Hello everyone,
Is there a function to scope a bunch of parts for features without opening each and every part?
In other words we have like 2000 parts and i want to know which features are used in every single part without opening each part. Counting up the same features at best. Its for a hydraulic company we create manifolds with specific drills. thanks for the help
Hello Otto,
As Deepak mentioned, I believe you'd need to have each part opened and examined individually. You can, of course, have a 'slave machine' do this overnight, as Deepak also alluded to.
As far as items to leverage, you'll probably want to use GetFeatures at some point to grab an array of feature data from the active open part. You can then loop through the tree until each feature has been reported. Of course, you'll need to leverage a program capable of recording the output (such as MS Word or some text editor library, etc.) If you're curious on how to do this fairly simply, check out my LinkedIn post on the matter here: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/4961405/4961405-6140490498202169348
https://www.linkedin.com/groups/4961405/4961405-6140490498202169348
You'll also need a way to filter through the folder containing all of these parts. Here's some sample code that might help. This code opens, saves, and closes all slddrw files in a folder the user selects. PS - files is a 'variant' in this case, and the below is using VBA :
files = Dir(folder & "*.slddrw", vbNormal)
Do While files <> ""
swApp.OpenDoc6 folder & files, swDocDRAWING, 0, "", fileerror, filewarning
Set swModel = swApp.ActiveDoc
Set swDraw = swApp.ActiveDoc
files = Dir
swModel.Save3 swSaveAsOptions_Silent, fileerror, filewarning
swApp.CloseDoc swModel.GetTitle
Loop
Hope this helps,
Sean
Thanks Deepak and Thanks a lot Sean,
you put a lot of effort into answering my question. I will try that, hopefully successful.
For interested people and to share my idea:
The problem is that we are not aware anymore which parts we desingend already
A lot of parts are desinged twice, three or four times with same logic.
Normally we create a hydraulic sheme (system like an electrical circut) with diffrent items
they connsist valves and connectors.
All those items have different drills (features). To put the items into logic isnt difficult
but the manifold design for the hydraulic liquids (solid work part design) is complex.
To reduce the construction time/work we want to count up required drills drills for a new project
ideally this will give us a the suitable part, if its already existing. All Parts are in the same folder.
As you suggested i will use a monitor programm (think about excel) to store the information.
Ideally the output will look like this:
In total there about 30 or 50 diffrent features not more.
Thanks a lot for your time. I will update after success and share the soluiton.
If anyone want to help please feel free to support.
Kind regards,
Otto
You can use API functions to get those details but with that said every single file will be required to open. You can set the program/macro to work on batch and can set it to run over night.