Comments on: PDMWE Number Generator – Part Deaux

By: Christine

Christine — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 05:29:33 +0000

hi everyone!
thanks Jeff for sharing this add-in!
i was wondering if you have any advice on question i have from customer.
they want to generate solidworks part number with 2 pre-selected prefixes, i.e.
part number: cat_1-cat_2-cat_3 where cat_1 and cat_2 can be picked from drop down list and cat_3 is a serial running number. e.g. T9-V-001, T9-V-002, T9-G-001, etc.
as you can see, the trick would be to have the serial number running according to the prefix so we dont skip numbers… cat_1 and cat_2 define the type of part and the material.
thanks a lot in advance, would really appreciate any advice!

By: Jeff Cope

Jeff Cope — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 02:15:55 +0000

Brian,

I changed the functionality in order to fulfill a request for functionality from another company. I figured I could do both with a single addin. You are correct about ‘lost’ numbers but that can be remedied as soon as someone comes along who is willing to pay for an enhanced version.

By: Brian Spaeth

Brian Spaeth — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:31:08 +0000

Jeff,

Just wondering why you moved away from defining the serial number within the “Name of addin” string (e.g. AUTONUMBER:SerialNumber). This functionality worked very well for us in the past and required less user interaction. Also, selecting the desired serial number from a drop down menu, as currently written, allows for multiple serial numbers to be generated, possibly in error which could lead to “lost” numbers in the series.

-Brian

By: Extensible By Design : Extensible By Design

Extensible By Design : Extensible By Design — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 07:04:26 +0000

[...] Number Generator to work with 2009. I have not made any enhancements so you can refer to the previous version’s post for [...]

By: Daniel Rohats

Daniel Rohats — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 04:37:57 +0000

Jeff,

Just tested the newly compiled addin with EPDM 2009 SP0 and it works like a champ. Thanks for the quick update!

Daniel