Poster makes comment about IV file system mess
Mess in the file system?
From: Chas
Date: Apr/24/03 - 13:13 (GMT)
When I develop a model of a product I use a coordinated numbering system
tied to a database as most companies do. In MDT I have a single,
drawing/model/Assembly/rendering/construction drawings.
This is all done in a single file, in IV you have a whole cluster of files
to coordinate let along tracking shared parts, forbid moving a part file
into another directory, unintellegible file names, huge project files, try
setting up a legacy archive with IV without corrupting other
projects,............................I'm sorry,...I ramble.
IMO IV has a long way to go to be mature enough for the
design/development/manufacturing process. You may be able to struggle
through in most cases but the constant struggle to do real world
manufacturing using solely IV is still out on the horizon.
Chas
From: Toma
Date: Apr/24/03 - 20:40 (GMT)
I agree 100%. It is big problem.
Many companies avoid Inventor because of the this.
Toma
From: RGR
Date: Apr/24/03 - 21:01 (GMT)
Chas, That's the way I see here too. Regards Ron
From: JDMATHER
Date: Apr/25/03 - 13:20 (GMT)
Where can I purchase MS-DOS? Where can I purchase MDT? How does the file structure of other Windows based MCAD software like Solidworks, Solidedge, Wildfire, differ from Inventor file structure?
From: bobcou06
Date: Apr/27/03 - 11:37 (GMT)
Hi All, I have been using IV (now version 6) for some years. IV is IMHO a super 3D-CAD made practically unusable by the almost unbelievable antics of Autocad. (Although having bought e.g. IV6 fully legally, I was subject to treatment by Autodesk as if I were a criminal just waiting to cheat, lie and steal.) Having got that off my chest, I still use this program regularly in local configuration only for early constructive and later productive work with very good results. A middle-size company with whom I have a good relationship has also bought IV6 (with MTD6) after having used ACAD for years and in spite of the many pitfalls caused by Autodesk's 'Security-processes' they use IV and not MDT. Their comments about MDT to me are not printable here.
From: AK47
Hi bobcou06?
Give me command line + erase window and crossing + move + hundreds of other stuff which
professional designer can not leave without and I still will think very hard to switch to IV or VI or whatever it's out there.
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