Library Features and Smart Components

I've seen and created some cool library features in the past. At one
point I worked for an optical manufacturer and came up with a library
feature that allowed you to bounce a beam of light off of mirrors, and
would model the path as you went.

Does anyone have any cool library features you use or would like to
share? Or ideas for library features you would like help developing?

Or how about Smart Components? That is some potentially useful
functionality I haven't had much practical use for yet. Anyone have
comments on this stuff?

Matt

 

Not a library feature but.

I wrote an Excel VBA project that makes a catalog of SW files based on
custom properties. This lets you make a document that lists everything
in a specified folder. It dosen't require running SW or even having it
installed. I can send you a copy if you want to take a look. I haven't
figured out how to write back to the files but that would be handy for
improving nomenclature consistency.

I've done some optics design work and use a small sketch block shape
related to a point and tangent to control ray reflection. A similar
block can also control refraction. You can use these things to drag
ray's around a sketch optimize and find focus points etc. I used this
to create an optically correct frenel lens. (exporting the SW model to
raytracing software showed that it worked just fine) Do you have any of
the optics features you mention above available to share? Does your
tool work in 3D?

 

That sounds very interesting. If you could post it somewhere or send it
along, I'd appreciate it.

I have long since lost the library feature, but I'm sure I could
recreate it. Yes, it worked in 3D. I didn't have it set up to do
refraction, but I suppose there isn't any reason why it couldn't. I'll
work on putting it together and maybe we could trades stuff.

Matt

 

Here is a link for the custom properties project.

http://www.christopherrush.com/downloads.html

This is the only link that is active just now. I will get the other
items packaged up in a day or so.

Trading sounds great! I'll see what else I've got here on the old hard
drive.


Chris