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nagaTool General Questions
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How do I install nagaTool?
Please see the nagaTool installation instructions at
nagaTool Installation Instructions
How do I remove a previous version of nagaTool?
Please see the nagaTool removal instructions at
nagaTool Removal Instructions
How
do I make nagaTool automatically load when I start up OneSpace Designer?
Please see the nagaTool loading instructions at
nagaTool loading Instructions
What are the system requirements to run nagaTool?
The requirements to run nagaTool are the same requirements for Onespace
Designer, with the exception that nagaTool requires an additional 32 MB of
RAM above the Onespace minimum.
How can I get functionality added to nagaTool?
Naga Software Company loves to hear from our users! If you have a royalty
free idea that you would like to request to be added to any of our products,
please send any enhancement requests to
support@nagasoftware.com.
Also, you may want to check out our scheduled enhancements on the Naga
Software Company web page,
www.nagasoftware.com, to see if your enhancement is already being
developed.
I keep getting a message saying that nagaTool is invalidating a feature.
What does this mean? How may I prevent/fix this?
nagaTool is telling the user that a modification that was made on the part
may have caused the nagaTool standard feature to deviate from the original
standard geometry. This often occurs after a machining operation on the
feature or when a face of the feature is moved via a modify 3D command.
nagaTool creates this warning to let the user know that the feature has been
modified.
To fix a feature that has been invalidated, go to the nagaTool "Feat
Utilities" menu and select "Repair". Then click anywhere on the feature,
and nagaTool will repair the feature geometry and change its geometry back
to a standard feature. nagaTool provides this functionality in order to
prevent the ability to accidentally modify a feature and turn it into a
custom feature.
If it is the user's intent to modify the standard feature into a not
standard feature, the user has two choices. The user can either (1) chose
to accept the invalidated feature by not using the "Repair" function, or can
(2) remove the nagaTool design intent attributes by selecting "Remove Info"
from the "Feat Utilities" menu, and then click on the considered feature.
How do I modify a nagaTool feature?
nagaTool features should always be modified via the "Modify" function in the
"Feat Utilities" menu. This allows nagaTool to ensure that the feature is
modified correctly, and that it is still a standard feature. To modify a
feature, select "Modify" and then click anywhere on the considered feature.
nagaTool will raise the original dialog used to create the feature, with all
of the inputs filled in with the original parameters. At this point, the
user can change any of the parameters to redefine the feature, and then
select ok. nagaTool will modify the feature to the new parameters.
How do I move a nagaTool smart feature? What is the best method for moving
a nagaTool feature?
A nagaTool feature should be moved using the "Move" command in the "Feat
Utilities" menu. This allows nagaTool to ensure that the design intent
attributes have not been modified.
To move a feature, select "Move" and click on the considered feature.
nagaTool will raise the original dialog that was used to create the feature,
and automatically be set for a new location input. Select a new point for
the feature, and hit "Ok". nagaTool will then move the feature.
In most cases, the user will find that moving the feature via the
nagaTool "Move" is much faster (and less mouse clicks) than it would be if
the user had used the OneSpace "Modify 3D - Move" command.
How do I copy a nagaTool feature?
nagaTool features should always be copied via the "Copy" function in the
"Feat Utilities" menu. This allows nagaTool to ensure that the feature is
copied correctly, and that it is still a standard feature. To copy a
feature, select "Copy" and then click anywhere on the considered feature.
nagaTool will raise the original dialog used to create the feature, and
automatically be set for a new location input. Select the new locations,
and select "OK". nagaTool will then copy the feature to the new location.
How do I delete a nagaTool feature?
NagaTool features should be deleted via the "Delete" command in the "Feat
Utilities" menu. Select "Delete", and then click anywhere on the considered
feature.
How do I repair an invalidated nagaTool feature?
Invalidated features can be easily repaired back into their original
standard geometries by select the "Repair" function from the "Feat
Utilities" menu. Select "Repair", and then click anywhere on the
invalidated feature.
Why can't I make a spur gear with 10 teeth and a pressure angle of 20
degrees?
nagaTool contains design rules that prevents the user from creating an
invalid gear design. In this example, a pressure angle of 20 degrees and 10
teeth would result in a tooth profile that would bind, due to interference
between the tip of one tooth and the tooth base of the mating gear or rack.
nagaTool recognizes this problem, and prevents the user from creating the
invalid gear.
Several methods can be employed to relieve the problem above. They
include undercutting the base of the tooth profile, adding tooth tip relief
(deviating from the true involute), and pinion enlargement. The current
version of nagaTool does not support these advanced processes. However,
this functionality is currently being developed for release in a future
revision of nagaTool. We are hoping to offer this expanded functionality in
the OneSpace Designer 12 timeframe.
What degree of resolution is nagaTool using for the creation of the gear
tooth involutes?
nagaTool uses a closed form multivariable simultaneous equation solution for
tooth involutes. Currently, this algorithm creates a ten point bspline
definition to yield an extremely accurate tooth involute.
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