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There are some free assembly utilities at www.MAPDI.com. It allows for multiple operations such as inserting hardware, mating, hiding or suppressing components. It also allows you to search for files in an assembly or its subassemblies. If anyone is intersted you are welcome to download and...

Use Tools-> Sketch Tools -> Modify to rotate, move and scale the sketch. jevakil@mapdi.com One nuclear bomb can ruin your whole day.

Solidworks can not read VB.Net code. If you want to run your code inside Solidworks (for example as a macro) you have to use VB6. If you want to use VB.Net, you have to create either a DLL, or an EXE file. Use the wizard that Solidworks provides for creating .Net applications. Then use the...

What is the error message? When you run a macro it will tell you at what line it encounterd an error, and what the error was. Usually it is an undefined variable or unsuported function. If you can provide more info, I may be able to help you. Regards, jevakil@mapdi.com One nuclear bomb can...

First of all change "Dim Part As object" to "Dim Part As ModelDoc2" This will make all ModelDoc funcitons and properties available to you. Next use Part.ShowConfiguration2(ConfigName) This will change your configuration to "ConfigName" where ConfigName is Name of the configuraiton you...

Is there a way to emulate keyboard in c#? For example is it possible to write a piece of code that would be equivalents to pressing "delete" on your keyboard? Thanks. jevakil@mapdi.com One nuclear bomb can ruin your whole day.

I have a property page with a Selection box in it. The filter for Selection box is set to ISketch. When I set the focus on the selection box and choose a sketch, the sketch name appears in the selection box as it should. Now I am trying to save the sketch into an object for later use. But for...

Anyone here has any experience with PropertyMangerPage in Solidworks API?. I have created a selection box in a property manager page. It selects and displays selections properly. But I can not copy the selection into an object to be saved for later use. I have tried Model.extension.selectbyid...

Basically all I am trying to do is to select a planar face and have an arrow appear on (normal to) it. Just as when you select a face for draft operation, you see an arrow appear on the surface indicating direction of draft. jevakil@mapdi.com One nuclear bomb can ruin your whole day.

Anyone knows how to show an arrow normal to a face?. Here is what I am trying to do. I want to select a face and have an API function call that shows an arrow normal to that face; Similar to the one in "Linear Pattern", and "Draft" operations jevakil@mapdi.com One nuclear...

you need to define a point on the axis. Create a sketch. Create a line colinear with the axis. Exit sketch. Then select insert plane, select the line and one of its endpoints. Select OK. Solidworks will create a plane perpendicular to the axis passing through the point. Gool luck...

Thank you very much gentelment. Regards, Javad jevakil@mapdi.com One nuclear bomb can ruin your whole day.

Make sure your sketch is closed before you revolve. Otherwise Solidworks will assume it is a thin feature. Double check your sketch. Good luck. jevakil@mapdi.com One nuclear bomb can ruin your whole day.

How do you type check in VB? Suppose I have a Textbox which I want to accept only integers, and give error otherwise. Is there a built in function that lets you set the textbox data type? Thanks. jevakil@mapdi.com One nuclear bomb can ruin your whole day.

I have to disagree. I just started using Pro/E Wildfire and lack of manual is very frustrating. Given the high cost of CAD software, they owe it to their customers to provide them with a decent manual. Some people may not need the full manual but a lot of people do. And so they should get it...

Can any of you guys testing Solidworks 2004 give us a quick overview of the new features? jevakil@mapdi.com One nuclear bomb can ruin your whole day.

Any knows a good tutorial on Wildfire? Somehow I can't find one. Thanks. jevakil@mapdi.com One nuclear bomb can ruin your whole day.

You can export a Solidworks Drawing to AutoCAD. Create your model. Create a drawing from that model. Save the drawing in "DWG" format. This will create an AutoCAD file from your drawing. Go to AutoCAD and open the file. You need to create all your views in Solidworks drawing, because...

Thank you dsi. It worked. jevakil@mapdi.com One nuclear bomb can ruin your whole day.

If you want, send me the files and I will look at them. Write a brief description of what you want to do. jevakil@mapdi.com One nuclear bomb can ruin your whole day.