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  1. Tobin1

    How do YOU make Brackets on your drawings?

    Howdy All! If you regularly need to make Brackets to indicate items are grouped together - How are YOU creating them? I'm trying to find a way that's quicker than sketching them each time. SolidWorks Blocks or Symbols don't seem to be made for this type of thing. Attached is an example...
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    Syntax for RegistryTools

    Howdy, I hope I'm asking this question correctly :-). I recently got my hands on a copy of SW2009 (liking it so far :D ). So I wanted to try to update my method for accessing the Windows Registry. I can tell that I need to add the reference to the VBATools library which contains the...
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    Please Evaluate û ôEsc OR Continueö macro example

    Howdy, fcsuper – I used the WaitExample structure to make this. This example macro prompts the user to decide to [Esc] end the macro OR Continue running the macro BEFORE a form is shown. I'm wondering if this might be considered improper use of code. I’m using the SW Progress Bar because it...
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    Set up WithEvents structure, ChangeCustomPropertyNotify

    Howdy, I’m having difficulty setting up a WithEvents structure. I’ve used one previously, but, this seems to be a little different. The code I used previously was triggered by a user selection on a drawing sheet (views, notes, sheet etc.). This time I need to get an event from a change in the...
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    Limit Tolerance Text Placement

    Howdy All, I have a question about how Limit Tolerance type dimensions should be written. I have some old drawings with diameter dimensions to the Inside of a machined surface and diameter dimensions to the Outside of machined surfaces. -When displaying a dimension for the inside diameter of a...
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    Macro Password

    Howdy, I've come across an old SW macro in our company files that our CAD administrator would like to reactivate. Unfortunately it's set up in a way that requires a password to edit it. I've never run across this before. I can't believe somebody put a password on an open source (.swp) file. I...
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    Label Views macro

    Howdy All, Attached is a revised copy of a Label View macro for SolidWorks. It can be used to add a SW Note type Label to a Drawing View. The View Label can include the correct scale. Many other improvements have been added to this revision. I'm sure you'll like them. Included are Icon.bmps for...
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    Balloon Note macro

    Howdy All, Attached is a release copy of a Balloon Note macro for SolidWorks I've been working on. It can be used to add a Quantity Note to an Item Balloon that will update if the model is changed. Included are Icon.bmps for the toolbar and instructions on how to add it. This can also be found...
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    Compound Note

    Howdy all, The SW API help describes a Compound Note as follows: <A compound note is a note that can contain multiple text strings and sketch geometry. Compound notes are equivalent to a user-defined symbol and can be created using DrawingDoc::CreateCompoundNote. Once created, you can use the...
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    SW API and the Registry

    Howdy all, I just need to ask this question before I waste any time trying to do something. I know there are some limitations to the SW API, I'm not sure what they all are. Is the Windows Registry open to the SW API? Can I use the Windows Registry in a SW macro? [bigears] Thanks Tobin...
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    Get Part Quantity From Item Balloon Macro

    Howdy All, I've been attempting to write a macro that will get the number of components related to an Item Balloon. This is just a test macro to see if I can do it simply. I've attached the macro I've been working with, but I need help figuring out the details. Or maybe I'm totally going in the...
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    Balloon Note macro

    Howdy All, Attached is a first look/beta copy of a Balloon Note macro for SolidWorks I’ve been working on. It can be used to add a Quantity Note to an Item Balloon that will update if the model is changed. I would appreciate any comments you may have after looking this over. Tobin Sparks...
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    prevent multiple decimal points during textbox input

    Howdy All, I'm looking for a good way to detect if the user has entered more than one decimal point into a TextBox. I'm trying to prevent a error due to multiple decimal points. This seems like it should be easy and there's probably a bunch of ways to do this, but I've been looking and can't...
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    VB for The Perfect Item Number Balloon

    An Item Number balloon grouped to a Quantity balloon (style: none) both updating automatically. It can be created manually by doing the following: Precondition: A SW Drawing View of a part or assembly with an existing Item Number balloon Start the Balloon command In the Balloon Property...
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    VB to Set an Item Selected

    Howdy All, I'm trying to create a note Group with a Macro. The "CreateGroup" method requires preselected objects. So I'm trying to Set a new item created in the Macro as a selected item. I've been experimenting with the attached Macro and have added comments to explain what I'm trying to do...
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    Help with Macro Syntax

    Howdy All! I probably didn't write a "good" question the last time :-) . I hope this is better. I'm having trouble understanding the "SolidWorks and Add-Ins API Help" concerning the syntax for the GetBalloonInfo method. I'm just doing an experiment to see if I can get and display in the...
  17. Tobin1

    VB &quot;Select Case&quot; Syntax

    Howdy All, I'm trying to set up a VB Select Case construct and seem to be missing something. Attached is a SW Macro I've been trying to set-up. I think I'm close or way-off :-) . Can anyone help me with this? Thanks Tobin Sparks www.nov.com
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    Precisely render overlapping geometry

    Howdy All, I posted this question once before - I just want to make sure of the answer. Maybe I'll ask the question different :-) Is it possible to gain access through VB code to every SW system setting? Are there some settings (or commands for that matter) that are just flat-out not...
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    Menu Button Icons

    Howdy all, Does anybody know which .dll file contains the SW Menu Button Icons or whatever they call them? I'm looking for the graphics they put on the buttons. I'm particularly interested in the Save and Rebuild button icons. If you have already extracted them can you give me a copy, please...
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    VB access to &quot;Precisely render overlapping geometry&quot;

    Can anyone tell me how to gain access through VB code to a particular SW setting? It's a new setting to SW 2007 and can be accessed manually at TOOLS -> OPTIONS -> DOCUMENT PROPERTIES -> IMAGE QUALITY. In the frame titled "Wireframe and high quality HLR/HLV resolution", the check box for...

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