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    How to 'Create Part In Place' using vba?

    I have been trying to find VBA code for to 'Create Part In Place' in an Assembly. It seems that this functionality is not exposed in API? Am I right or missing something?
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    Get the plane / face of sketch

    Hello, I have searched everywhere but I can't seem to find a solution. Using VBA, how to get the plane / face on which a sketch is rotated.
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    Parent of edge / face

    Hello, I have a part with a Pad. I interactively select an edge / a face in the graphics screen. 1. Using a VBA macro I find the parent of the selected edge / face. As expected, the Pad object is the output of the Parent property When I add a Hole feature on a face of Pad, the Hole object...
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    RootParameterSet not working - CATIA API

    Hello, When I access the RootParameterSet object of a ProfuctDocument.Product it does not contain any parameters. The ProductDocument.Product.Parameters. RootParameterSet.AllParameters.Count returns 0 (zero) when there are default 5 Parameters in every ProductDocument. What am I doing wrong...
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    User Property Vs. Parameter

    Thanks.
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    User Property Vs. Parameter

    Greetings, When I create a user property (using 'Properties > Define other properties ... '), a related parameter is created. eg. If I create a user property 'Author', a parameter name 'Properties\Author' is automatically created. Is there any specific capability / use that User Property can...
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    Simple Hole sketch dimensions in Equation Manager

    Thanks. If I insert exactly similar hole and give exactly similar dimension using the Hole Wizard or Cut Extrude feature, the dimensions are shown in the Equation Manager. So, what's up with Simple Hole? Is it an abandoned child of SolidWorks?
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    Simple Hole sketch dimensions in Equation Manager

    I created a simple hole on a face of a block. I then created a dimension from an edge of the face to the center of the simple hole. Dimension Created in Simple Hole Sketch But the dimensions does not show in the Equation Manager. Dimension Missing in EQN. Magr. Is this normal behavior? I am...
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    Symbols in API - Collaborative Task

    Thanks very much Handleman for informing. Is it mentioned anywhere in help?
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    Re. Macro that give names to dimesions?

    thread559-102461 I was just browsing through archived threads out of curiosity. The original problem was to rename three selected dimensions and change their names to predefined standard names and create custom property for each of them. The solution provided was able to process only one...
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    Convention for naming Properties in Solidworks

    Thanks but that does not help much. Now here is another example. What is the logic / rules that I can use to interpret and understand this? "D1@7300 AA STANDARD FRAME SKETCH@730301413000-1@Drawing View1" I am really stuck up. There are more complex examples: "SW-Sheet Metal...
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    Solidworks API - Is view empty

    Hello, thanks for your replies. I am not a regular / experience SolidWorks user. I spent some time on my problem and realized that I had unnecessarily tried to generalize the problem. Here is more specific problem. The sheet view can contain annotations or even geometry. So I wanted to check...
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    Solidworks API - Is view empty

    Using Solidworks API, how can I find a drawing view is empty? Same is the case with Sketch object. I have searched the help file but can't find anything relevant.
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    Convention for naming Properties in Solidworks

    Is the procedure for naming Properties in SolidWorks documented anywhere. I have searched help and web but was unable to find any. For example: "SW-Cost-StockType@food_processor.SLDASM" What does the part before and after @ means. Sometimes there are more than 2 strings separated by @ Sometimes...
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    Get the name of current UCS

    I have received the attached drawing from one of my clients. (I have removed geometry to maintain confidentiality. But it retains the essence of problem that I have). I have to write VB/A program that extracts data from this drawing. For that I need to know the extents of the drawing. The...
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