INSTALLATION
Run the executable file ‘setup.exe’
Select the language for installation
Start the setup procedure
Select the folder to install the program
Select the folder to install the 3D model files (templates)
Via the Browse ... button you can select the folder of your templates or a network folder
Proceed with the installation
PROCEDURE FOR TEMPLATES’S SETTINGS
Run Inventor
The previous installation, has added a new ribbon bar in the main menu
The new Ribbon bar, consists of the following icons:
First Icon, Shape Sheet Metal
It allows you to create silhouettes of sheet without folds
The first time you use the command, you must set the options for configuring the automatic description and assigning custom properties (iProperties) to keys - Processing "A", "B", "C", "D".
Click on the Settings button
You get the opening of the following mask configuration:
It'can be associated with each button "A-B-C-D" color display by assigning colors from the library, and associate one or more custom iProperties to be created and the value to be associated
Example:
“A” button settings
Select thecolor to be associated
Associate from list or write a custom iProperty that key (A) has to create
Write the value of the custom iProperty that key (A) has to create
You can create more than one custom iProperties with its value
Using the "Modify" or "Remove", you can change or remove the settings made
Of course you can also associate the keys "B-C-D"
Example:
In this example, (C) is configured iProperty "COLOR" empty so that eliminates any values from previously saved files.
Also it has added a third customi Property
You can also configure a button (eg D) where all custom iProperties are emptied of their value and an associated Default color.
Caution
This key configuration "Treatment ABCD", will be common to all models in the Ribbon Bar
Description configuration
Each model templates, has the opportunity to have their own custom description, through the combination of user-selected strings and parameters FX dimensional
In this area, the user can decide what to fillin the field of CUSTOM iPorperties "DESCRIPTION"
The description is made up of free fields (eg Shape, x =L) and dimensional field scalled from the drop downlist.
In this example, the iProperty "DESCRIPTION", will have the following value: “Shape 30x1 L=50”
Each model will have its own configuration:
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After configuring, no action is needed, the program automatically saves the new setting
Use the software
Select the desired form (eg shaped sheet)
Is automatically created a new sheet metal part, it opens the interfacesfordata entry
After entering dimensions, material and processing, enabled the Apply button or OK you update the 3D model, click on iProperty, you will notice that:
CAUTION
NOT DELETE NEVER Custom iProperties:
MCCAD_DESC1, MCCAD_DESC2, MCCAD_TIPO
In case, you use different iProperties to populate drawing title blocks or Bild of materials (BOM) simply redirect their iProperties one of those program
example:
Name iProperties “Description”, value “=<MCCAD_DESC1>”
Name iProperties “Second_line_Description”, value “=<MCCAD_DESC2>”
EDIT THE SHEET METAL
Opening the single sheet metal part created earlier with the MC-CAD module, it can be changed by clicking on the icon of the magic wand; the program will automatically recognize the model of the sheet, and start the GUI to perform specifi cchanges.
Even from within an assembly, it is possible using the right mouse button to activate the change of sheet metal part, and then click on the icon of the magic wand; the program will automatically recognize the model of the sheet, and start the GUI to perform specific changes.
CUSTOMIZING SHEETS
Is 'possible to make changes to the templates file that the program uses, such as adding custom iProperties, activate other materials, modify, add styles, create or modify the rules of the sheet with the relative options of thickness, drainage sheet, minimum radii, rules development (K factor etc ....)
CAUTION
NOT DELETE NEVER Custom iProperties:
MCCAD_DESC1, MCCAD_DESC2, MCCAD_TIPO
In case, you use differenti Properties to populate drawing title blocks or Bild of materials (BOM) simply redirect their iProperties one of those program
example:
Name iProperties “Description”, value “=<MCCAD_DESC1>”
Name iProperties “Second_line_Description”, value “=<MCCAD_DESC2>”
CAUTION
NEVER DO NOT DELETE THE VARIABLE WITHIN FX PARAMETERS OF THE MODEL NAME:
LH-BS-BG-AG-AL ecc……
NEVER DO NOT DELETE THE VARIABLE WITHIN FX PARAMETERS BY NAME:
MCCAD_SPESSORE; MCCAD_MATERIALE
Example: I want to add to the No. 4 fittings shaped base
I create a new shaped by the command "create shaped"
Add No. 4 fittings on the corners and through the Save As command, except the parte.ipt folder where reside templates MC-CAD (see paragraph installation)
