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  1. willwicker

    Does a pentaprism REALLY maintain beam perpendicularity regardless of orientation?

    I have found lots of references that claim that a pentaprism always bends incoming beams 90 degrees, regardless of beam orientation relative to the entry face ("within small angles"). Is this really true? Or is it one of those Physics 101 lies that are convenient approximations for people who...
  2. willwicker

    "Magic" custom properties via API?

    Thanks to KenBolen and TheTick, I was motivated to experiment in more detail. Here's what I found: It does not matter if you use the new CustomPropertyManager or the older Doc.AddCustomInfo calls. The magic syntax for pretty much any of the SW-XXXX@PART values (Material, Mass, Volume, Density...
  3. willwicker

    "Magic" custom properties via API?

    I am trying to set some custom properties via the API to take advantage of SolidWorks' "magic" properties, like: "SW-MATERIAL@Part1.SLDPRT" to get the material name "D2@Sketch2@Part1.SLDPRT" to get a dimension's value etc. However, when I add these values in, what I get is the literal spelling...
  4. willwicker

    Detailing moderately complex weldments

    Replying to my self-reply, because I like to hear myself talk... My joy at discovering high-quality vs. draft-quality cosmetic threads was premature. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. Bummer.
  5. willwicker

    Detailing moderately complex weldments

    Replying to myself: These are threads that should be made before the parts are welded together. Apparantly, if you choose high-quality cosmetic threads in the view, threads not belonging to the displayed body are not shown. If you choose draft-quality cosmetic threads (not the same as drawft...
  6. willwicker

    Detailing moderately complex weldments

    How do you model and detail moderately complex weldments? I am currently using the weldment functionality (2006, SP4.1) to create a multi-body part with structural members, plates, hole-wizard holes, etc. Now it's time to make a set of drawings for this. The weldment is complex enough that I...
  7. willwicker

    Password Tip

    Mpiper wrote: With a 4-place password, for example, my keyboard gives roughly 78 million possible alternatives. A 3 GHz computer could crack that in seconds with even the crudest scheme. I'm sure others have already worked out the number of places you need in a password to be reasonably...

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