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AutoCAD® VBA Utilities
Inventor™ Files including files from various MESA Tecnology Days, WPIUG meetings and Inventor Add-Ins
Mechanical Desktop® VBA Utilities
Mechanical Desktop® Tutorial files.
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AutoCAD® VBA Utilities

System requirements: Developed using AutoCAD® 2002. Compatible with AutoCAD® 2000i, 2002 and 2004. Some code may be incompatable with AutoCAD® 2000 (VBA 5).

Block Utilities Lite
Global or selective block insert replacement with attribute value copy (in order or by tag name). Copy attribute values from a selected block insert, Excel® 2000 range or text file to selected block inserts (in order or by tag name). Change the insert layer AND the impossible to change END SEQUENCE layer on block inserts with attributes either by selection or globally. (Version 1.1 fixed a problem with the list box displays 10/2/02)
Download the Help File (LCBlockLiteHelp.chm - 197 KB)
Download the full file set (LCBlockLite.zip - 384 KB)

Line Patch
Creates one line from two parallel/collinear/non-connected lines, two parallel/non-collinear lines or two non-parallel lines at their intersection. Works with any combination of LINE or single segment POLYLINE or LWPOLYLINE entities.
Download the Read Me file (ReadMe_LCLinePatch.txt - 5 KB)
Download the full file set (LCLinePatch.zip - 42 KB)

Inventor™ Files

System Requirements: Inventor version will be noted with each file set.

Parameter Driven Suppression Add-In. (PDS) Go to the PDS Page.

MESA Technology Day 2003 Files....Welcome to those who attended!!!
Download the Skeletal Modeling... Paper (PDF) 2.066 MB
Download the Skeletal Modeling... Paper (Word DOC [ZIP]) 2.881 MB
Download the SkelAssemble Add-In (ZIP) 1.508 MB (Inventor 6/7/8 *Updated* 3/2/04)
Download the sample files (Inventor 6/7) (ZIP) 0.489 MB

Western PA Inventor User Group - Involute Gears
Download the Involute Gears (Excel Driven) (Inventor 6/7) (ZIP) 777 KB

Download the Simple Part/Assembly Center of Gravity Add-In. Download the Operation document for the COG Add-In.

Download the Parts List Feet/Inch Formatter Add-In *UPDATED* Ver. 1.2 (ZIP) 1.51 MB (Inventor 6/7/8)
This add-in formats selected columns on demand into true feet/inch (i.e. 2'-0 3/8", 4 3/4", 15/16" etc...) format. See the Home Page for a more complete description. A ReadMe will be posted if there is enough interest.

Mechanical Desktop® VBA Utilities

System Requirements: Developed using Mechanical Desktop® 6. Compatible with Mechanical Desktop® 5.

Re-link Utility
This utility is designed to change the filename and path definitions of Excel Spreadsheets linked to Global and Local Variables within Mechanical Desktop. This is especially useful in cases where you would like to rename and/or relocate the Excel file linked to your model but do not want to spend the time to individually un-link and re-link the each part to the new file. The user can select any or all of the link definitions to update from a list box displaying the current settings. The user can browse for a new spreadsheet filename/path or use the currently open Workbook. This utility does not change the Worksheet Name and Column/Row layout. These must remain as defined.

MDT Utilities Class
See the readme file for a description of the properties and methods.
Download the ReadMe file (ReadMe.TXT - 6 KB)
Download the Re-Link Utility and MDT Utility Class (LeaCarUtility1.zip - 110 KB)

Demo Files from the Mechanical Desktop® Tutorials and other files.

Mechanical Desktop® 2.0 and 3.0 format as noted.
Download example files (MDT 2.0/Excel 95) used in Mechanical Desktop® Tutorial #1 , Part Morphing.
Download example files (MDT 2.0/Excel 95) used in Mechanical Desktop® Tutorial #2 , Parametric Part Arrays.
Download example files (MDT 2.0/Excel 95) used in Mechanical Desktop® Tutorial #3 , Hiding a Part.
Download VBA (Visual Basic) and AutoLISP file to link global variables to an Excel spreadsheet in Mechanical Desktop® version 2.0. This file was mentioned in Mechanical Desktop® Tutorial #2
Download example files (MDT 3.0/Excel 95) used in Mechanical Desktop® Tutorial #1 , Part Morphing.
Download Example files (MDT 3.0/Excel 95) used in Mechanical Desktop® Tutorial #1 , Part Morphing. This example file utilizes Table Driven Feature Suppression rather than the original MDT 2.0 technique.
Download example files (MDT 3.0/Excel 95) used in Mechanical Desktop® Tutorial #2 , Parametric Part Arrays.
Download example files (MDT 3.0/Excel 95) used in Mechanical Desktop® Tutorial #3 , Hiding a Part.
Download example files (MDT 3.0/Excel 95) used in Mechanical Desktop® Tutorial #4 , Parametric Part Rotation.
Download a parametric 3D tube constructed using Mechanical Desktop® 3.0
Download an expanded example (MDT 3.0) of the techniques shown in Mechanical Desktop® Tutorial #4 , Parametric Part Rotation.
Download a rectangular manifold (MDT 3.0) whose nozzle's slope angle is controllable via parameters.
Downloada Mechanical Desktop 5 - Basic VBA routine to control visibility of parts in a scene from Excel (LCSceneHide.dvb)

Terms of Use (All Downloadable Material)

All Material Copyright© 1998-2005 by LeaCar LLC. All rights reserved.

LeaCar LLC (hereafter "LC") provides this software "as is" and with all faults. LC specifically disclaims any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular use. LC does not warrant that the operation of the software will be uninterrupted or error free. Use at your own risk.

You are hereby granted permission to use, copy and modify this software without charge, provided you do so exclusively for your own use or for use by others in your organization in the performance of their normal duties, and provided further that the above copyright notice and the limited warranty and restricted rights notice above remain in all copies.

Incorporation of any part of this software into other software, except when such incorporation is exclusively for your own use or for use by others in your organization in the performance of their normal duties, is prohibited without the prior written consent of LC. Copying, modification and distribution of this software or any part thereof in any form except as expressly provided herein is prohibited without the prior written consent of LC.

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