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  1. Alan Lowbands

    How can I show parts in different positions

    Hi, I'm new(ish) to Inventor having not used it for around 10 years. The model I have has pins placed in a components location holes. The problem I'm having is that there are 4 components each having the location holes in different positions. How can I show these on sperate views without the...
  2. Alan Lowbands

    Table to geometry

    Morning All, Does anyone know if you can convert a table to geometry in v5? thanks Alan
  3. Alan Lowbands

    Thread support depth call for macro

    Good morning All, Does anyone know what the call-up is for thread 'Support' depth ? The code below 'kind off' works on blind holes but falls down when the hole depth is 'Up to Next' i've searched the v5Automation but can't find how to change from Dimension to Support...
  4. Alan Lowbands

    Text box

    Hi again, quick question please. Is it possibe to alter individual lines in a text box without deleting the other lines ? eg. if I wanted to add part number to the text box with one macro and tool and assembly with another. Tool number Assembly number Part number thanks in advance for any help
  5. Alan Lowbands

    Hi All, i'm after a little macro

    Hi All, i'm after a little macro I can run on certain dimensions to save me having to alter the tolerance and type each time. Could anyone give me an example of what needs to go in the line below please. I can't find anything that explaines what each value does. Any example would be really...
  6. Alan Lowbands

    Help with balloons

    Hi All, I've been looking at this for a while. first posted something similar in 2019 nd still haventr found a way round it :). I have to ballon up a pile of assembly drawings with split balloons showing the part number and sheet no it was drawn on. Firstly, I'm having to use text because...
  7. Alan Lowbands

    Drawing Scale ??

    Hi All, I'm stumped again and hoped someone may have a simple solution. I'm trying to auto-populate a drawing sheet. I have managed to get everything I need except the drawing scale. This code gets it but its not in a ratio format. Set at a scale of 10:1 it reports 0.1 Is there a way of...
  8. Alan Lowbands

    Can anyone tell me where I'm going wrong

    Hi All, I'm trying to fill some items on drawings using macro's with pop up boxes. I've got most of it to work but it's in sheet background. When I try to get it to alter some text on the working views I get an error 'Set DrwText = DrwTexts.GetItem("Text.222") 'TEXT NUMBER' I am a bit stumped...
  9. Alan Lowbands

    Hi Gents, Does anyone know of a

    Hi Gents, Does anyone know of a way to delete a material from inside a part body ? Pulling my last few remaining hairs out trying to find a way. thanks Alan
  10. Alan Lowbands

    Polyworks problem

    Hi guys, I was hoping someone will be able to help with a problem with a polyworks report. It was created from a scan and reports the positions of 4 lifting attachments. The problem is it's reporting the position and diameter symbols but including an S symbol. I assume this is spherical symbol...
  11. Alan Lowbands

    Large point clouds in V5

    Hi, Can anyone please tell me how I can extract or select the individual points from a large point cloud imported into catia v5. I just get the message " too many points " when I try. any help would be really appreciated, regards Alan
  12. Alan Lowbands

    Calculating load on a shaft

    Hi Gents, Could someone please help with this problem. I have a shaft that need to locate into a socket. The shaft is slightly bent and needs to be guided into the socket, both have a 45 degree lead machined on them. I have restrained the shaft at the bottom and applied a distributed force to...
  13. Alan Lowbands

    Best fitting parts

    Hi, Could anyone tell me how I can 'best fit' two hole patterns ? I have a report with the actual hole positions for both parts and need to see if they will go together. I have drawn out and made both parts but can't find a way to best fit them using constraints. Any help (as always) would be...
  14. Alan Lowbands

    Perpendicularity And MMC

    Hi, I was hoping someone might be able to help. I have just received a report and can't understand how the perpendicularity tolerance was calculated using MMC. There are two diameter measurements reported, one is stated 'mated' and used for the perpendicularity tolerance at MMC. The other...
  15. Alan Lowbands

    Stck Font

    Hi, Could anyone recommend a good stick font for use with V5 for engraving please. thanks Alan
  16. Alan Lowbands

    Decimal places ???

    Hi, Can anyone help please. I'm running a macro that extracts the sizes of a part from the properties boxes to paist on a drawing. Length width and height. I can get them with no problem but its returning the sizes to around 7 or 8 decimal places. Is there an easy way to set then to 3 ? I'm a...
  17. Alan Lowbands

    Part Body - Define as in work object

    Hi Gents, I'm trying to get all the selected parts in an assembly to have the main body set as the 'in work object'. Could anyone tell me where i'm going wrong please ? thanks Alan ------------------------------------ Language="VBSCRIPT" Sub CATMain() Set oSel =...
  18. Alan Lowbands

    Formula problem

    Hi, Could anyone please tell me how I get this formula to show the first 3 results in inches ? I still need the length in metric. ToString((`BOX SECTION H` )/1mm) + " x " + ToString((`BOX SECTION W` )/1mm) + " x " + ToString((`BOX SECTION WALL` )/1mm)+ " x " + ToString((LENGTH )/1mm)+"LG" I...
  19. Alan Lowbands

    Can you alter Tools/Options setting with a macro

    Hi Gents, Is it possible to over-ride catia Tools/Options settings with a macro ? I just want to turn on all the dimension manipulators without having to go through the same routine every time I start up a session. cheers Alan
  20. Alan Lowbands

    Drawing view from part body

    Hi, Could anyone help me with this problem. I'm trying to run a macro that will select a body in a part and drop it onto a drawing sheet. I've got it to work to a small degree with bits of code cobbled together but I can't find a way to let me select the face I want for my view. any help as...

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