Most of these are available for free on the internet. Solid solutions management ltd was founded in 1998, originally as a solidworks training and support provider. Figuring out what these errors mean and how to fix them can be a real challenge. This video will explore the basics of macro creation in solidworks. Basically, most everything we have available in the graphic user interface gui is also available through the api interface.
Visual basic for applications vba is the engine that records, runs, or edits macros in solidworks. Acidcat cms is a web site and simple content management system that can be administered via a web browser. All newer versions should support them as well, however they have not b. Find and replace a text in all notes of all the drawings in a job. Oh by the way, could you also write down the mass of each configuration. Or assignments like exporting all fifty configurations of a part separately.
Creating a new macro is different from recording a macro. Beginners guide to solidworks 2011 level ii starts where beginners guide level i ends, following the same easy to read style, but this time covering advanced topics and techniques. Solidworks api demystified leonard kikstra designer cad administrator ritehite products corp. Introduction to macros in solidworks saving drawings as. A solidworks macro is a shortcut to a task you perform repeatedly in soldiworks 3d cad software. This macro save active drawing as pdf, dwg and step with revision ex. Introduction to solidworks macros part ii solidworks api. Mytoolbar is a free and opensource addin for solidworks which allows organize the macro library in custom toolbars integrated to solidworks environment. In this webcast we show you how you can record or build macros in solidworks. Make 32bit solidworks macros compatible with 64bit solidworks duration. Two solidworks macros for blazin fast assembly work.
Always some sort of code bug, which i cant fix, readily anyway. Commonly used interfaces in the solidworks api part 4. A solidworks id gives you access to a wide range of resources and content. Here ill go into my adventures with solidworks macros to. The macros are singlefile, selfcontained, and easy to develop. In the previous post, we discussed the solidworks object model and how its hierarchical structure impacts the way you access api functionality. I plan to make short tutorial videos on how to use them all. The focus of this book is primarily on the visual studio tools for applications vsta macro interface.
If however, the option to create pdfs on checkin is not set in. Save as pdf with folder selection 3d contentcentral free 3d. The solidworks version mentioned is the earliest supported version. To make creating solidworks addins and programs i made an opensource project called soliddna that allows fast and easy creation of addins using the soliddna api instead of the solidworks api the soliddna api is much cleaner, modern and handles all of the messy com objects for you so you can focus on writing your application. Well id like to know that how can i use one of these macros say pdf in solidworks task scheduler to automatically save all the drawing files located in a folder to pdf files in the same folder. When you create a new macro, you program the macro directly from a macro editing application such as microsoft visual basic. Split camps most of the api programmers at swworld 2008 thought using the record command was a great way to start macros.
Solidworks is able to save drawings and current model views as a pdf format file. Visit this url for the macro for saving a dwg file to pdf and dxf. Dwg with the drawing open activating the macro it will. If the selections are compatible, youll have a concentric mate without having to go through the mate properties dialogue. I have also supplied a bmp image for you to add to your macro button. How to convert logos from pdf or eps to dxf or cad drawings. There is a huge amount of capability available to the user from the solidworks apis. Introduction to macros in solidworks saving drawings as pdf and. Many solidworks users find themselves repeating the same or similar tasks as part of their modeling workflows.
We will show how to record a macro, and then edit the resulting code. I took a few of the macros i use on a daily basis and uploaded them for download to my website. Hi, im curious to make a macro for printing as pdf. Automating solidworks 2009 using macros is designed as a tutorial to help beginner to intermediate programmers develop macros for solidworks and solidworks workgroup pdm. They can create parts that you have to recreate often, or apply changes to many drawings at once. They are saved out as a separate file and therefore can be used over and over again with any of your models. If an output folder is specified, all published files go to that. Solidworks instant pdf, stl, dxf macros gregor van egdom. You can export a module to a file that you can use in other vb projects. Macros are small computer programs that you can create right inside of solidworks. Workgroup pdm macro 4 export pdfs of drawings in a. Macros are small pieces of software that can do work for you.
Solidworks macros are shortcuts to tasks you perform repeatedly in solidworks. I just wanted to to get a second set of eyes on this before i let it go on the actual drawings database i. Solidworks corporation has not verified that the macros posted on this site are safe. Macros might contain viruses or other security hazards. Check out our free pdf, vba debugging tips for solidworks api programmers for help with runtime and compile errors you may encounter while programming. Jobs like creating 2d drawings of hundreds of sheet metal parts. Simplify your life with simple macros dasi solutions blog.
You can search for all macros containing a certain api call by typing that call name in the search box at the bottom of the page. For more information on macro feature files, see the solidworks api help. A mere month ago we asked yall how to go about slapping color across parts in solidworks. Sort of a recent history solidworks symbols library solidworks legion on new stuff in solidworks 2014 not. Ive had the chance to present this material several times at solidworks world.
Optionally, you can pass an output folder path as a final argument. One of the long standing requests for this type of macro and many similar types continue reading new type of saveaspdf macro. It covers many of the major api functions through practical use cases. It is a series of commands and actions that can be stored and run within solidworks whenever you need to perform the task. And really, its a great place to start developing macros for solidworks. Follow the programming vba and vsta macros using solidworks api section for guidelines of using and creating macros in solidworks. Automating solidworks 2015 using macros is designed as a tutorial to help beginner to intermediate programmers develop macros for solidworks and solidworks workgroup pdm. Article by samony riyaz createdupdated september 4, 2019. Automating solidworks 2017 using macros is designed as a tutorial to help beginner to intermediate programmers develop macros for solidworks and solidworks workgroup or enterprise pdm. Did you ever have to do some extremely boring task over and over again in solidworks. Solidworks macros files 3d cad model library grabcad.
Library of macros and scripts to automate solidworks. Their effect on the model is defined by custom programs that you or a thirdparty software developer supplies. How did you manage to continue reading how to get started with solidworks macros. When you record a macro, you create the macro from within the solidworks software. This efficient macro will save your documents as eparts, eassemblies, edrawings, pdfs and dxfs all in one go. How to get started with solidworks macros peter cad. Id like to print one sheet at the time with this macro. Thats why i created a free pdf, vba debugging tips for solidworks api programmers, that addresses each of these errorstheir causes and their solutions. Notes from solidworks world 2008 thomas allsup may 20, 2008. Report automating solidworks using macrosting solidworks using macros please fill this form, we will try to respond as soon as possible. Save solidworks drawing to pdf macro to automate the process. Description download automating solidworks using macrosting solidworks using macros comments. One button pdfs in solidworks welcome to the beginning of solidapi a blog dedicated to the solidworks api.
Automating solidworks 2017 using macros mike spens. Solidworks vba macro code to save drawing as a pdf. This article looks at a powerful tool available within solidworks, the application programming interfaceapi, for automating some of those tasks the api enables users to create custom programs macros that can assist them in automating many of the tasks of the graphical user. This new edition focuses primarily on the new visual studio tools for applications vsta macro interface.
Macro that saves currently open drawing in solidworks as a pdf to the same folder with the same name. Simple tasks one does throughout the day that may take a minute or two here or there can add up to a fair bit of time and tedium over a period of weeks or months. Save these macros to the location you store your macros. This macro savesexports this pdf, and is much quicker than if we were to reprint a pdf. They are real computer programs, so the more programming skills you have or can acquire, the more time you and your team will be able to save. This solidworks macro runs the recorded process of adding a concentric mate between two cylindrical selections. New in solidworks 2008 was the option to automatically have pdm create a pdf for every drawing upon checkin. Trouble is that it allways names the pdf the same as the part i recorded the macro from.
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