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Ashlar-Vellum’s technical department is often asked, “How do I import and edit a PDF into Cobalt (or Xenon or Argon)?” It’s a good question with a very complex answer.
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While Ashlar-Vellum 3D modeling products do not currently have specific sheet metal commands, thousands of sheet metal designs are created each year in our software.
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Ashlar-Vellum exports data to any number of Finite Element Analysis (FEA) programs. The issue is getting the data to the target program. FEA is a serious science best left to professionals using something more than the “light” FEA features built into some competitive CAD packages.
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There are three options for creating die cuts using software based on Ashlar-Vellum Graphite technology. All of them support both Mac and Windows.
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DWF files are created expressly to prevent further editing of a file. There are legitimate file viewers to see DWF files on both Mac and Windows.
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by Troy Starkey, Paradigm Design Associates
Rendering is all about simulating the real world as much as possible. Lighting and the scene are the most import things to start with when setting up a rendering. Once the lighting and the environment are correctly set up, everything else falls into place.
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If you’re having difficulty finding something in a file imported from AutoCAD and think Graphite v8 didn’t import the entire thing, try using View>Sheets. A new feature in Graphite v8 is the support of what AutoCAD calls layouts and Ashlar-Vellum refers to as sheets.
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There’s nothing more frustrating than getting an email back from tech support saying in effect, “We have tested the issue on three machines in our office and cannot reproduce the problem.”
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Graphite users often ask how they can trace over an image. While this is a convenient technique for general shape extraction, it does not necessarily provide a precision drawing. Both parallax caused by the camera lens and perspective of the photograph greatly effect the accuracy of the drawing.
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You’re hard at work putting the finishing touches on a model when suddenly it won’t shell or the edges can’t blend. On the screen, as if out of the black lagoon of 3D hell, looms the dreaded ACIS Error. Horrors! How was this monster invoked and how can you avoid becoming the object of his evil eye ever again?
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This article discusses some of the issues that commonly occur when translating files into and out of Cobalt, Xenon and Argon to help you get the best possible result for the greatest collaborative effect.
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Discussed in this article are the common issues that occur when translating files into and out of Graphite, offering you tips to get the greatest possible result.
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Here are a few things you should know about legacy software:
Vellum 3.0, 4.0, or 99, Vellum Solids 98, 99, 2000
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