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  1. solid7

    How to measure from a specified axis system in VB?

    I just want to return a measurement in an alternate axis system. All of my code currently goes back to global. I don't seem to be able to specify what axis system to take measures from.
  2. solid7

    Cast to AxisSystem not working

    This was a super quick script, scrambled together to unit test a larger bit of functionality. I think it's pretty straightforward, and there's a relevant comment. So help me understand why this doesn't work. I cast selections to object types all over the place, in all kinds of code. This...
  3. solid7

    It is possible to populate 'multiple values' drop down from design tables?

    3DX 2017x I want to create a User Feature that has a drop down box, with pre-populated values. Great for start parts. I was thinking that it would be super simple to use a series of design tables for this. However, I've not come up with a good way to do this. The design table is immediately...
  4. solid7

    Why does Annotations.Count return a value in some cases, but not others?

    In the following code, I have annotated what works, and what doesn't. The code worked fine, until I put the handling in, to catch the cases where there are no annotations. Annotations oAnnotations = (Annotations)oAnnotationSet.Annotations; MessageBox.Show("annotation count =...
  5. solid7

    API to find 3D Annotations in 2D Layout?

    3DX 2017x I'm trying to make a check tool, that will compare the parts in the tree/BOM to the views on the layout, to ensure that our captures/view filters have captured all of the part numbers. I have already got this working on the 3D side, so that the user gets a validation that all parts...
  6. solid7

    API for creating "Principal Views" in 2D Layout?

    I don't have a problem with creating the 2D Layout views... But is there a way to create the views with locked orthogonal projection, such as when you use the "Principal Views" function in the 2D Layout for 3D Design app? Also... If that weren't enough... I can't find a method or property to...
  7. solid7

    Need Torque Spec for Metric Class 9.8 through 12.9...

    So while our technical committee is drafting an internal standard, we need to have a ready made torque spec, available to the world. All of our work is done with metric fasteners. We use everything from black alloy, to blue dyed, with sizes ranging from M12 down to M1. I would need to cover...
  8. solid7

    Data on Cost Bias for Geometrically Dimensioned and Toleranced Parts?

    I would very much be interested to know if anyone can produce any tangible data, to suggest a correlation between GD&T on a drawing, and an increase in vendor procured parts? I'm not trying to lead a revolt. Clearly, GD&T is the way to go for a great many parts. But for low cost drivers, I...
  9. solid7

    3DX - VSTA (C#) SelectMultipleElements

    Having some trouble understanding what the SelectMultipleElements call is asking me for... Where xxxxxx is supposed to be Object[] (VBA used to require a CATSafeArrayVariant), according to the signature, and ????? would be the assigned name, and !!!!!! would be the unknown name of the...
  10. solid7

    C# - Can't seem to return the object type of the active object

    I'm just starting into C#, and I'm attempting to write a little code that only works if we have a 3D Shape active. I'm basically working through the object browser to try to figure this out, so any pro tips on making this struggle a bit easier, would be greatly appreciated. using System...
  11. solid7

    3DX , EKL - How to obtain a ProductOccurrence from a PartFeature?

    I am trying to work backwards from a geometric Feature inside of a part, and obtain its Product Occurrence, in the assembly context. I'm not quite sure how to arrive at this. I am able to obtain an instance from 'GetPLMOwner', but even this isn't helpful, if we have multiple instances of the...
  12. solid7

    3DX - VSTA editor fails to launch

    I'm so frustrated. I've tried 3 times to install VSTA, and while I can get the dialog box in the macros function that allows me to create or import VSTA libraries, I cannot edit. Every time I try, I get a message that says, "the editor has failed to launch. Try to reinstall VSTA 2013 using...
  13. solid7

    3DX - how to create flat pattern views for 3D Annotation?

    Simply, I need to know how to create a flat pattern view for 3D annotation, but release the part in the bent/folded condition. Do I need to create the equivalent of a V5 "scene" for this task? Or is it something else?
  14. solid7

    How to enumerate a set of parameters with EKL?

    I have several sets of parameters. Basically, I want to create a reaction that updates an integer, and tells me how many total parameters are in all of the sets of parameters, when/if a new parameter is added to any of the sets.
  15. solid7

    3DX - 3D annotation views and dimension questions

    I just started in 3DX, and this seems way clunkier than I ever remember V5 being. So what's the deal with 3D view creation in 3D Tolerancing and Annotation App? I set up my default views from an axis, and the displayed views - front, top, right, etc, etc - are all as expected. But when I...
  16. solid7

    How to create UserFeature Outputs in SpecTree?

    I have several working UDFs that have the UserFeature defined, and then, attached to the UserFeature, is what looks like an attribute. But it's actually an object that represents the output of the UserFeature. In my case, I want to know how I can create this output, so that my automation...
  17. solid7

    EKL - question about CATProducts

    In EKL (V5), whenever I use a function that needs to access the name of a product, I run into a problem if the instance name is the same. It seems that it treats both CATParts and CATProducts as Products. So the question is, how would I discern between a CATProduct and a CATPart programmatically?
  18. solid7

    PKT - instantiating from Catalog - won't work after UDF update

    I have a catalog of UDFs. I am using EKL calls to situationally instantiate them. Recently, I had need to update one of the UDF. I made the changes to the UDF, updated it, saved it back to the original directory, and re-pointed the catalog at the UDF feature. My base code that instantiates the...
  19. solid7

    Measuring along only the positive value of the direction

    I'm trying to use distancedir to measure along a direction. No problem, it works fine. Except what I really want to do, is invert the direction in the next iteration, and get the measure of all of a certain feature in the other direction. For me, a direction should dictate only positive...
  20. solid7

    EKL - Query

    I've found that the Query function is a lot deeper than the help documentation lets on. There is one particular case that isn't quite working, and I cannot figure out why. I have a joined curve that is comprised of 15 line segments, and 2 circles. I want to query the list for lines, and...

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