Recent content by mikehetherton

G'day Pat, I can't comment on Solid edge, or solid works, but as far as Inventor goes STEER CLEAR. Don't get me wrong the sheet metal modelling environment in Inventor I think is great, but, unless you are sending all of your work directly to a CNC Punch (Via some conversion software) then...

G'day All, I am using MDT6 and my question is how do I get the command AMNOTE to use the dimension styles I want it to. When I currently add a hole note to a drilled hole in Layout Mode. I get very small text height, incorrect font and incorrect formating. Can someone please advise. Cheers...

G'day CFEE, Download the free software called HELICAD. It does 3D springs and Bolts but not threads. If you have any trouble finding it let me know. Cheers Mike

G'day Jeff, Have you had any luck reading the numbers in a cell back into Autocad? Cheers Mike

G'day Kirk, Have you had any luck reading the numbers from a cell in Excel yet? Cheers Mike

Top Stuff Kirk, (link_2_excel "c:\\lisp\\book1.xls") Thats a dream. Add this line to see Excel on your taskbar. It flashes up then parks itself again. (vlax-put-property xl "Visible" T) put this line below this line (vlax-get-or-create-object "Excel.Application")...

G'day Tvdesign, I will cut you a deal. If you help me I will help you :) I to have been reading all three of Bill's tutorials, But when I go to load this from the visual lisp window it doesn't do anything. What do I have to do to get it to open up Excel??? I enclosed the file below. Tvdesign...

G'day Fryguy, Let me get this straight are you wishing to creating your own linetypes which the symbols included in the linetype? ie. ----g----g----g---- for example gas Cheers Mike

Thanks FH, I shall study the code to see how I get over this next hill. Thanks again. Cheers Mike

G'day All, Please find below a basic cube lisp routine. My question is how do I add a hole through the centre of the cube through each 6 sides. The hole is to be 1/10th the cube size. Thanks for any help. Cheers Mike (defun C:CUBE (/ point1 cubesize1) (setq cubesize1 (RTOS (getreal...

I was afraid of that. Now my basic Lisp skill will have to become indepth. Cheers Mike

OK then try this one set PICKFIRST = 1 If that doesn't work I have got one more drastic measure. Cheers Mike

What happens now when you double click the text or attribute in A2K? Check that DBLCLKEDIT = on Cheers Mike

G'day Group, I'm starting to think this isn't possible!!!! I would like some advice on how to go about the following: In model space I bring in the parts that I require as blocks. Each of these blocks has an invisible attribute attached. For example three pieces of channel section are...