SolidWorks 2009 on his current employment.
Overall David mention SolidWorks requires more clicks compared to Inventor 2008/2010 to do the same task.
SolidWorks have some function which Inventor is lacking, but overall Inventor operates more smoothly and easier to use.
David intended to demonstrate identical item in SolidWorks and Inventor.
While demonstrating SolidWorks we became aware of a noticeable delay when using dimensioning.
SolidWorks converts all dimension formulas to default values, Inventor retains dimension formulas.
David showed us SolidWorks Extrusion, Revolve, Holes etc.
Part in SolidWorks was not completed, will complete it at the November meeting and demonstrate the same item in Inventor.
Draw Prize:
No Draw Prize.
September 12/11 meeting highlight:
8 SOAP members attended this meeting
Wolfe announces, SOAPweb.ca needs to approach Companies who may be interested to host our website free of charge.
We will discontinue supplying cookies for break time, will supply Christmas treat at the appropriate time.
We also added SOAP membership Incentive, please see: http://www.soapweb.ca/Membership.htm
At first half of the meetng David explained about 2010 Inventor Fusion.
We also talked about Transitional Constraints.
We had a brief demonstration of Draftsigth:http://www.3ds.com/products/draftsight/free-cad-software/
Other
Drafting software you can try: http://sketchup.google.com/
David tried with IV 2010 to create a 360° rolled Cylinde with sheet metal in
the shape of a gear, no luck.
At the second half of the meeting Wolfe showed various Videos of IRONCAD and a brief demonstration with 30 day's IRONCAD version.
IRONCAD 30 day's version is available at: http://www.ironcad.com/downloads/trialdownload/trialproducts.html
IRONCAD Videos and Tutorials at: http://www.ironcad.com/support/learning/
At a later meeting with identical part creation will compare: SolidWorks, SolidCAD, IRONCAD and Autodesk Inventor.
Draw Prize:
No Draw Prize.
June 13/11 meeting highlight:
5 SOAP members attended this meeting
David was not available to host this meeting,
Wolfe outlined of an additional bill of $67.80 to be paid to Execulink which covers soapweb.ca hosting for one year.
Previous bill of $124.30 was for 5 years of www.soapweb.ca name registration.
Please let me know of a less expensive hosting site.
Wolfe showed the following movies all downloaded from YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBMufA0GoqQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhzovPjp81I&playnext=1&list=PL832E16E0C6F4D2CF
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TFtcAnu5Ec
http://www.youtube.com/user/imaginittech?blend=1&ob=5#p/u/0/1bx3bQeJX1M
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeq4mxiBsGk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Bv1z5rzmPI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B03l_SPs958
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiNXfGQbhQ0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twA4RXbPZ9M
Draw
Prize:
No Draw Prize.
May 09/11 meeting highlight:
7 SOAP members attended this meeting
First half of the meeting Wolfe showed 4 Instruction movies of Inventor 2012.
David showed thereafter how to create presentation files.
We also explored Inventor Studio.
We also talked about how to send large files via email, some suggested site which perform this task:
https://www.transferbigfiles.com/
Draw Prize:
2-GB Memory Stick won by Jim Sanderson.
April 11/11 meeting highlight:
8 SOAP members attended this meeting
David demonstrated creation of Inventor I Part and I Assembly.
A lot of information can be established, extracted, manipulated within Inventor I Part and Assembly.
It is difficult to write in details about it, it would be best if you would have been at the meeting to understand and digest it
David also demonstrated Inventor Representation utilizing the movements of Cylinder Rods.
Draw Prize:
2-GB Memory Stick won by Jim Sanderson.
March 14/11 meeting highlight:
7 SOAP members attended this meeting
David was not available to host this months meeting.
Wolfe showed several Inventor Tutorial movies such as:
Part Modeling, Advanced Sheet Metal Design, Creating Angular Connection,
Part and Surface design, Plastic Part Feature Snap Fit, Inventor vs Dassault Plastic Part Design,
Alias Design within IV 2011, Inventor Studio, Assembly Layout Sketches, Loft with Rails.
All
the videos are from YouTube:
Part
2 - Part Modeling In Autodesk Inventor 2011
Advanced
Sheet Metal Design with Autodesk Inventor 2010
Autodesk
Inventor 2010 Tutorials surface design
AutoDesk
Inventor 2010 2011 tutorial - Vol 3-Part and surface design: 44 ...
Inventor
2011 - Plastic Part Feature: Snap Fit
Autodesk
Inventor vs. Dassault 3D CAD: Plastic Part Design
Alias
Design for Inventor 2011 Demo
Autodesk
Inventor 2011 tutorials: Video Producer
Autodesk
Inventor 2011 tutorials: Assambly Layout Sketch
31
Loft Rails
Draw
Prize:
2-GB Memory Stick won by Phillip James.
February 14/11 meeting highlight:
9 SOAP members attended this meeting
David continued with VBA for Inventor.
Examples and instruction were passed on by David for changing the data of Inventor part and drawing property.
Some property valu were not suitable for changing with VBA code such as creation date.
David demonstrated and explained with a VBA file the structure of VBA programming and
ensure the requested function are to be defined at the beginning of the programm.
David gave us examples of mass changing of Part Numbers, Project Orders etc within IV parts and drawings.
We had discussion about IV Library and user own Library.
Draw Prize:
2-GB Memory Stick won by Roy Barrett.
January 10/11 Meeting highligth
9 SOAP members attended this meeting
David handed out API VBA Code samples outlining how to access Inventor Property codes.
From this hand out David demonstrated with VBA code typed at the meeting to change the value of the Inventor Part Number Property
It was noted that the API code change with every Inventor Release, which may require to update your VBA code.
At the February meeting David will continue with VBA code demonstratio.
Draw Prize:
2-GB Memory Stick won by John Gruske.