Kent's Multi Insert & Fix VBA

[Alex123]

I just used Kent Keller's Multi Insert & Fix VBA and it works great. My question is how does it work? I noticed it grounded the parts but there were no constraints used. When I do it "manually", I use flush constraints to ground them to their origins. How does the utility know how to ground them without constraints? Curious.

[Anonymous]

RMB Ground (which makes the push-pin)

- drew

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"Alex123" wrote in message
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> I just used Kent Keller's Multi Insert & Fix VBA and it works great. My
question is how does it work? I noticed it grounded the parts but there were
no constraints used. When I do it "manually", I use flush constraints to
ground them to their origins. How does the utility know how to ground them
without constraints? Curious.
>

[Alex123]

I guess I didn't explain myself well enough. I know how to ground it, how does it position it correctly in relationship to the origin without constraints?

[Anonymous]

If you go to properties of any part occurence in an assy you see under
occurence tab a series of numbers for x, y & z offsets from origin.

Kents routine simply sets these at 0

- Drew

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"Alex123" wrote in message
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> I guess I didn't explain myself well enough. I know how to ground it, how
does it position it correctly in relationship to the origin without
constraints?
>

[Anonymous]

Actually if I remember right it is even simpler than that. When you insert
a part with VBA it defaults to 0 and if you wanted it anywhere else you
would have to add code to move it.

Something I probably don't mention enough about this routine is that It came
about from me bugging Drew to come up with a idea for a useful program.
This program was something he was going to try to learn some VBA with, but
he instead told me about it and let me give it a shot.

So the real credit for the program belongs to Drew, cause without the idea I
never would have done it. 8^)

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"Drew Fulford" wrote in message
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> If you go to properties of any part occurence in an assy you see under
> occurence tab a series of numbers for x, y & z offsets from origin.
>
> Kents routine simply sets these at 0
>
> - Drew
>
> --
> Drew Fulford B.A.Sc. Systems Engineer
> Solid Caddgroup Inc. Burlington, Ontario
> Tel: (905)331-9670, Fax: (905)331-7280
> Corporate: http://www.solidcadcam.com/
>
> Member of the Autodesk Discussion Forum Moderator Program
> Visit my MCAD website @ http://www.mymcad.com/

[Anonymous]

Blush 😉


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Tel: (905)331-9670, Fax: (905)331-7280
Corporate: http://www.solidcadcam.com/

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"Kent Keller" wrote in message
news:B39C64D2E24CE0EBD0C38894FF14D063@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> Actually if I remember right it is even simpler than that. When you
insert
> a part with VBA it defaults to 0 and if you wanted it anywhere else you
> would have to add code to move it.
>
> Something I probably don't mention enough about this routine is that It
came
> about from me bugging Drew to come up with a idea for a useful program.
> This program was something he was going to try to learn some VBA with, but
> he instead told me about it and let me give it a shot.
>
> So the real credit for the program belongs to Drew, cause without the idea
I
> never would have done it. 8^)
>
> --
> Kent Keller
> Member of the Autodesk Discussion Forum Moderator Program
>
> http://www.MyMcad.com/KWiK/Mcad.htm
>
> "Drew Fulford" wrote in message
> news:B144B64943052C3AEFA18553A0A286EE@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > If you go to properties of any part occurence in an assy you see under
> > occurence tab a series of numbers for x, y & z offsets from origin.
> >
> > Kents routine simply sets these at 0
> >
> > - Drew
> >
> > --
> > Drew Fulford B.A.Sc. Systems Engineer
> > Solid Caddgroup Inc. Burlington, Ontario
> > Tel: (905)331-9670, Fax: (905)331-7280
> > Corporate: http://www.solidcadcam.com/
> >
> > Member of the Autodesk Discussion Forum Moderator Program
> > Visit my MCAD website @ http://www.mymcad.com/
>
>

[Alex123]

Thanks guys. Now I learned an easy way to position parts without using constraints. I knew there had to be an easier way than the way I was doing it.

[Anonymous]

You might also want to look at Murray Smith's program
http://www.cbliss.com/inventor/iCode/Positioner.zip


Alex123 wrote:

> Thanks guys. Now I learned an easy way to position parts without using
> constraints. I knew there had to be an easier way than the way I was
> doing it.

[Anonymous]

"Now I learned an easy way to position parts without using
constraints."

Unless you are doing skeletal modeling that is a
dark and dangerous road you are headed down...

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"Alex123" <
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Thanks
guys. Now I learned an easy way to position parts without using constraints. I
knew there had to be an easier way than the way I was doing
it.

[Anonymous]

I have used Kent’s routine before in IV5.
Now we have upgraded to IV6 and I have lost the routine.
Could someone please tell me where to find it and does it work in IV6?

Kind regards

Flemming Madsen

LIC Engineering A/S
DK Denmark

[Anonymous]

Just follow the link in my sig and then click on the iCode link

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"frm" wrote in message news:f1224c5.8@WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> I have used Kent's routine before in IV5.
> Now we have upgraded to IV6 and I have lost the routine.
> Could someone please tell me where to find it and does it work in IV6?
> Kind regards
>
> Flemming Madsen
>
> LIC Engineering A/S
> DK Denmark
>

[Anonymous]

Thank You Kent

Best regards

Flemming