> Hey All,
   >
   > Does anyone have access to SolidWorks 2009? They have an built in
   > equation function that will finally let them do involute curves and
   > specifically for us Trochoid curves and not the cheater splines
   > throughpoints method.
   >
   > Rob Woods

   Ya.. it's in the mail to me right now..  i could D/L from their site but
   I'm holding
   out for at least sp1.0..    do you know what the function call is..   I
   haven't
   heard
   about any new curve generation stuff and I've been to the '09 roll out.

   Jarrett



Its an extra that nobody is talking about and I cant imagine why. I
called the local software distributor and asked if they had something
that equaled Pro-e and he sent me a screenshot of an equation editor bar
that allows for custom equations to generate lines. I just want to see
what its true functionality is. This thing holds huge benefits to people
who have equation driven anything especially cam grinders.  Examples in
pro-e:

http://www.cadquest.com/books/pdf/gears.pdf

http://www.profilesmagazine.com/p33/marsalek.html

Rob Woods