Why is SolidWorks start so slowly?
1. Several common causes of slow SolidWorks startup and suggested ways to improve and pinpoint the cause of the slowness. Load third-party plugins at startup. These 3rd party libraries need to be loaded into the…
How to suppress parts in assemblies using Inventor iLogic?
Setting the Level of Detail with iLogic iLogic requires a custom Level of Detail (LoD) before it can perform an operation that suppresses a component. If a custom LoD is not active or one does…
How to delete components in suppressed assemblies using Inventor iLogic?
Here’s how to do it, ignoring occurrences in patterns. Trace.WriteLine(“Starting….”) Dim oComp As ComponentOccurrence Dim oComps As ComponentOccurrences oComps = ThisDoc.Document.ComponentDefinition.Occurrences For Each oComp In oComps If oComp.Suppressed Then Trace.WriteLine(oComp.Name + “is suppressed”) If Not…
How to use iLogic to change dimensions in a sketch?
It is a bit tricky but you can add a new rule and inside that rule set the named dimensions and parameters. Inside a part add a rule. Here is an example, Blue words are…
How to automatically download 3D models in teamcenter through the iLogic automation programming program
Teamcenter is a product lifecycle management software owned by Siemens. iLogic is an automated programming design program in the inventor software. How to automatically download 3D models in Teamcenter through the iLogic automation programming program? In…
How to use Inventor iLogic to automatically convert 3D drawings to stp format files?
Use Inventor iLogic to automatically convert 3D drawings to stp format files, the code is as follows: ‘ Get the STEP translator Add-In. Dim oSTEPTranslator As TranslatorAddIn oSTEPTranslator = ThisApplication.ApplicationAddIns.ItemById(“{90AF7F40-0C01-11D5-8E83-0010B541CD80}”) Dim oContext As TranslationContext oContext…
Automatically convert 2D drawings to AutoCAD files in dwg format using Inventor iLogic
Use Inventor iLogic to automatically convert 2D drawings into AutoCAD files in dwg format. The code is as follows: Dim oDoc As Document oDoc = ThisApplication.ActiveDocument Dim DWGAddIn As TranslatorAddIn DWGAddIn = ThisApplication.ApplicationAddIns.ItemById(“{C24E3AC2-122E-11D5-8E91-0010B541CD80}”) Dim oDocument…
4 secret principles for creating a better product
Generally speaking, the birth of a masterpiece is not to spend more time and resources to solve the problem itself, but to do more with less nonsense. In the past I thought that as technology…
Data products design guidelines
Data products are products with data as the main goal, and whether they are complete products for customers or part of the back-end products, they have different characteristics from other technical products.
How to create a product innovation charter?
A Product Innovation Charter (PIC) is at the heart of any business’ new product commercialization process. It contains why the project was initiated, the purpose, goals, focus, and boundaries of the project.
7 User Behavior Rules to Make Your Designs More Effective
We are affected by various aspects every day, and many laws that affect human behavior have been summarized, and will help us design better products, or make certain product designs fail. This article explains the seven rules of user behavior that affect design.
25 tips, and your data visualization will improve in seconds
Visualization is not a simple data display, its real value is to design a data display that can be easily understood by readers. Every choice in the design process should ultimately be based on the reader’s…
Product design from the perspective of behavioral economics
In some products, we can change the user’s behavior through the corresponding design, and play a certain boosting role. The article combines the author’s own experience to do product design from the perspective of behavioral economics….
Tank Trap – Dragon Teeth
Tank traps are designed to block tanks in a known area and buy time for other defenses. It is very difficult for artillery to fire on moving tanks, and it used to be much more…
Will physics allow us to build a very large plane？
Physics is not the problem. You can make the plane wider, longer, or taller. It won’t sell. Airlines have realized that large planes are uneconomical because runways, engines, wings, loading, unloading, and flight times put 400 to…
