hi all,
i only have a couple of days left on my trail viacad v9 with power pack
im not getting any where with the program

question: if a draw say a rectangle 100 x 100, extrude it then would like to change the base sketch thus changing the extrusion
how do i do this?? i have rad the help and asked support

iam i missing something...does viacad allow this workflow?

getting frustrated with viacad..thanks all

andrew

Hi Andrew

It depends on the sketch, and what you want to change. If you used a smart polygon you can select the rectangle in concept explorer and rt click and go to inspector attributes to change the dimensions. In concept explorer you can select the extrusion and change the length of the extrusion in the inspector.

If your rectangle is all single lines you can draw a new rectangle and use the replace curve found in concept explorer.

Regards
Jason

Edited by user Saturday, May 30, 2015 6:18:17 AM(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

Hi all

thanks for the help, i now understand to use the single polygon drop down
how about if i have a non regular shape like a steel section, cant the dims be changed
and the extrusion follow it eg similar to solidworks etc..

andrew

Edited by user Saturday, May 30, 2015 9:12:16 PM(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

Yes, you can. On a Mac, if you command-click on the vector shape, the key points will show (as well as bezier handles, if you created a shape using that). Then you can drag a box around the key point and use the Gripper to move it. The extrusion should move with it.

Hope this is clear, otherwise I can make a video with it.

Don't give up when you are stuck. I did gave up after my first effort, but came back to the software a few weeks later, as I really wanted to make a certain model. Start reading the manual (under the help menu), as you would read a book. It's very clear and you'll quickly find out the amazing things you can do. When you have a good start this way, then you look up the specific things you need to know. I put the pdf of the manual on my iPad and started to read it in the train to work. The only thing is that you can't wait to go home to try out your newly acquired knowledge.

No answer in a month, its disappointing because i really want to give punchcad a go
even emailed support with no answer but im not a paying customer so maybe that is why

i have purchased spaceclaim and cant be any happier with it

thanks all

Sorry I don't have the demo anymore but yes I tried to follow but was waiting for support help as well. As I said I am not a paying customer so I expect low priority which is fine

I am using spaceclaim at work and DesignSpark free at home great combination

Andrew