Not sure about the tablet side of the equation -- but if you want to give exploded diagrams, you might consider 3D PDFs which can be opened by Adobe Reader.
My version of Alibre Design Professional, for example, supports exploded diagrams. I think the licensing may have changed around, so I'm not sure if you now need the Expert edition or not. It might be worth checking your CAD software to see what 3D pdf support you have. On Sun, Sep 16, 2012 at 5:36 AM, Viesturs Lācis <viesturs.la...@gmail.com>wrote: > 2012/9/16 andy pugh <bodge...@gmail.com>: > > On 16 September 2012 05:07, John Stewart <alex.stew...@crc.ca> wrote: > > > >> Disagree. Have an Android app. that displays VRML/X3D and STL files. > > > > CAD on a 4" touchscreen doesn't sound like much fun to me, though. > > But then I guess we got used to mice, and I rather suspect that tables > > worked better. > > > > Little OT of introduction... > My current machine build has 1495 parts in CAD model. This number does > not include bolts, washers, nuts. Fortunately I was assembling the > machine myself, so I knew where goes each part and I could explain > that to my first employee, but I also started thinking of best ways, > how somebody else could easily assemble a machine designed by me or > any other person. > That is why there are assembly drawings, but they are so > time-consuming to prepare, so I was thinking, how to make this whole > process more efficient. > My idea was to use a tablet with some viewer software to display > assembly model. The person, who is putting the machine together would > be able to view the model and assemble everything together. I have yet > to figure out, how to specify some critical assembly dimensions right > in the assembly model. > I use SolidEdge for my 3D modeling and I did little search to find, if > there are some solutions to view its models in Android and/or ipad. > There actually are some... There is just one problem - cost. SolidEdge > plugin costs somewhere close to 1K $, so I dropped that idea. Plugin > for SolidWorks was 3x cheaper, but I do not like that app, because it > is missing some very basic features, like putting external thread on a > cylindrical surface. It offers to put "cosmetic thread" so that the > part looks as if there was a thread, but it is not really recognized > that way, when creating a drawing for the part. > > In brief what I wanted to say is that tablets do have a good potential > in my eyes also in machine tool field. 4" screen might not be the most > convenient way to view some parts, but 10" screen would be just great. > > -- > Viesturs > > If you can't fix it, you don't own it. > http://www.ifixit.com/Manifesto > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. > Make your web apps faster with AppDynamics > Download AppDynamics Lite for free today: > http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;258768047;13503038;j? > http://info.appdynamics.com/FreeJavaPerformanceDownload.html > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
