Automating SolidWorks 2009 Using Macros

Automating SolidWorks 2009 Using Macros is designed as a tutorial to help beginner to intermediate programmers develop macros for SolidWorks and SolidWorks Workgroup PDM. This new edition focuses primarily on the new Visual Studio Tools for Applications (VSTA) macro interface. It covers many of the major API functions through practical use cases. It teaches many Visual Basic.NET fundamentals as well as SolidWorks, SolidWorks Workgroup PDM and Excel API functions. The Author has also added a chapter dedicated to some of his favorite source code for you to use as the basis for typical automation procedures.

Through this book you will learn how to:

• Record macros
• Control Custom Properties
• Create parts and features
• Build assemblies
• Batch create drawings
• Extract information from Workgroup PDM
• Create many other time saving utilities

Table of Contents


1. Macro Basics
2. One Button PDF Publishing
3. Model Parameters Using Excel VBA
4. Controlling Options
5. Material Properties
6. Custom Properties
7. Model Creation
8. Data Import
9. Drawing Automation
10. Add Assembly Components
11. Working with File References
12. Property Manager Pages
13. Using Notifications (Events) in SolidWorks Macros
14. Workgroup PDM API Basics
15. Extract Workgroup PDM Documents
16. Workgroup PDM Check In
17. Favorite Code Examples