Accomplished
1. run solidworks and build a model
2. write a C# program to reach into an active session in SW's and add a component to a model (proving that C# seems ok for the job)
3. wrote a C# program that can go through the feature tree and pick out the major components of the tree (feature name and type).
To Do List
1. Write a routine to do a comprehensive extraction of information (materials, dimensions etc).
2. Work out how to implement a program into the SolidWorks menu structure or create a toolbar that can be inserted into SolidWorks to actually kick off the program we are trying to write.
3. Work out an algorithm with George that will manipulate the info we extract from the tree and pricing info stored on tables.
4. Write and implement the actual program.