VB interface to Feature.MoveCopyBody2 1

[alexit]

From the help files I find

Set swFeat = swFeatMgr.InsertMoveCopyBody2( _
0.1, 0.2, 0.3, _
0#, _
0#, 0#, 0#, _
0#, 0#, 0#, _
False, 1)

as example to script move of body. However, when I put value 0.1 into this is moved 3.937 inches, this makes no sense. It is not mm to inch conversion to move 1" you enter 1/39.37! Has anyone tried this function before? What is real data needed? (The conversion 39.37 is not accurate enough as I get cumulative error and I move bodies many time in script.

Please advise.

Thanks,
Alex

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

Actually it is a Metric conversion!
1 Metre = 39.3696"


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[CorBlimeyLimey]

What the ???

Lets try that again ...
1 meter = 39.37007874"


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[Regg]

If you look in the API help under Units, it states:

Unless otherwise stated, all SolidWorks API functions use metric units. Specifically, the SolidWorks API accepts or returns values as meters, radians, kilograms, square meters, or cubic meters.

This means if you want to move inches you will have to convert it to meters using the conversion supplied by CBL or for more accuracy, you could use 1 metre (meter) = 1000#/25.4# .

Regards,

Regg

 

[alexit]

I was looking all over to see if VB was set for mm or m...never find this. Thanks to both!

Second question, what is the '#' used for in this?

 

[Regg]

# is VB to force variable to double precision.