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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...
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    "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...
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    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...

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