handleman, Chris,
Thanks for the help. For now, I like handleman's idea for the combobox containing the names of materials we commonly use. As long as the material names match the database file, it should work fine. The only downside is that when adding a material, you'd have to add it two...
Chris,
Thanks. You're right - no difference except that I'm trying to simplify the process so that we enter all part data in one place.
Maybe my quest is frivolous and the answer is to use just what's stock. I'm obviously not looking for a major performance gain here, just had a few minutes...
Does anyone have a quick reference on how to extract all the materials from a .sldmat database to populate a pull-down combo-box?
I am working on a small vb program to simplify our routine of entering our usual custom properties for parts. Like most of you, we use a number of custom properties...
I have been using a custom hole callout file for some time with a known limitation. I've just been living with it until now.
For tapped holes there are 3 basic types: Drill-thru-Tap-Thru, Tap-blind, and Drill-thru-Tap-Blind and 8 sub types: no cosmetic thread(CT), CT, Near C'sink, Near...
