Wildfire 4

[Youknows]

Wildfire 4 has improved the sketcher only not too much in part model but in wf4 manufacturing has drastically changed

 

[leow_john]

WF4 got many enhancements, really very useful enhancements for part modelling and assembly itlsef, other than sketcher.

remove surface, hole creation, auto round, assembly, surface merge and so on.. around 50 to 100 enhancements in part mode itlsef.

cheers

Leow

 

[Youknows]

Remove featureis also in wildfire 3 but u have to configure it. Autoround feature is good. Change in Sketcher is marvelous. If any one know about whats new in wildfire 4 other than above and manufacturing module plz reply. In this way we will learn WF4 rapidly

 

[leow_john]

Hi all,

I reckon, it is a big intermediate release before PTC' s WF5. I got complete list of enhancements in a PDF format . If you would like to have a copy please send me your id to <[email protected]>

But the few enhancements for part modeling are listed below


1. Hole

Enhancements to the Hole Tool include:

 

[Youknows]

Thank you Leow john for writing in detail about the change in wildfire 4. this thing really help me


U r right remove tool is very very useful in tool design.


my email address is [email protected] kindly send me the pdf file

 

[design-engine]

I hear wf5 will have g2 rounds like unigraphics

 

[omarhernandez]

Hey all,


Does anyone know if you can create a mapkey to run a VB.net program. The reason I ask is because Vb.net will not run i sychronist mode, whick basically means that you can't create a button in proe to run a program(because of difficulties with compatibility with sun and windows.) If you are able to get around that by using a mapkey, then that would solve my problem. Has anyone ever tested this?


Omar

 

[vak2k4]

Thanks Leow for explainin in details about Wildfire 4 enhancements.


Pl mail me to [email protected].

Hi all,

I reckon, it is a big intermediate release before PTC' s WF5. I got complete list of enhancements in a PDF format . If you would like to have a copy please send me your id to <[email protected]>

But the few enhancements for part modeling are listed below


1. Hole

Enhancements to the Hole Tool include:

 

[mcgowanp]

does anyone know when WF4 will be realesed??


Paddy

 

[looslib]

PTC has pushed it out to 1st Qtr 2008.

 

[omarhernandez]

Yeah... If you want to be a lab rat.

The first release of WF4 if full of bugs!!! Good luck...That's why I am still of WF2


Omar

 

[leow_john]

but WF2 to WF4 atleast 500 enhancements, which you are really missing.....

cheers

Leow

 

[super_puh]

500 enhancements, which you never use


Yeah... If you want to be a lab rat.

The first release of WF4 if full of bugs!!!


Hahahahahaha

Edited by: super_puh

 

[omarhernandez]

but WF2 to WF4 atleast 500 enhancements, which you are really missing.....

cheers

Leow

It really depends what you need to do with ProE. What happens when you are on WF4, and you need to do something specific and then you happen to find out that there is a bug preventing you from doing what you wanted. You could try to find another way, but what if their isn't.


Are you good depend on Tech Support to write an SPR.

Good Luck. Those guys couldn't write an spr if thier mother's life depended on it. Tech Supportmotto is"That is how it is suppose to work!".


Omar
Edited by: omarhernandez

 

[dr_gallup]

We will switch to WF3 about the time WF4 comes out. It does not pay to be on PTC's bleeding edge.

 

[omarhernandez]

dr_gallup has the right idea...That is exactly what we are going to do!! Has anyone ever made the jump to a new release of WF? If so, how many problems did you have. I'm just interested to find out!


Omar

 

[[-Skint-]]

I jumped from WF2 to wf3 about 1 month after wf3`s release, this decision was made as I had good reassurance from my reseller that wf3 is 99% OK... touch wood, no problems so far


Not sure about wf4, i will approach it the same way though, I know my reseller tries and tests as much as possible before they recommend upgrading.

 

[omarhernandez]

Skint,


Not to be nosey, but what area of the industry are you in? What features do you normally use.


Omar

 

[[-Skint-]]

Standard foundation package ( with no isdx ). I feel I can live without isdx by using normal surfacing and boundary blends etc ( I removed the maintenence package for isdx when i changed from wf2 - wf3 ).


Dont realy delve deep enough to comment on bugs that may effect any of the analysis options though !


Like i said above, i wont recommend or change myself to an upgraded WF unless im re-assured that its 99% ok. Pro-e is "moody" enough as it is when working 100%

 

[omarhernandez]

My question is that how do you know that it is 99% ok. After all PTC relies on user to report the bugs? Then you find a but an the Tech support states the everso famous line - - " that is how it is suppose to work"


Omar