Archive for the ‘whine’ Category

Pro/E Tip (model): Family Table Math

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

Somebody showed me a part once with almost 600 features and 30 family table instances that took over two hours to verify.

Ya think?

Of course, hardware and software were to blame.

Oh, really?

Question: How many features have to be regenerated in the course of building 30 models with over 500 features?

Answer: Thousands if you’re stupid; hundreds if you’re smart.

After some thoughtful restructuring, I was able to verify the family table in 15 minutes on a laptop!

Question: What’s a perfect family table?

All the family table features placed at the end of the model so Pro/E never has to regenerate the common features!

Final question: What’s that kind of performance worth in today’s market?

Final answer: Nothing, apparently.

Final post.

Pro/E whine: HTML table support

Thursday, September 10th, 2009

Isn’t it about time? How hard could it be? I mean, why shouldn’t I be able to erase outside lines or change the default text size for a column?

When’s the last time we got an update? the 80′s?

Oh well…

Pro/E tip: Google Search

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009

Is Google Search a foreign concept to a lot of people? Maybe they’re too lazy? Or do they just like to see their name in the PTC/User Exploder?

I see some awfully simple questions turn up that have been covered here and elsewhere. In the early days of mailing lists, the “RTFM” response instilled a sense of caution that prompted most newbies to do a little homework before posting. Now…

Example: How do I hide a pipe centerline?

Q: http://www.google.com/search?q=pro%2Fe+hide+pipe+centerline&btnG=Search

A: http://homepage.mac.com/simon.toon/ProTIPS/protips_proe_pipe.htm