Start SolidWorks and open the part. Step 2: First method is clicking in corner click MMGS and select IPS. Step 3: Now when we measure the length, dia etc they are in inches. Step 4: Second method is to go to Tools >> Options. Step 5: Then changing the document properties....
SOLIDWORKS Change Units on the fly Within the SOLIDWORKS interface you can easily enter values that are different to the current document units when entering dimensions or adding values in a Property Manager. For instance If you wanted to enter a dimension in millimeters when your units are curren...
15. Ask: how to prevent others from writing to parts? Answer: when opening parts, select the read only option to prevent the write operation on the parts. 16: Q: can the system enter a size value of different units by default in size units? Answer: if the default unit is inches, ...
This example shows how to get the current unit settings of the document and change them to inches. Be sure to import swconst.tlb. The method IModelDoc2::IGetUnits returns an array, so this code must be used in an in-process DLL. Otherwise, use the method IModelDoc2::GetUnits th...
You can change the size of each window. 1 Move the cursor along the edge of a window until the shape of the cursor appears to be a two-headed arrow. 2 While the cursor still appears to be a two-headed arrow, hold down the left mouse button and drag the window to a different size...
Do not change profiles in ways that make the thread inconsistent with the underlying shape. For example, you might have a profile with a cut thread that works well on shafts, but not on holes, so you might need to change to extrude for a hole. Or, you might have a profile that works...
When dimensioning models in a SOLIDWORKS drawing it’s very simple to switch the dimensions from inches to millimeters to meters by changing the drawing files unit system. Regardless of the unit system being used in the model file (the part or assembly), as soon as the drawing units are ch...
I was a little thrown off when I first ran it -- my points weren't where I expected them to be. It turns out that the API calls expect the units to be meters, but my file was in inches. A little doctoring of the code and it worked as expected. mohammad Answered on 31 Oct, ...
Q47. How can you change the size of a toolbox screw in an assembly?Right-click the component and select Edit Toolbox Component. Toolbox part sizes cannot be changed once added. You have to delete the screw and then readd one of the correct size. Edit the screw part and add a scale...
If you later need to change the IES file or if you’ve updated the data in the IES file, then reload the file via this import button. LIMITATIONS Light is emitted uniformly from the planar emission area, which is an approximation. If you have lenses or reflectors close to the emission...