C# SolidWorks addin punten gelijkmatig verdeeld op boloppervlak
This is my solution for the SolidWorks SWPUC32 challenge. We have won the award for SolidWorks API and the most original solution.
Author: Eddy Allerman
We will present a short tutorial here on how to use this addin in SolidWorks. The source code is open source and can be looked into using the links in the article.
Download the installer
Click on the following link:
Download it and double click the MSI file in the /installer folder to install.
Install it:
Follow the instructions to install, Repair, Remove or upgrade the addin.
Once installed you will see it in the Addin manager of SolidWorks.
And a TAB is created in the command manager with the name EQUIDIST. When you activate that TAB you will see 2 buttons.
The first button will open a Property Manager Page:
You can change the radius and the recursion level. This is how many times the points are interpollated to give even more. It's best to start with a low number for performance reasons. We have limited it to 5 recursions because for reel life situations this is enough.'
When you click OK a 3D Sketch with the requested points will be made.
Code and example files are also available on GitHub
There are also extra options possible in the newer version
Choose a hemisphere or a full sphere (football/soccerball)
The possibility to draw normals to the sphere through every point.
Example showing normals on a sphere
