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tmay  
#1 Posted : Thursday, September 18, 2008 2:02:28 PM(UTC)
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I get the point in a part design where I no longer have need for the history. Is there an easy way to convert to a homogenous ACIS solid?

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jol  
#2 Posted : Thursday, September 18, 2008 2:09:40 PM(UTC)
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edit > remove links ?
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tmay  
#3 Posted : Thursday, September 18, 2008 2:16:57 PM(UTC)
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Thanks,

That does exactly what I'm looking for.

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NickB  
#4 Posted : Thursday, September 18, 2008 11:42:02 PM(UTC)
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Or, copy and paste everything onto a new layer(s). That way you retain the original parts and histories, but also have the dumbed down parts.
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tarmer  
#5 Posted : Friday, September 19, 2008 7:28:28 AM(UTC)
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Is there a way to copy and paste a part into a new layer or document that preserves it's original parts and history.

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jol  
#6 Posted : Friday, September 19, 2008 8:48:53 AM(UTC)
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Toby - I think you can right-click and copy a part with history
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tarmer  
#7 Posted : Friday, September 19, 2008 9:19:58 AM(UTC)
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That feature does not appear to exist in ViaCAD 2D/3D for the Mac. Nor is there anything like a paste with history in the edit menu.

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#8 Posted : Friday, September 19, 2008 9:57:04 AM(UTC)
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Right click on a part and the menu has duplicate with history and duplicate as instance.


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ttrw  
#9 Posted : Friday, September 19, 2008 10:53:29 AM(UTC)
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With everything being parametric in Shark, I don't really see the point anymore in a history tree as such. Sorry if that's a bit controversial? :eek:
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#10 Posted : Friday, September 19, 2008 11:37:57 AM(UTC)
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Could you explain why you don't think histories are importany anymore ?
I would have thought that with parametrics they are more important than ever.
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tarmer  
#11 Posted : Friday, September 19, 2008 11:53:46 AM(UTC)
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Tried duplicate with history but that doesn't help in making a copy with history intact in a new document.

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#12 Posted : Friday, September 19, 2008 4:21:13 PM(UTC)
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Toby,
I usually export the parts as a Shark file (or Viacad, I assume) and reimport it in a new document, to preserve history.
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NickB  
#13 Posted : Friday, September 19, 2008 5:47:33 PM(UTC)
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Alternatively duplicate the Shark file in the finder and rename. Duplicating is faster than doing a Save As.
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ttrw  
#14 Posted : Saturday, September 20, 2008 7:15:29 AM(UTC)
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Could you explain why you don't think histories are importany anymore ?
I would have thought that with parametrics they are more important than ever.


Yes. I'm pleased you asked that question.

I'm now working for a company that is developing a flexible loudspeaker laminate (yes you heard right- Flexible!! :cool:), and I was asked to put together a proposal for a CAD package (unfortunately it's not going to be Shark FX- but that's another story).

Two companies who we are currently dealing with use different systems- notably Solidworks and AutoCAD, and we needed to buy into a CAD system that could accept and open both DWG files as well as SLDPRT files with no problems.

Anyway to cut a long story short, our company have decided to go with SpaceClaim- an absolutely fantastic history tree-less parametric CAD modeller. Interestingly, SC reminded me of Shark, and I thought that Shark too could probably do away with the history function altogether- personally I find the history tree in SFX really confusing. In VC- yes okay, because VC isn't parametric, but Shark FX? yes. Download SC and have a play with it- you will get what I mean (or at least look at the demo vids :) )

Tom
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