farfilli / solidedge-varhandler

A variable control center for testing purposes

SolidEdge-VarHandler

Inspired by a post on Siemens Community I decided to create this control center to easily evaluate variables range values

The actual version is limited and will perhaps be expanded per user requests

Feature list:

• Add any system or user variables and dimensions
• Minimum and Maximum range retrieved from the variable table (if available)
• Ability to vary Minimum and Maximum range from the user interface (click on values to prompt)
• Exposed name retrieved from the variable table (if available)
• Ability to vary Exposed name from the variable table (double click on the title to prompt)
• Checkbox to auto-retrieve the variable on reload (Autotune on comments field)
• Remove button
• Play button, the trackbar will move to the end
• Loop button, the trackbar will move from one end to the other and reverse continuously
• Settings button to select the number of steps to perform on play
• Reload button
• Export results to excel when play a variable
• Taskbar to easily change values
• Manuale vary the value (click on value to prompt)
• ReadOnly variables supported
• Works on any Solid Edge environment (par, psm, asm, dft)

Release versions here:

• 0.1 Very initial and rude one
• 0.2 Better error handling, variable selector and stay on top
• 0.3 Decimal support for initial value, Play button, Loop button, Stay on top, Manual value edit
• 0.4 Support for System and User Variable and Dimensions, export results to excel, settings button

Known limits:

• Only user variables supported
• mm, degree, and scalar units supported, other units will result in unpredicted values

Video in action here

User UI:

An example assembly is provided here

Exported results in excel after play