If you haven't tried it - DO!
If you haven't tried it - DO!
(OP)
I just stumbled across the program SmartSketch LE that comes packaged with Mathcad 2000 and 2001... Boy oh boy have I been missing out. Now my illustrations (necessary part of the documentation for any mathcad sheet I make, as far as I'm concerned) can be "live" reflections of the inputs and outputs of my calculations. Sweeeeeeeeeeet.
http://www.mathsoft.com/mathcad/2000dir/prof/smartsketchle.asp
(Still kicking myself for all the time I wasted making .bmp illustrations in MS Paint.)
http://www.mathsoft.com/mathcad/2000dir/prof/smartsketchle.asp
(Still kicking myself for all the time I wasted making .bmp illustrations in MS Paint.)





RE: If you haven't tried it - DO!
gearguru
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Bung
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I was able to get the smartsketch component to show the value of the variable X in the tools>Variables table, it matched whatever I set it equal to in mathcad. But I could not make it control the length of a line. I read the mathcad help, the mathcad PDF, still couldn't see how to do it.
Anyone care to clue me in? Is there a good step by step tutorial somewhere to help me get started?
Thanks!
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1) Is "maintain relationships" turned on? (Tools | M.R.)
2) Did you find the driving/driven button? Select the dimension, and look for the button with an icon that looks like a length dimension with a padlock on it. Set the dimension to be "driving."
Lemme know if that helps.
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You have to upgrade to the full version of SmartSketch to read or write dwg/dxf or dgn. In my experience though, the translation isnt that great.
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PS It appears that you cannot make a "driving" dimension on a rectangle object, you have to draw the rectangle using lines to do this. Even after this discovery though nothing works.
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Cheers
Greg Locock
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This looks promising. I'll give it a try tonight.
Dave Adkins
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It is a good example using a 3,4,5 triangle.
Regards
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Thanks I'll have a look at that too.
Dave