A bit of a strange question here...
I have achieved what I need through just ladder programming, but I wonder if there is a more elegant solution.
My project requires displaying both Liters and Gallons.
The setpoints must be able to be input in both Liters and Gallons.
But, if I change the...
Paying for VMs just doesn't seem to make any sense to me...
To avoid paying more for a newer version, we need to pay for a rugged VM system? No thanks.
I have had marginal success using "Windows XP Mode," the free stuff from Microsoft.
Linking your COM port to their VM is fairly easy, but it...
So I have a simple rectangular tank.
I placed my Pressure load on the inside faces.
The non-uniform distribution would be something like this:
P = ro * g * h
h is the Y+
ro * g is the value I put in to the box.
My question is: Units
What units does Simulation use when solving this?
Based on...
You'd probably be better off defining each configuration (where you want the slot) in a design table.
But for in-context, check out the assembly I uploaded. Move the plates around and the hole will change locations.
Devon Murray, EIT [Mechanical]
Solidworks 2011 SP...
I don't think you are looking to use Smart Components.
This sounds more like you will need to define "In Context" relations for your "Cut-Out" (2) sketches.
Devon Murray, EIT [Mechanical]
Solidworks 2011 SP 2.0
I was watching a vid online showing some electrical routing in SW and at 1:00 in to the video, he saves his file and selects "Flatten Route" where he can then make a diagram of the electrical ribbon.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtHGGdanZ-Q&feature=related
I am making a route with tubing, but...
I worked for a company while I was still in school that couldn't afford a large Eng department. But I convinced them to buy SketchUp.
It works great for layouts, architectural designs and mockups.
But it is annoying to make anything dynamic, mechanical (moving) or impossible to do analysis...
Change Dimension Example (VBA)
http://help.solidworks.com/2011/english/api/sldworksapi/Change_Dimension_Example_VB.htm
Personally I've never seen a macro auto-run in SW. It seems like a security hole to me anyway.
To reference an external file, would be some direct VB.NET code...
Sometimes it becomes impossible to keep old libraries alive, and thus, new ones need to be created.
IModelDoc was outdated, or couldn't do whatever the SW devs needed. So they took the functionality in it and made...
IModelDoc2 which included a lot of new functionality...
For Custom Properties, try using the "Property Tab Builder". You can find it in the start menu.
You can get the drop down menus to link to a text file; then you can select the "commonly used data" or manually enter anything else you might want simply as text. I use this to enter Job info...
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value = instance.ForceRebuild3(TopOnly)
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Are you expecting the sub-assemblies to be rebuilding too? You have passed "True" in to the Parameters for ForceRebuild3.
Devon Murray, EIT [Mechanical]
Solidworks 2011 SP 2.0
Just to add fuel to the fire:
What if you have a drawing with multiple parts, assemblies, or construction details?
One part on the drawing might change, but not all of them. Your drawing and that one part will increment, but the rest have remained the same.
So your parts may change, but the...
Think of a TextBox like a point.
When you left align the text, the text expands away from the origin.
When you centre align it, the text expands equally on each side of the origin.
As for your problem with the text boxes messing up in your Title Block, check if you have them set to "Follow...
