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Extracting Bolt Distances From Single Part Drawing Files With an Output In Excel – Part 1 (Tekla Open API)
Every now and again we obtain a request from our readership to tackle a problem. If it is of general interest to the public and given our commitments we do sometimes oblige. Here is one such interesting problem. We will tackle this in three parts, and will focus on part 1 in this blog post.…
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Drawing Metal Edges – BubbleDeck Detailing (+ Video Demo)
What is the task at hand? You have a set of 30 panels. You need to draw metal edges around the edges of all these panels. That’s easy, but it’s subject to certain specific requirements. If it’s a Perth job then: The metal edge can only be a maximum of 3.0m…
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What are curve parameters? (AutoCAD .net API)
A perusal of the .net Reference Guide reveals these types of functions: But as per usual, there is no explanation in the documentation as to what a exactly a parameter is. This is best explained by example. Stay with me here: Suppose you have a curve (i.e. a polyline) that has n points. Or…
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BREP API – A Very Basic Primer (AutoCAD .net API)
The boffins at AutoDesk have ported that which has existed in the ObjectARX API into .net – it’s basically a wrapper. And on a side-note – it is well worth reading the ObjectARX documentation for that very reason – let’s face it – the documentation for AutoCAD APIs are not very good. So definitely…
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Getting Started In AutoCAD .net Development
Simply check out the following links: My first plug in training: http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?siteID=123112&id=18162797 Download the .net Wizards, and the other resources on the AutoDesk website. Download Visual Studio https://www.visualstudio.com/vs/community/ Handy resources: https://www.theswamp.org/index.php?topic=32381.0 Popular blog: http://through-the-interface.typepad.com/ Documentation: http://help.autodesk.com/view/ACD/2016/ENU/?guid=GUID-BA686431-C8BF-49F2-946E-9CEB2F7AE4FA http://help.autodesk.com/view/OARX/2018/ENU/
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How To Make Alternate Dimension Units Appear Below the Primary Units (AutoCAD .net API)
This was a question which someone asked. I accordingly answered it with a code example. The answer is simple: Ensure that you add `“\X”` as a suffix to the `DimStyleTableRecord.Dimpost` property. Here is a code example:
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What is the difference between Freezing a layer vs Turning it off? (AutoCAD tips)
A tyro to AutoCAD will immediately notice that he or she has two options available to him – both of which ostensibly render similar results: freezing a layer and turning it off. But what is the real difference? When you turn a layer off, it is still loaded into memory. AutoCAD is keeping track of…
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Identifying Duplicate Panel Names (+Video Demo)
Duplicates are a problem – an expensive problem, especially if you are dealing with hundreds and perhaps even over a thousand panels. Somebody cocks up – usually on the client side – but how are you meant to identify it? You could manually do it, but then that will more than likely take a long…
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How to Save Views in AutoCAD (AutoCAD tips)
It can get pretty annoying zooming and moving back and forth between a panel and another panel. You can eliminate a lot of the panning involved by saving a “View”. Open the View Manager (e.g. type in “View” in the command line and press ENTER, or you can see another way of doing this…
