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EDITING HELIX by SOLIDWORKS MACRO

hi folks,

i wanted to make threads on a pipe..

i created a helix and then a profile, which i cut sweeped..

now, what i want to do is make macro so as to change helix features (pitch and height) .. can u help me by guiding me what function etc is to be used?

thanks in advance

--Pranav

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First record a macro while it is recording simply select your helix feature. This will give you a call in the macro for selecting the helix.

Dim swApp as sldworks.sldworks Dim part as sldworks.modeldoc2 dim SelMan as sldworks.selectionmanager

Sub Main ()

set swapp =3D new application.sldworks Set part =3D swapp.activedoc Set SelMan =3D part.selectionmanager

Dim HelixFeat as feature set HelixFeat =3D SelMan.Getselectedobject6(1,-1) Dim hFeatData as HelixFeatureData

Set hFeatureData =3D HelixFeat.GetDefinition

hFeatureData.Height =3D .1 'Value passed in meters

end sub

Ofcourse you will have to do appropriate error checking and such.

Regards,

Corey Scheich

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