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  1. NirVidP

    How to 'Create Part In Place' using vba?

    I have been trying to find VBA code for to 'Create Part In Place' in an Assembly. It seems that this functionality is not exposed in API? Am I right or missing something?
  2. NirVidP

    Get the plane / face of sketch

    Hello, I have searched everywhere but I can't seem to find a solution. Using VBA, how to get the plane / face on which a sketch is rotated.
  3. NirVidP

    Parent of edge / face

    Hello, I have a part with a Pad. I interactively select an edge / a face in the graphics screen. 1. Using a VBA macro I find the parent of the selected edge / face. As expected, the Pad object is the output of the Parent property When I add a Hole feature on a face of Pad, the Hole object...
  4. NirVidP

    RootParameterSet not working - CATIA API

    Hello, When I access the RootParameterSet object of a ProfuctDocument.Product it does not contain any parameters. The ProductDocument.Product.Parameters. RootParameterSet.AllParameters.Count returns 0 (zero) when there are default 5 Parameters in every ProductDocument. What am I doing wrong...
  5. NirVidP

    User Property Vs. Parameter

    Greetings, When I create a user property (using 'Properties > Define other properties ... '), a related parameter is created. eg. If I create a user property 'Author', a parameter name 'Properties\Author' is automatically created. Is there any specific capability / use that User Property can...
  6. NirVidP

    Simple Hole sketch dimensions in Equation Manager

    I created a simple hole on a face of a block. I then created a dimension from an edge of the face to the center of the simple hole. Dimension Created in Simple Hole Sketch But the dimensions does not show in the Equation Manager. Dimension Missing in EQN. Magr. Is this normal behavior? I am...
  7. NirVidP

    Re. Macro that give names to dimesions?

    thread559-102461 I was just browsing through archived threads out of curiosity. The original problem was to rename three selected dimensions and change their names to predefined standard names and create custom property for each of them. The solution provided was able to process only one...
  8. NirVidP

    Solidworks API - Is view empty

    Using Solidworks API, how can I find a drawing view is empty? Same is the case with Sketch object. I have searched the help file but can't find anything relevant.
  9. NirVidP

    Convention for naming Properties in Solidworks

    Is the procedure for naming Properties in SolidWorks documented anywhere. I have searched help and web but was unable to find any. For example: "SW-Cost-StockType@food_processor.SLDASM" What does the part before and after @ means. Sometimes there are more than 2 strings separated by @ Sometimes...
  10. NirVidP

    Get the name of current UCS

    I have received the attached drawing from one of my clients. (I have removed geometry to maintain confidentiality. But it retains the essence of problem that I have). I have to write VB/A program that extracts data from this drawing. For that I need to know the extents of the drawing. The...
  11. NirVidP

    Wrong value of ExtMin

    I have received the attached drawing from one of my clients. (I have removed geometry to maintain confidentiality. But it retains the essence of problem that I have). I have to write VB/A program that extracts data from this drawing. For that I need to know the extents of the drawing. The...
  12. NirVidP

    Part Density Using API

    Hello, When I get the value of density using Density property of the MassProperty object it always returns the value of 1 irrespective of the material applied. I have checked the help file and searched but can't find a clue? What am I missing. (I am new to SWk customization so not sure if...
  13. NirVidP

    Alternative to ObjectPicker

    NX11 API help says the ObjectPicker property of AttributePropertiesBaseBuilder is obsolete but does not mention any alternative. So, what would be the alternative for the following statement? attributePropertiesBuilder1.ObjectPicker = AttributePropertiesBaseBuilder.ObjectOptions.Occurrence
  14. NirVidP

    LoadDraftingStandardBuilder.WelcomeMode

    Feeling extremely frustrated. Can somebody explain what is LoadDraftingStandardBuilder.WelcomeMode? I have spent a couple of hours searching the web, all the Help docs / sites and 'getting started' guides and many other docs, but nowhere can I find a single sentence (leave alone any detailed...
  15. NirVidP

    DatumCsys

    I believe that a DatumCsys 'attached' to a datum feature (eg DatumPlane). So, is it possible to find the DatumPlane to which the DatumCsys is attached? Or in a reverse way, is it possible to get the DatumCsys from the DatumPlane object. I have searched the web and help files, but no clue. Can...
  16. NirVidP

    Circle on a plane

    I want to draw a circle on a Datum Plane. I have the datum plane and I have the co-ordinates of the center point of circle. I recorded the macro and every time I use a different model and the methods used in the recorded joutnals are different every time. That's what has got me confused. How...
  17. NirVidP

    Point on face - accessing face from point

    The key questions: 1. How can we access, using API (no interactive User selection), a specific face of a Pad feature? 2. How can we get the Object (to which the reference was created) from the Reference? This is reverse of CreateReferenceFromObject. What I am trying to do: I am trying to...
  18. NirVidP

    Change Settings Using VBA

    How can I change the following setting using VBA? Tools > Options > Mechanical Design > Sketcher > 'General Update Errors when the sketch is under-constrained' I can do it manually. The recorded macro is blank. I could not find any reference to 'Sketcher' tab in the 'Setting Controller...
  19. NirVidP

    Standard Practices - Isometric View

    What are the standard practices you follow in your company regarding Isometric Views: 1. On every drawing. 2. Do not use it at all. 3. If only on some drawings what is the typical %ge of drawings in an assembly.
  20. NirVidP

    Standard Practices - Parts Lists

    What are the standard practices you follow in your company regarding Parts lists: 1. Parts list on drawing of every assembly even if it is going to be used as sub-assembly or only on main assembly? 2. Parts list in the drawing sheet or exclusively on a separate sheet.

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