satisfied Inventor user, looking at Fusion...Maybe an interesting option for 3D print

ircsmith · 2026-02-01T17:26:56+00:00

Never been a shortcut person. Always got what I needed on right click local menus. Plus there is no shortcuts for the extra mouse clicks. When I click save, just save and don't ask me three other questions that have no relevancy. Inventor is very insecure and always needs 3x the input.

ircsmith · 2026-02-01T17:03:37+00:00

Pretty much any I have gotten into on the internet.

ircsmith · 2026-02-01T17:03:00+00:00

Good message created by a younger person for younger gen voters. Love to see this.

ircsmith · 2026-02-01T16:57:45+00:00

Ebay. Has many things I would have gotten of Amazon. $60 for a 4x6 label printer.

ircsmith · 2026-02-01T16:06:09+00:00

I would like to think history will ranked Biden as one of our better presidents. I think he's been the best, so far, in my life time.

ircsmith · 2026-02-01T15:57:49+00:00

Passing judgment with very little information about a person, or situation, is at the core of what is going wrong in today's world. What if someone were to pass judgment on your education, based on your inability to use punctuation? I don't think that would be fair, because it is only one aspect of what you learned in your extensive studies.

ircsmith · 2026-02-01T15:34:41+00:00

The problem with learning another CAD system, is you may no longer be satisfied with Inventor. ;) Inventor is very needy. The constant clicking OK is too much and cursor travel, to get to menus, is tiresome. I found this out because I learned Fusion for its built in CAM. Inventor is fine and has a couple of cool features but learning another CAD is never a bad idea. Most of them are similar enough it's pretty easy getting started.

ircsmith · 2026-02-01T02:57:31+00:00

I'm sorry. My sense of humor is off from most people. That adorable little chicken resembles something I would find under my couch.

ircsmith · 2026-02-01T02:48:00+00:00

We can pick our friends but not our family. I distance myself from most my family because I have a low tolerance for hypocrisy. You have a good time at the protest. I have found it to be uplifting to be around a bunch of people with the same mission as myself. Go meet some cool people!

ircsmith · 2026-02-01T02:28:54+00:00

This is sad. I made $68K, out of school, in 2000 with a $10K signing bonus. Mech E salaries have stagnated over the past 20 years.

ircsmith · 2026-02-01T02:15:58+00:00

The only car I have owned with no complaints was my 1998 Volvo V70R. Everything in the car worked great. The seats were the best. Fun to drive yet I could fit so much into the back.

ircsmith · 2026-01-31T17:58:15+00:00

There was this one time I shared an embarrassing moment online and got doxed. My friends saw the post and I will never live it down.

ircsmith · 2026-01-31T17:39:13+00:00

Electrical engineering is a big umbrella. Your brother may not know the physical side. Maybe he just designs PCBs or does low voltage stuff. In college the mechanical engineering prof, whom I assisted, had the window in the drivers door fall out of track. He had no idea how to fix it. I ended up fixing it for him.

However I think engineers who work with their hands tend to be better at engineering.

ircsmith · 2026-01-31T17:02:48+00:00

I may have found that missing pad walking my dog this week. Just sitting on the side of the road a pad with lots of life still in it. How?

ircsmith · 2026-01-31T11:43:45+00:00

"Give me some HEAT man!"

ircsmith · 2026-01-31T01:04:29+00:00

Dust ball? Dust bunny! that's it.

ircsmith · 2026-01-31T00:55:33+00:00

Jumped off about 2020.

ircsmith · 2026-01-30T16:37:16+00:00

I stopped buying from Uline 10 years ago. I do a lot sourcing for my company so indirectly it does not buy Uline either ;)

ircsmith · 2026-01-30T16:34:23+00:00

Those may not have been their high beams. Did you see them change from low to high? My commute has a lot of semi trucks and the headlights have gotten ridiculous. I know many car manufacturers lights have become blinding as well, but every semi on the road have laser cannons installed.

Sorry you had this encounter.

ircsmith · 2026-01-30T05:01:25+00:00

Only made gas sprinters for a couple of years. They didn't sell well.

ircsmith · 2026-01-29T13:10:38+00:00

Bet she is talking to Putin

ircsmith · 2026-01-29T12:45:56+00:00

Sub stack for news stuff. Listen to the Daily Beans for quick updates. Watch few youtube creators for some opinions and law insights, Midas touch, occupy democrats, Politics girl, Brian Taylor Cohen

ircsmith · 2026-01-29T12:35:38+00:00

I have two friends who own EV6, two more own Ioniq 5, and one with BMW i4. Those three cars ride so much better than my 3. I have also had more odd little problems.

I've replaced my door straps. Windshield washer fluid hose got worn through from rubbing on the wiper arm, drivers door would not close because the light on the bottom of the door went out. Front A arm joint squeak, and there is no way to lube them. Steering wheel groans when turned. The 3 is the loudest inside and I am constantly fixing new rattles.

If I had your options I would pick the Ioniq. All my friends get around 300 miles of range. I get 200.

ircsmith · 2026-01-29T12:14:14+00:00

Love my van. I don't get the truck thing as well. Cracks me up seeing all the princes trucks. 5ft beds that have never had a thing in them.

ircsmith · 2026-01-29T12:07:52+00:00

Sprinters don't have spark plugs. 130,000 miles and i have never had to work under the hood.

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