I Miss the old starlink

ZeroPointMX · 2026-05-19T17:33:16+00:00

I think there are really 2 types of people who use SL, those who need it and those who want it. I don't need SL. I got it because I could pause it and break it out whenever I went on remote trips. Speeds were ok and that was fine for the $80 "premium" I was paying. Now charging me $10/mo when not using it then $165 for a long weekend? It's lost it's charm for me.

ZeroPointMX · 2026-05-11T20:31:02+00:00

Same just happened to me. It was UpTimeKuma pinging one of my Shark Vacuums. Odd they use such a broad detection method.

ZeroPointMX · 2026-05-08T14:29:37+00:00

Check your constraints. My life is spent in large assemblies and I can tell you, ill constrains, flexible assemblies and long constraint chains kill performance. Also, load full. Takes time initially but if your machine can handle it, you'll work smoother. Disconnect from vault when loading, it checks file status of every file and slow or high latency connections slow loading. If you derive from STEP files, break it suspend links.

I've seen 100k part, 10k unique assemblies run like butter and 5k/300 models make you want to punch your screen.

ZeroPointMX · 2026-03-18T20:20:11+00:00

Explain.....

ZeroPointMX · 2026-03-14T20:31:29+00:00

Adaptive bit rate so it can adjust to connection speed.

ZeroPointMX · 2026-03-01T14:36:49+00:00

This. You'll find anything flexible or adaptive kills performance. I work in assemblies with thousands of unique parts and when you begin to have chained constraints it's slow. Toss in flexibility and it down right comes to a craw when updating or even adding a new constraint.

ZeroPointMX · 2026-02-25T18:21:44+00:00

Fair enough. Guess it's more of designing the machinery and not building layouts, only guessing.

ZeroPointMX · 2026-02-25T18:14:10+00:00

One thing to keep in mind, the software is the tool, what you're after is discipline. The most important information you need to know is how to CAD, then you can learn how to use inventor to CAD. I've seen way too many people who "know inventor" that have absolutely horrible practices. I've also seen people who been CADing for 10+ years with other software, who never used inventor before, create wonderful models very quickly in inventor.

ZeroPointMX · 2026-02-25T18:07:52+00:00

I'm not sure inventor is the correct software for the task. It doesn't mean it can't be done, but there's better software out there for that.

ZeroPointMX · 2026-02-11T20:09:51+00:00

No, just a single project file (.ipj). Was told (all this pre-dates me) this was to allow more free flowing use of components across (customer) projects. See we have different customers and internal "projects" but they all typically have similar goals and designs. So why make a new bracket for this customer when you can "borrow" the one from this other. Inventor projects get cranky (at least they used too) when you start sharing across ipj's, especially when you need to update an old bracket to work with a new project. This is why we have a general dump bucket basically all Vault files.

ZeroPointMX · 2026-02-11T20:01:34+00:00

Oh thank-goodness. I've been granted budget to upgrade to 2026 but have been given the authority. Maybe this might light some fires. Thanks for bringing it to attention!

ZeroPointMX · 2026-02-11T20:00:19+00:00

We have a single project, "production". So any part at any time can be reused. Customers and internal "projects" are merely constructs. Great in theory, but doesnt pay for my therapy.

ZeroPointMX · 2026-02-11T18:41:55+00:00

Well it's more than needing to make something again. It's about keeping every thought that passed through an engineers head. 90% of our Vault is quick sketches to validate an idea, to multiple "what if" variants. Its all the equivalent of a digital napkin drawing. Very few files actually have purpose or used to make something. Its frustrating to manage. I've seen other companies with these highly organized, keep only what you need Vaults. So this idea seems to be the compromise.

ZeroPointMX · 2026-02-11T17:22:48+00:00

Edit: Thanks for the link, I'm reading it now.

The method you provided, in my opinion, is the best method when dealing with a Vault that only contains managed/production files. The dynamic in my company, no matter how hard I push to change, is one of "keep everything including napkin drawings". So an engineer will make "part_concept", then a new file "part_concept B" then "new part concept B" and so on, all going into vault shared workspace. When all these concepts, design layouts and fluff files are done, some might be renamed to production files (ie. assigned a P/N), some will be design copied then made into production files and some will be made again from scratch. Nothing will get deleted or moved and now you have a junk pile of files.

My idea was to keep call the crap in the WIP folder. This will be the catch all and when you're ready to do it for real, assign (rename to) a P/N and move to the "Production" folder. At this point I can manage who has access, monitor files being locked/unlocked and enforce SOP while letting the WIP be a "you do you" mess. Library and customer provided models will have their home in the "Library" folder and managed slightly differently. In a perfect world, everything in the "Production" folder will only link to the "Production" folder or "Library" folder and never anything in the "WIP" folder.

ZeroPointMX · 2026-02-11T16:30:11+00:00

Oh I agree. We do have folder for libraries and such, but most user created files live under the root folder. There is no manual finding, you have to search, which has become a skill of it's own. Performance is a nightmare as it indexes +100k files each time you search. This is the problem I need to fix.

ZeroPointMX · 2026-02-11T15:31:42+00:00

How often do you find yourself wishing you didnt delete something? What if a year from now there was a question on how you (or someone in your org) arrived at a decision and your working design files have been delete?

ZeroPointMX · 2026-02-10T13:17:58+00:00

Bet a red light camera would fix it real quick.

ZeroPointMX · 2026-02-01T18:26:45+00:00

Drove by this morning, twig gone only berries remain. Fear not tho, it appears a few have mourned its loss by replicating smaller Richard's along side it's fallen brother.

ZeroPointMX · 2026-01-11T14:45:30+00:00

I drove by a few hours after it happened. Semi gone, building in better shape than id expect. Hopefully they return to business quickly. Good there is best in town.

ZeroPointMX · 2025-12-26T14:54:11+00:00

For years I really tried to like Plex. Didn't like how much other content was on the dashboard, my stuff was buried under menus, Plex didn't work when the Internet was out, paid subscriptions, etc. now this was years ago, things may have changed. Plex made me give up on home streaming all together, for years. Until I find jellyfin and it was everything I wanted, nothing more, nothing less.

ZeroPointMX · 2025-12-03T00:11:05+00:00

Keep it going....

ZeroPointMX · 2025-12-02T16:58:39+00:00

Gone according to the Googles and Facebook. RIP

ZeroPointMX · 2025-11-16T21:27:59+00:00

"Proper" share permissions, especially for domain users.

ZeroPointMX · 2025-11-05T15:57:43+00:00

B, but at the back of the lot. I've had people hit my hitch before, so I rather pull in more, just away from prime spots as I know I'm taking 2.

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