Import PDM card dimensions to model

[aschutte]

I am wondering if it is possible to create a card in PDMworks that allows you to fill in an ID, OD, and Thickness and then it will create a configuration to a already existing file and use the dimensions imported on the card????

 

[ctopher]

What do you mean by a "card"?

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[aschutte]

the template card that would be created when you would be creating a new part with the pdm system. this card would hold the data that would say the material vendor size ... etc i was wondering if you could import data with a macro or a add in that would create a simple model from the sizes inputed on the template card

 

[RawheadRex]

I'm going to assume that you're talking about PDMWorks Workgroup. This isn't used to create files in SolidWorks but rather manages them. Data in PDMWorks is largely a reflection of the SolidWorks file so a "card" really won't get you far in my opinion.

Speaking in general this might be accomplished via some combination of the PDMWorks and SolidWorks API. I would write a macro launched within SolidWorks that gives me a form (i.e. card) with input fields. Then once you plug in the values hit a command button that creates my model and (optionally) dumps it into PDMWorks.

If you do a lot of this type of thing then you also might consider DriveWorks.

Hope this is helps,
ChrisG