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Austin Schukar

Thanks for the response, Josh. Logging backing in today and everything seems to be in order......but I did check where my hatch pattern was pointing to, and it's now pointed to the company server instead of my local disk (I was remote yesterday). Seems that's what happened.

Austin Schukar

Logged in today and all but ONE of my hatches in my drawing are no longer available for selection. They are all gone. Converted other defined material hatches to the single available hatch. All of my drawings are this way now, and coworker is not experiencing this, so it's a localized issue. First t...

Austin Schukar

If you're getting a ton of cylindrical faces, you can check whether it's a hole or boss with this macro (CodeStack).

Austin Schukar

Do you only want selected bodies to be converted into the same feature tree?

If you want all bodies, one option is to use the Convert to Bodies tool (will save as new part); then as mentioned, overwrite the existing file.

Austin Schukar

Thanks guys, for your input. I do agree that the "Where Used" and "Contains" tabs aren't ideal, but it's just the closest that I can get him to the functionality of Workgroup's view, unfortunately. Thanks for that video, Jim, that helped a lot. Simply seeing it in real time gives...

Austin Schukar

I have a user that is completely beside himself using this software. Before I got to the company, they used Workgroup PDM. I can't envision what his problem is (finding anything about Workgroup is near impossible - my google-fu is usually fantastic), but I will do my best to explain what his problem...

Austin Schukar

OK I looked some more and... Youtube & Google to the rescue! "How To Fix SOLIDWORKS VBA 7.1 Installation Error" from (my VAR) "CADimensions, Inc." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjAz51lye1g & this from "Hawk Ridge Systems" https://support.hawkridgesys.com/hc/e...

Austin Schukar

The tolerance values are in the array returned from GetFrameValues. You have to use this along with GetFrameDiameterSymbols and GetFrameSymbols3 to get the full picture. A symbol like this: image.png outputs a set of data like this: Frame 1 start ================== Has Diameter Symbol =============...

Austin Schukar

It's interesting that they split these up like they do. For the tolerance values, it looks like you have to interrogate GetTextAtIndex manually. I whipped this up and ran some tests, see what you think Option Explicit Dim swApp As SldWorks.SldWorks Dim swModel As SldWorks.ModelDoc2 Dim swModelExt As...

Austin Schukar

Yep....this happened to me. You're right on the money. VBA 7.1 isn't introduced to SW until SOLIDWORKS 2021 SP2, while the MS Office update installed VBA 7.1. I had to wait until my IT department was comfortable installing SW '21 SP2 to get back to editing / running VBA macros.

Austin Schukar

I have to confess, that screen shot is not from DS, but it is the first thing I thought of when I saw their page for HomeByMe. That is a random net image of the house editor in Sims4, I played the original Sims a bit back in college days. DSS execs comic book attempt to impress the "hip croud&...

Austin Schukar

Hey Dennis, can you verify the STL units or just rough dimensions of the tub?

Austin Schukar

Dennis - quick question - what version of SW are you guys running?

I'd like to also give it a shot if I have time in the evenings.

Austin Schukar

I love pathcopycopy.

There is another option for the most out-of-box experience with Windows. If you have a Microsoft Office app open, and you want to attach a file's full network path, you can RIGHT-Mouse-Button-Drag the file into the doc/message/etc, and select 'Create Hyperlink Here'.

Austin Schukar

Glenn Schroeder wrote: ↑Mon Apr 04, 2022 1:43 pm Something like this?

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Hey Glenn, I do know about the Jagged option, and while it may seem silly, I like the looks of a more 'organized' break/outline to the view. Jagged, to me, is not desirable. Hope that makes sense

Austin Schukar

In one previous use, I wanted to indicate that a series of systems were connected to the same linear pipe header, without the additional load of the complete assembly from which to crop or break the view. Each system was a subassembly, and included an enveloped partial representation of the continu...

Austin Schukar

I thought that a Revision Cloud may be useful to try this. However, its only controls are minimum arc radius and Line Style, also defined as linear-only types of gaps and dashes. I've made similar 'constructs' where a straight line is drawn on a layout layer which I later turn to hidden, then I ske...

Austin Schukar

The AutoCAD zig-zag is a marriage of two files. The .lin file and a corresponding .shp (shape) file. SW only mimics the .lin part. I've gathered as much, a bit unfortunate. It was pretty trivial to set up all of our own line types in AutoCAD with the system lin/shp files. I did see, though, that SW...

Austin Schukar

Just curious where you would use this? I can' think of anytime I've wanted to do this on a drawing in SolidWorks.....maybe AutoCAD for doing break views I guess. Good question. Really is just personal preference. I use Crop View quite a bit, and really prefer something like CATIA's clipped view lin...

Austin Schukar

Pretty sure you are limited to length of solid segment and length of break.... https://solid-blog.pl/tworzenie-wlasnego-stylu-linii-do-uzycia-w-rysunkach/?lang=en although I have been entirely wrong before... That's the conclusion that I've come to as well. Here's to hoping that some wizard can set...

Austin Schukar

I'm wondering about creating a custom line style, similar to AutoCAD, by modifying this file: <install_dir>\SOLIDWORKS\lang\<language>\Swlines.lin I don't see how to include shapes, symbols, text, etc. into the formatting. Is there a trick that I'm not seeing, or am I limited to only creating linety...

Austin Schukar

Thanks, The speed of selection is greatly improved when the Scroll selected item into view is disabled, but the speed is still not up to standard when there are too many parts. Currently disabled: Scroll selected item Graphics update FeatureTree and FeatureTreeWindow AssemblyRebuild Is there any ot...

Austin Schukar

So......... Long story short I just finished and manage to pass the cswp-api (barely)...(Dint really expect that i will pass...) image.png My key takeaway Have the API help page open, a lot of the question can be answered by searching even if you never see the command before... Link: https://help.s...

Austin Schukar

Zhen-Wei Tee wrote: ↑Wed Feb 16, 2022 6:03 pm I will be taking mine this friday... (I dun really expect to pass but more to get the hang of it...)
I will provide more inputs once i took it

Good luck

Austin Schukar

Has anyone here taken the API Professional certification exam? If so, what were your thoughts on it? The example test was not very thorough.

We have exam codes to use and I'm thinking about burning another.

Austin Schukar

I thought I was slick by using bodies for intersection curves. Now I'm questioning everything...

Austin Schukar

Tera wrote: ↑Thu Feb 03, 2022 4:20 pm How can I do it in a template. Because the template has no cut list or part name yet.
Thank you.

Unfortunately you'll have to manually add these properties after you know the cutlist and part names, unless you invoke some sort of API, but that wouldn't be trivial

Austin Schukar

I was looking into this "@@@" format and it seems like this is a cutlist property callout? This doesn't work for my 2017 version at the moment and will need to wait another month or two before I can upgrade and apply this. That format does seem to be specific to cutlist property callouts,...

Austin Schukar

I'm assuming you'd want each of these properties to update dynamically as well? I know that manually doing this 200 times is tedious, but you could just create a new custom property and link it to:

"SW-Bounding Box Width@@@Cut-List-ItemX@PartX.SLDPRT"

Austin Schukar

mike miller wrote: ↑Mon Jan 17, 2022 4:06 pm

You counted?

I'm subscribed to the User Forum there, so I get sent an email for every post published to it. In this case, my inbox counted...but I got pinged EVERY time. Happens with all spammers.

Austin Schukar

dpihlaja wrote: ↑Mon Jan 17, 2022 11:09 am Looks like some spam got through on the Swamp:

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There are tons of them...

I scrolled for a solid 20 seconds and saw no end in sight of these messages...

He managed to post 845 times before he was cut off.

Austin Schukar

SPerman wrote: ↑Wed Jan 12, 2022 6:32 pm Flaw was at the top of one of the lists and I'm pretty sure he never said anything nice over there.

Is he still around that or this forum? Haven't seen him in a bit.

Austin Schukar

You think the Add-in is better than the software? Does it jams when importing high detailed mesh? Did not have the opportunity to test them, the add-in is still pretty expensive :/ I would say that the add-in is not even close to the software. It's still a big quality-of-life improvement for our gr...

Austin Schukar

The only feasible route - I hope someone can correct me - to avoid creating parent/child dependencies is to create new bodies via a macro feature (or import, like Matt said). This macro feature could theoretically check a sketch, find all bodies that fall within its bounds, and remake them via API. ...

Austin Schukar

IDisplayDimension::GetText Method should help get you there. Take a look at swDimensionTextPrefix/swDimensionTextSuffix.

Also:

Get Dimension Values in Drawing Example (VBA)

Austin Schukar

Thanks for sharing, Rob!

Austin Schukar

Maybe check http://help.solidworks.com/2015/english/api/sldworksapi/SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks~SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks.IDisplayDimension~MarkedForDrawing.html as well? Edit: How do I edit the hyperlink display text? Edit2: I just tried, and it doesn't show the inserted dimension as "Marked...

Austin Schukar

@mattpeneguy & @RichGergely, very fair points. You guys are right, we are always going to have to associate with the platform. One way or another.

Austin Schukar

Thank you for responding! Can you tell me more about this? I'm really new into macros and don't know a lot of things. Thank you. Sure thing...I can't really go into too much detail, as most of my macros are at the part level, so forgive me for that. From what I understand, SolidWorks API considers ...

Austin Schukar

You made some good points. I know I've been as guilty as anyone of bashing that mess over there, and should just let it go. Like you, I still frequent that site because I enjoy helping people solve their problems, and plan to continue, but I guess every time I do it's like ripping off the band-aid....

Austin Schukar

Am I the only one that thinks that CADForum should move on from 3DSwym? THE 3DExperience post (https://cadforum.net/viewtopic.php?f=52&t=53) is consistently active on the forum, and has what I could imagine the most posts and views of any on this site. At a glance, I see references to it on othe...

Austin Schukar

We have Geomagic Design X/Polyworks/SW; however, we just finished our trials of Geomagic's SW add-in, Geomagic for SolidWorks (GM4SW). I have to say, it's pretty good at first glance, but still a bit pricey. Think we came in around $8k or something like that, but not positive. With GM4SW, my workflo...

Austin Schukar

Sound cool, may I ask what software do you use? AFAIK G2 is enough for surfacing, but I am not a Class A Surfacing guy and the software that I work with tend to give better results using G1 (SolidWorks and Rhino). () We use PolyWorks, Geomagic DX, and SW...I wouldn't consider us Class A surfacers e...

Austin Schukar

I think it won't affect anything. The geometry and isocurves are preserved, this subdivision will just allow more selections in the CAD. But there wound be no meaning in subdivide if you are not going to modify or create more surfaces from it, right? Thanks for your response, Lucas, and yes, you're...

Austin Schukar

By the way, @Rob, not to get off-topic, but I checked out the website on your profile. All of the work on there is beyond wonderful. I haven't managed to pick my jaw up from the floor since I opened it.

Austin Schukar

The machinability if the tangency/continuity is good should not be affected if the CAM software is decent. Having more surfaces effects the time to run cutter paths in the program but looking at what you have there it wont be an issue. I wouldn't have thought it would affect CFD but someone with mo...

Austin Schukar

Hi Austin I am sorry I am not too familiar with Hole Wizard in general and Hole Wizard API in particular. I noticed what you are trying to do seems possible in a Design Table . If I read your post correctly you could achieve this by cycling through and updating all the configs yourself. I also gues...

Austin Schukar

Hey all, apologies in advance for a seemingly stupid question. I have two particular questions that stem from one source - a complex surface that's been split into multiple faces. See below. Q1: Does having split lines on a complex surface affect machinability? Assume curvature continuity, no singul...

Austin Schukar

I couldn't find anything on this. Hope someone else can help. Maybe @artem or @Rob?

Austin Schukar

Don't know if there's a quicker way, but you can get the component's ModelDoc, IComponent2::GetModelDoc2, then determine the document type via the IModelDoc2::GetType Method. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong, as I've not done this before!

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