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All about Sheets using the Solid Edge API – Part 1

 
When you access 2D objects from a Solid Edge Drawing, they are lying on a drawing sheet which belongs to one of these categories:

Working Sheets.
Background Sheets….

A QuickStart Guide to Using the Mouse

Ability to use the mouse interactively makes your Solid Edge apps appear cool. By facilitating object picking followed by executing the business logic also frees you from using the ugly workaround of…

3D Geometry API – A Gentle Introduction

Among tangible or visible geometric elements, the prominently accessed collections in a Part or Sheetmetal document are the Features, Sketches, Profiles, PMI and the Reference Planes. The most sought…

The Myriad of Solid Edge File Properties APIs

Accessing Solid Edge document properties to either read or modify is the most common activity performed on Solid Edge documents apart from when manipulating the content of the document itself.
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How to Use the SEDraftX Control in a WPF Application

Prolog
 
Designers who use custom programs for automating their routine design tasks that also need to interact with Solid Edge are constantly exploring newer platforms like the .Net b…

Searching for Solid Edge Files Based on Text Content in Unmanaged Draft Files

Unfortunately out-of-the-box unmanaged Solid Edge does not provide functionality to search for Solid Edge files based on text within the content of unmanaged draft files. Windows Search will only ind…