topology modification with parameters (solidowrks + visual basic)
topology modification with parameters (solidowrks + visual basic)
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I need to modify the topology of a model that has to be parametric. This means that the number and the type of the geometry elements (topology) should be modifiable with parameters.
These parameters have to be modifiable from a MSExcel interface.
Any idea about how to do it?
These parameters have to be modifiable from a MSExcel interface.
Any idea about how to do it?






RE: topology modification with parameters (solidowrks + visual basic)
If you are able to enumerate all of the topologically different configurations beforehand you can create those features and use suppression states to switch between them.
If that is not feasible / practical it is probably possible to use Visual Basic within Excel and the SolidWorks API to construct the desired topology directly. I expect this approach to require significant effort and familiarity with the SolidWorks API.
Eric