Re: Small frustrating thing with Lightyear

From: James P. Harrison (harrjp@juno.com)
Date: Fri Oct 22 1999 - 16:34:15 EEST


Hey Bob,

I think the part count problem is effecting the SLA-250's. I have not
had that
problem on our SLA-500 or SLA-5000.

This is how you can get around the auto placement: Don't use it!
Set up your build the way you want it.

Good Luck,
Jim

James P. Harrison e-mail: harrjp@juno.com
Director Of Operations Phone: 954-972-9906
3Dimensional Engineering Fax: 954-972-8903
2991 N. Powerline Rd. Web: www.3de.net
Pompano Beach, FL. 33069

On Thu, 21 Oct 1999 16:49:39 -0500 York Robert <YORKR@tce.com> writes:
> I have the Standard License. I am using the SLA5000. I am having no
> problems with part number 20 or 21. My problem is the parts
> continue to
> rotate out of desired orientation when I select the auto placement.
> Some
> parts will index 90 degrees, parallel to the zephyr blade. I want
> them to
> remain perpendicular to the blade. Other parts will index 45
> degrees,
> apparently to reduce the y distance for the smart sweep. This
> sometimes
> will give a goofy support grid under the part. I would like to be
> able to
> adjust the setting in the auto placement feature.
>
> Bob
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: James P. Harrison [mailto:harrjp@juno.com]
> Sent: Thursday, October 21, 1999 3:36 PM
> To: rp-ml@bart.lpt.fi
> Subject: Re: Small frustrating thing with Lightyear
>
>
> I tried the auto placement once. I don't think that it optimizes
> the
> smart sweep
> from what I saw. I could be wrong, what are some of your
> experiences?
>
> Has any one else had problems with more than 20 parts on a platform?
>
> What
> does the software do with the 21st part? Delete it or just not
> build it?
>
> Thanks for sharing,
> Jim
>
>
> James P. Harrison e-mail: harrjp@juno.com
> Director Of Operations Phone: 954-972-9906
> 3Dimensional Engineering Fax: 954-972-8903
> 2991 N. Powerline Rd. Web: www.3de.net
> Pompano Beach, FL. 33069
>
>
> On Thu, 21 Oct 1999 11:19:34 -0500 York Robert <YORKR@tce.com>
> writes:
> > Thank you, but I want to minimize the y dimension without changing
>
> > part
> > orientation. Others can do it, but they are using ADVANCED. What
>
> > good is
> > the software if I can't even talk apples to apples with others
> > users???
> >
> > Bob
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Miller, Michael W [mailto:Mike.Miller3@PSS.Boeing.com]
> > Sent: Thursday, October 21, 1999 11:10 AM
> > To: 'rp-ml@bart.lpt.fi'; 'York Robert'
> > Subject: RE: Small frustrating thing with Lightyear
> >
> >
> > I believe the purpose of "auto placement" is to orient the parts
> for
> > a
> > minimum Y dimension, thus maximizing the Smart Sweep enhancement.
> >
> > Disclaimer: Opinions of this particular employee do not
> necessarily
> > reflect
> > those of his employer... not to mention that my other personality
> > isn't here
> > right now.
> >
> > Michael W Miller (Mike.Miller3@PSS.Boeing.com)
> > The Boeing Company MS 17-PE B-XT62
> > Propulsion Experimental Hardware 206-655-3289
> > Rapid Prototyping 655-4366 Lab 655-4365
> >
> > > ----------
> > > From: York Robert[SMTP:YORKR@tce.com]
> > > Sent: Thursday, October 21, 1999 8:25 AM
> > > To: 'rp-ml@bart.lpt.fi'
> > > Subject: RE: Small frustrating thing with Lightyear
> > >
> > > Here I go again....
> > > I can place 20 parts of various shapes in the proper orientation
>
> > that I
> > > desire. When I do an auto placement, my parts get rotated to
> > various
> > > uncontrolable positions. I am using the STANDARD install. I
> have
> > talked
> > > with another individual who has the ADVANCED install. He does
> NOT
> > have
> > this
> > > problem. I thought 3D wanted to make this a one stop process.
> It
> > is not
> > > working for me. I must do everything but the slicing in Magics
> > RP. I
> > like
> > > Magics, but I want to do this in one software, like the ADVANCED
>
> > users. I
> > > WANT AN ADVANCED LICENSE. I am tired of the excuses and the
> > delays. This
> > > is unacceptable. I WANT AN ADVANCED LICENSE. This is very
> > frustrating.
> > >
> > > 3D PEOPLE - I WANT AN ADVANCED LICENSE. I have 2 years on the
> > system. I
> > > think this is enough. Where did this magical number 3 come
> from,
> > your
> > name.
> > > This is not acceptable. I will continue to ask until I get the
> > ADVANCED
> > > LICENSE. You should have some sort of tolerance to this
> request.
> > I do
> > plan
> > > to take the Advanced training, but we are working under a
> budget.
> > Mine
> > has
> > > been cut this year. Please be a "Customer Friendly" provider
> and
> > cut out
> > > this non-sense.
> > >
> > > I apologize to the users of this list for this message, but I
> feel
> > this is
> > > the most effective way to get a response. I have been having
> > problems
> > since
> > > my install on 1-July-1999.
> > >
> > > Thank you,
> > >
> > > Bob York
> > > Thomson Consumer Electronics
> > > Indianapolis, IN
> > > 317.587.5424
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: York Robert
> > > Sent: Thursday, October 21, 1999 7:45 AM
> > > To: 'James P. Harrison'; KDenton@williams-int.com
> > > Cc: rp-ml@bart.lpt.fi
> > > Subject: RE: Small frustrating thing with Lightyear
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi Guys,
> > > Are you having a problem with autoplacement? When I use this
> > button, it
> > > flips the parts in all sorts of directions. Most of the time
> they
> > are not
> > > the preferred orientation. I do not know of a way to keep them
> > from
> > > rotating either. I must continue to use Magics for this need.
> I
> > hope
> > they
> > > address this in the updates.
> > >
> > > Bob York
> > > Thomson Consumer Electronics
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: James P. Harrison [mailto:harrjp@juno.com]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 1999 4:44 PM
> > > To: KDenton@williams-int.com
> > > Cc: rp-ml@bart.lpt.fi
> > > Subject: Re: Small frustrating thing with Lightyear
> > >
> > >
> > > Hey Karl,
> > >
> > > I still use Solidview for most of that type of work. I have
> > noticed a
> > > few problems
> > > like that. I only use Lightyear to create supports and slice,
> and
> > that
> > > is frustrating
> > > enough.
> > >
> > > Good Luck,
> > > Jim
> > >
> > >
> > > James P. Harrison e-mail: harrjp@juno.com
> > > Director Of Operations Phone: 954-972-9906
> > > 3Dimensional Engineering Fax: 954-972-8903
> > > 2991 N. Powerline Rd. Web: www.3de.net
> > > Pompano Beach, FL. 33069
> > >
> > >
> > > On Wed, 20 Oct 1999 14:14:52 -0400 KDenton@williams-int.com
> > writes:
> > > > Hello All,
> > > >
> > > > I have all but worked out the bad things with Lightyear and
> > found
> > > > one other
> > > > item that could be frustrating. After setting up a build that
>
> > had 8
> > > > parts
> > > > on it I went to print the image and info on each part and it
> > only
> > > > printed 2
> > > > pages, the first was the image and the second was the data on
> > three >
> > > > of the
> > > > stl files. The remaining data never came. I went to the
> print
> > > > preview
> > > > screen and sure enough they did exist yet when I went to print
>
> > the
> > > > remaining
> > > > 2 pages ( pages 3 and 4 in my case) it gave me a message that
> > the
> > > > number
> > > > entered was outside the usable range!
> > > >
> > > > Has any body else had this trouble? Do we need an advanced
> > > > "printer"
> > > > license to go beyond 2 pages? Looking for comments...
> > > >
> > > > Karl
> > > >
> > > > For more information about the rp-ml, see
> > http://ltk.hut.fi/rp-ml/
> > >
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