08-15-2020, 08:31 AM
Thanks, Doug. I'm no computer guy, just a good mechanical designer who can model in Pro/E. The software I have is preproduction prototype, and is stand-alone. I have no connection with PTC since I retired from Sandia Labs. I began reading the PDF, and got about a paragraph down the page before my understanding was obsolete! I have no secondary file management system at all. This is pre-CREO Wildfire 4.0. I just went ahead on the first part and recreated the drawing from scratch. We are designing a better rod for the 101 Mac, and the 610/820 West Bend, but there are holdups in the manufacturing process to overcome. We haven't yet found a reliable way to fracture the rod cap. Unless we do, my several days of detailing and cramming ten pounds of dimensions into a five pound drawing will be for naught. We dare not use Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing, as most small shops would not understand the drawings. If we find a fracture guy who will do the deed without fracturing our collective wallets, I would like to add the Mac 91 rod to the mix. It would've been nice to be able to copy and rename the 101 part and drawing, so I could simply change the few different dimensions for the 91, but I don't want to have to go back to school to be able to understand PTC's documentation! Thanks again, Doug. Stay safe and enjoy the weekend. I may forward the PDF to Pruit and hope he, being more educated than I, will understand! Ted