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Considering other topics such as fusion 360 API and casual troubleshooting...

I haven't used this blog site for a quite long time. Time to blow dust off, replace old picture frames with new ones, renew this space. Hopefully I can warm up this space and make it more lively. Also youtube channel... So sad... Kept uploading and deleting videos... It is hard to set up consistent theme in my cyber space. Two purposes of blog re-writing: one is my memory aid or activity record, and the other is knowledge-sharing. 

I cannot keep writing Solidworks API topics. The first reason is I don't have a working knowledge and experiences to continue. Second, I want to learn and use python but it doesn't seem to be officially supported with primary Solidworks API. Solidworks PDM API may support it but I am not interested in it. Third, I cannot obtain SOLIDWORKS Document Manager API license key. The CAD specialist in my workplace manages the access priviledge of it but I don't have directly-related work tasks. Vba macro script is still available without the license key but I cannot use C# or C++. 

Still interested in modeling automation as a hobbyist. So one of ideas is to use fusion 360 for personal use.  There are some restrictions. I know only 10 parts can be saved into Autodesk cloud only. I was not able to find how to save the file into the local folder. Probably it is not permitted in this free version. I need to check the restriction concerning API programming. The good news is python can be used with visual studio code. I would dig into it. 

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