"...A positive curvature by convention implies a centre of curvature on the side pointed away from by the surface normal (convex)..." - what does that mean in terms of this method...
Hey Forum,
I'm designing a macro that automatically creates and adds a custom length o-ring to an assembly based on the cylindrical groove surface diameter. My problem is if its an inside groove, the OD of the oring must be the diameter, or if its an outside groove, the ID of the oring must be...
Wondering if there is way to get the coordinates of circular edge of a model inside an assembly? See attached picture for more details. SolidWorks obviously can... any help?
Hey forum,
I've been on here for almost a week, and I can't explain how grateful I am for all your input.
I have another question about SW API. If you have a selected component, is there a way to check if any of its planes are parallel with any of the assembly planes? I know how to select...
I'm sure this topic has been covered, but I've had no luck finding related threads. Most of my macro prompts get lost in the background of Windows 7 and I have to hit Alt-Tab to switch it over and it is starting to get a bit annoying. Is there any easy way to set them to come up in the...
Hey everyone, this may be hard to explain but I'll try my best.
I'm trying to select an edge of a part inside an assembly automatically by a macro. I've defined an "Edge Entity Name" (RMB on edge > Edge Properties > Entity Name) as "MateEdge" on the bottom of "Base-Revolve" feature of the part...
Hey everyone,
I am trying to model a solid fluid body from a cavity inside an ASSEMBLY file, and I would like to create a part file of only the solid body to export for CFD analysis. What would be the best approach to do so? I am using SW2011. Any help would be appreciated.
