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Eddy Alleman

Don't worry about BR upvote, I don't think that is possible anyway, at least I don't see how

in that case i will add your findings to my SR.

happy coding!

Eddy Alleman

it's something that they missed very recently.

Damn they add code for configuration specific properties and set it for all configurations... One wonders if they test it...

I wanted to upvote the BR, but seems this is only for your eyes...

Eddy Alleman

Great to hear you're on 2024! 😄 Thanks for confirming that the bug is gone! I was checking out the new features in SolidWorks 2024 API, and I came across : A cut list (see: ICutListItem::CustomPropertyManager and IConfiguration::GetCutListItems) An assembly component (see: IComponent2::CustomPropert...

Eddy Alleman

OK, I know I have tested with this some years ago and i filed an enhancement request several times. Even using the WINAPI it is not possible to mimic the clicking on the icon on the right. I did have a look into my code from then and found this remark: //IMPORTANT REMARK for SolidWorks 2021 cutlist ...

Eddy Alleman

workaround: you can activate the configuration you want and then get the custom property for the active configuration. This has botthered me too for a long time so i filed a SR Last year i got a message from Solidworks that the following is added in SOLIDWORKS 2024 SP2: 🔹 SR# 1-23751953419 Descripti...

Eddy Alleman

Hi Makos,

What SolidWorks version are you on?

Are you using configurations?

Eddy Alleman

Hi Slasher, thanks AlexLachance ;-) I'm back, but you are faster you can use Batch+ for this see the complete article on Codestack: https://www.codestack.net/solidworks-api/options/document/image-quality-coarse/ There is a button to save in the UI for every file you need to be saved: image.png Try o...

Eddy Alleman

I had the same problem last week.
Closing the assembly and solidworks and reooening solved it for me.
Eddy

Eddy Alleman

As of today it is added to Codestack website.
https://www.codestack.net/solidworks-ap ... und-white/

Eddy Alleman

I just cannot believe that you cannot access this somehow. The vector has to exist somewhere so that SolidWorks can use it. Every single triad uses the information from the standard origin - and the other coordinate system is just a transformed one. I need an SPR for that. SWX 2022 SP5 could have i...

Eddy Alleman

Hi berg_lauritz I'm thinking about a workaround. Do you need the CS for your CNC (in other words : can your CNC import the CS?) or do you only need a point, 3 axes and 3 planes in you CNC environment for easy selecting, aligning? If the latter you could create a dummy part with a point, 3 axis, 3 wo...

Eddy Alleman

How do i add an actual axis to this coordinate system with a macro? I'd like to add all three of them. Can I somehow use the ICoordinateSystemFeatureData Interface Members to do that? Any ideas? Hi Lauritz, ICoordinateSystemFeatureData can be used to get the points, faces ,edges the CS was build up...

Eddy Alleman

The Belgium SolidWorks User Group BESWUG is officially started up.
Have a look at the meetup page and join if you like to:

https://lnkd.in/dDhp7w7w

Eddy Alleman

Hi Mark,

can you show an image of a part that had this knurl on it?
Might be interesting which features were used to google.

Eddy

Eddy Alleman

Hi Alex,

TIP: Sometimes it's easier to create a new macro with macro recorder and then copy paste the code in there.
Those references will be ok already then.

Eddy

Eddy Alleman

AlexLachance wrote: ↑Tue Sep 07, 2021 9:02 am This is the error I get on Visual Basic. 2nd image to show how I selected. 3rd image to show file location.

Hi Alex,

Can you check your references:
Menu tools > References

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Eddy

Eddy Alleman

Hi mark,
What does it do exactly? I suppose it is not named knurl because you would already have found it i guess.

Eddy Alleman

On the SolidWorks forum someone asked how to make a macro that toggles between the default drawing background color and a white color. The goal was to make it easier to capture images where a white background was required. Here is a simple macro that does exactly that. I will also explain the basic ...

Eddy Alleman

Tahhhd wrote: ↑Mon Aug 30, 2021 8:09 am Good Luck!

appreciate it!

Eddy

Eddy Alleman

Hi Todd,

Great initiative you started.
Thx for the feedback

I´ve been contacted by the Solidworks swugn manager and applied for it today.

Eddy

Eddy Alleman

Is it possible that the drawing you want to open is already open?
The code just opens it if it is not already, it doesn't activate it to show on top of other windows if it was already there.

could you "Tile Horizontally" and show a print screen here?

Eddy Alleman

Tip to speed things up :
if your files are all in the same folder, you can filter for *.SLDASM only, because of the setting, the parts in there will be affected too.

Eddy Alleman

are you able to use macro recording and run that macro?
If so you can copy paste the code in there to test your environment.
Are you saving the macro in a directory that has no restrictions on user level? You can try using C:\temp in that case.

Eddy Alleman

you have to select a BOM cell first (not in a header) using LMB

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then you press RMB and drag to the left.

That should do it.

If nothing happens, then follow my previous question/advice to run the macro directly...

Eddy Alleman

Hi Uncle,

I tested it and it works fine here.

Can you run the macro without using a gesture?

Menu Tools > Macro > Run and select the OpenDrawingFromBom.swp file

Eddy Alleman

Thx David!

Does any of you know SWUG leaders here on the forum that are doing it nowadays? Obviously a lot has changed over the years.

Eddy Alleman

Thx Mate
All good advice

Eddy

Eddy Alleman

I started a dozen groups up and down the US east coast 10-15 years ago. I burned out on it in the end. I was active in user groups from about '98 to probably 2010. It can be fun, but get help, pace yourself, and don't expect anyone to keep their promises. Thanks Matt That is what I'm afraid off. I'...

Eddy Alleman

Thanks Dennis,

that is extra useful info!

Eddy

Eddy Alleman

Last weekend I enjoyed the SLUGME6 live stream. thanks to @Artem @gupta9665 @Alin and a lot of others who showed great content. What a great bunch of enthusiasm that was! This got me thinking. In my region there is no SWUG (SolidWorks User Group) and I think some of you here are SWUG leaders. Can yo...

Eddy Alleman

you're welcome

We all made that mistake once, but when stepping up we use other "values" than numbers.

Happy coding

Eddy Alleman

Hi, the valout schould give you the value val gives what is filled in and that can be an equation in your case. from the docs: Parameters FieldName Name of the custom property UseCached True if the configuration has been activated, false if not (see Remarks) ValOut Value of the custom property Resol...

Eddy Alleman

I just published another macro on Codestack

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direct link :
https://www.codestack.net/solidworks-ap ... ty-coarse/

I hope you find it useful.
Please let me know if you have any comments/questions.

Eddy

Eddy Alleman

You´re welcome.
Glad you like it !
The macro has been published on Codestack today.
Go to Goodies > Geometry > copy surfaces

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direct link:
https://www.codestack.net/solidworks-ap ... set-equal/

Eddy

Eddy Alleman

Agreed. We were on the verge of switching to Draftsight when they pulled that stunt. Glad we kept up our AutoCad seats. A client of mine also sticked to their autocad seat, but one day they had to reinstall windows10. They had to reregister their license and Autodesk support tells them they don't s...

Eddy Alleman

Hi @Zhen-Wei Tee I just uploaded a VBA macro to Codestack that does what you asked: https://github.com/EddyAlleman/codestack/tree/master/solidworks-api/geometry/surface-offset-equal It could take some days before you can find it on the Codestack website. This way you can look into it already. Happy ...

Eddy Alleman

Hi Stefan

Nice work!

Eddy

Eddy Alleman

Hi Zhen-Wei Tee you also could achieve this by using "knit surface" there is an API example in the help files: "Create Surface Knit Feature Example" https://help.solidworks.com/2016/english/api/sldworksapi/create_surface_knit_feature_example_vb6.htm An advantage here can be that ...

Eddy Alleman

You're welcome

thanks for your feedback ;-)

Eddy

Eddy Alleman

Hi Jordan, Can you show your code? What error did you get? The following recorded code creates a spline with the last point equal to the first one: Dim swApp As Object Dim Part As Object Dim boolstatus As Boolean Dim longstatus As Long, longwarnings As Long Sub main() Set swApp = Application.SldWork...

Eddy Alleman

The "default" you mention has me questioning whether you are actually accessing the "configuration name" of the part instead. Since you aren't familiar with SW, parts and assemblies can have multiple configurations where sizes, appearances, etc. can be different. Every part and ...

Eddy Alleman

You're welcome

Eddy Alleman

Good to hear that! Eddy EDIT I do have a follow-up question regarding the CustomPropertyView property of the ISheet interface. When I collected the view name string currently assigned to the ISheet.CustomPropertyView property, the value returned for the view name was "default". When iterat...

Eddy Alleman

Hi Sean, You first have to retrieve the Modeldoc2 of the 3D model the drawing is referring to: 1) Get the "Sheet" Sheet swSheet = (Sheet)swDrawing?.GetCurrentSheet(); and use "CustomPropertyView" to get the name of the view the custom properties are used for. Iterate over all vie...

Eddy Alleman

Hi, in the line PlaneName = "Plane" & "i" (results in Planei) change it to PlaneName = "Plane" & i (results in Plane1, Plane2,...) Also in the line boolstatus = Part.Extension.SelectByID2(PlaneName, "Plane", 0, 0, 0, True, 0, Nothing, 0) Plane should b...

Eddy Alleman

I haven't get the SW template to work yet in VC 2019 Community. Hi Frederick, Solidworks templates are not supported in visual studio versions > 2015. That's why I still have a visual studio 2015 installed on my pc (only for using the template). After creating a new project with the template , clos...

Eddy Alleman

This question was also asked on CadOverflow and was continued there: https://www.cadoverflow.com/t/how-to-calculate-the-transform-of-a-new-plane/142 Basically the OP wants to create a workplane before creating a PMP and when the PMP is open transform it to the wanted location as chosen in the PMP. T...

Eddy Alleman

Thanks Bradforzzz

You are not sleeping ;-) No need for the zzz ;-)

Eddy

Eddy Alleman

Thanks Bradforzzz

You are not sleeping ;-) No need for the zzz ;-)

Eddy

Eddy Alleman

Hi there,

This is my first day on this forum. (just discovered it...)

Happy to see a lot of people I know here . feels good!

Thanks for making this forum

Cheers,

Eddy

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