stephensmitchell

#https://help.alibre.com/articles/#!alibre-help-v28/slice-a-part

# open part, replace with your own path
P = Part(r'C:\Users\Brian\Desktop\ScriptDir', 'New2')
 
# get bounding box of part - eight points, one for each corner
# of the bounding box
Bounds = P.GetBoundingBox()
 
# get the plane that the part will be sliced on

stephensmitchell

#https://help.alibre.com/articles/#!alibre-help-v28/servo-cam

majorwidth  = 13.763
minorwidth  = 6.260
height      = 7.000
slotwidth   = 3.000
baseheight  = 2.000
servoheight = 4.000
servoinside = 4.200
 

stephensmitchell

#https://help.alibre.com/articles/#!alibre-help-v28/scaling-a-sketch

Units.Current = UnitTypes.Inches
 
TestRoom = Part('TEST ROOM Scaled', False)
OriginalSketch = TestRoom.GetSketch('Sketch<1>')
 
# currently 8.25' wide, need it to be 4.125'
ScaleFactor = 4.125 / 8.25 * 100.0
 

stephensmitchell

#https://help.alibre.com/articles/#!alibre-help-v28/default-reference-geometry

# create a new part
P = Part("Test")

# access reference geometry
print P.XYPlane
print P.YZPlane
print P.ZXPlane
print P.XAxis

stephensmitchell

#https://help.alibre.com/articles/#!alibre-help-v28/rectangular-hollow-formed-profiles

# Rectangular hollow hot and cold formed profiles according to BS/EN-10210-2:1997 and BS/EN-10219:1997
 
# Measurements table H,B,T,ro,ri from here http://www.roymech.co.uk/Useful_Tables/Sections/RHS_cf.html
 
from collections import OrderedDict
 
 
PData = 0

stephensmitchell

#https://help.alibre.com/articles/#!alibre-help-v28/reading-from-a-spreadsheet

from openpyxl import load_workbook
 
# open a workbook, replace with your own path
wb = load_workbook(filename = 'C:\\Users\\<username>\\Downloads\\Book1.xlsx')
 
# get access to the sheet
Sheet1 = wb['Sheet1']
 

stephensmitchell

#https://help.alibre.com/articles/#!alibre-help-v28/profile-and-sweep-path

# create the part and get the yz plane
MyPart = Part('Test')
YZPlane = MyPart.GetPlane('YZ-Plane')
 
# create the route for the pipe
PipeRoute = MyPart.Add3DSketch('Pipe Route')
PipeRoute.AddBspline([0, 0, 0,    5, 0, 0,    10, 5, 5,    15, 10, 5,    15, 15, 15])
 

stephensmitchell

#https://help.alibre.com/articles/#!alibre-help-v28/polygon-incircle

import math
 
# diameter of circle that fits inside polygon
Diameter = 100
# number of sides
Sides = 6
 
# calculate exterior diameter of polygon

stephensmitchell

#https://help.alibre.com/articles/#!alibre-help-v28/pocket-hole-creator

# Pocket Hole Creator
# (c) Alibre, LLC 2019, All Rights Reserved
# Version 1.00

from __future__ import division
from math import *

# compares two points [X1, Y1, Z1] and [X2, Y2, Z2]

stephensmitchell

#https://help.alibre.com/articles/#!alibre-help-v28/parameters-with-units

# this script uses inches for it's units
Units.Current = UnitTypes.Inches
 
MyPart = Part('Foo')
 
# create parameter using current script units
LengthParam = MyPart.AddParameter('Length', ParameterTypes.Distance, 123.4)
# parameter value reads back in current script units