help in trying to add an entry to a Hole Wizard database

Discussion in 'SolidWorks' started by Bruce Bretschneider, Sep 27, 2003.

  1. I am trying to add a table to the ansiinch.mdb with custom hole
    diameters for various types of "er" type bearings that we use in our
    machines. The database is located in <installation dir>\lang\english.

    The following are the things I have accomplished to date:

    1. Added a record to the INDEX table that points to my custom table,
    BRGHOLE. The values in the record follow the format of the entries
    for one of the HOLES entries, e.g., Letter Drill Sizes. The field
    names and values in my entry are:
    TYPE = HOLEFEAT
    SUB_TYPE = HOLES
    DESCRIPTION = Bearing holes
    TABLE_NAME = brghole
    LENGTH_TABLE = ""
    RSTANDARD = ""
    STANDARD = ""
    DESCRIPTION_FORMAT = "Hole for %size bearing"
    SWCONST_ENUM_VALUE = 28
    2. Added a table named BRGHOLE to the database by copying the LHOLE
    table, renaming it to BRGHOLE, and changing the values to what I
    need.
    3. The value in the DESCRIPTION field appears when you open the HOLES
    tab in the Hole Wizard, but I can't get this table to be recognized
    and accessed by the wizard.

    FWIW, I did make a copy of the original ansiinch.mdb before starting
    this project.

    Does anyone have any experience in doing what I am trying to do?

    TIA

    Bruce Bretschneider
     
    Bruce Bretschneider, Sep 27, 2003
    #1
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