Time for a test of GT if your up for it.

[ArtF]

Hi Guys:

  For those having trouble running GT, Bob was crashing as well and we found it was related to a texture load routine, Ive killed it temporarily and uploaded a version without that texture. Seems to run for Bob now, as well as on all my machines.

Thx
Art

[Google Feedfetcher]

Running OK here on two machines, desktop and laptop on W7

Not quite certain what I'm looking at though  ;D

[ArtF]

Good.


( If you select the tools tab and press circular youll find it all starting to look familiar.... )


Art

[John T]

Hi Art,

That "vc runtime download 2008" worked.  As you know I work on a Mac so I downloaded the "vc runtime download 2008" and the Mac side and then transferred it over to the Windows side and installed it.  I re-ran the Gearotic SETIP and now GT opens. 

Now to have some fun.

Thanks Art

[John T]

Hi Art,
I've "poked" away at most of the buttons I could find and everything seems to work for me (clock gears).  I'm assuming that we can't build a project just yet, but so far so good.

John

[ArtF]

John:

  You can, but only with pulleys, sprockets and round gears. You can save and reload a project and put out papaer printouts or STL modeals as saved files. 2d DXF will very shortly be ready s I decided to get that running as I ponder the best way to do the toolpaths we'll need. 

Art

[John T]

Hi Art,
I failed the intuition test - I can't figure out how to the get the gear from the "tools" screen to the "project" screen.  I can change parameters on the tools screen and I can name and save the project but of course there is nothing on the project screen.

I'm missing something obvious in how to put things on the project screen.

John

[ArtF]

John:

  My fault really..I use a large monitor. Drag the gear tool screen upwards..buttons will
appear to place wheel or pinion... from there youll be fine I suspect.

Art

[John T]

Hi Art,
Thanks - that solved the project screen problem.  Naturally I play with spokes and they don't always regenerate for me and I may have to change from epicycloid to involute and back again to get the spokes to generate.

Another thing is that I managed to put a pinion gear on the wrong gear.  In GM a right click would allow a delete - now that doesn't seem to work or is it just too soon in the development.

All sorts on new neat stuff on the screens - its fun exploring.

Thanks
John

[ArtF]

Hi John;

  Delete will show up soon, probably by next test .. There are few safeties at the moment, so you CAN place almost anything on anything.
Its all still "roughed-in" pretty much as yet, its taking shape, and personally I like the new interface much better than the old, but we'll see how it holds up in testing.

Art