Engineers working with SOLIDWORKS are often faced with tedious, repetitive work that can consume a lot of time, but it doesn’t have to be this way. One of the most exciting aspects of SOLIDWORKS is its robust programming interface or API. The SOLIDWORKS API allows you to write code that can perform almost any series of actions for you. SOLIDWORKS was built from the ground up to automate, and in this book, you will learn how to take advantage of these powerful tools to speed up your work.
Automating SOLIDWORKS 2023 Using Macros is designed as a tutorial to help beginner to intermediate programmers develop macros for SOLIDWORKS. Experience with programming isn’t required. The book starts with a chapter on the fundamentals of Visual Basic.NET and the SOLIDWORKS API to make the learning process easier for beginners. The rest of the book introduces you to developing macros using the SOLIDWORKS API. The book concludes with a chapter dedicated to some of the author’s favorite source code for you to use as the basis for typical automation procedures.
The focus of this book is primarily on the Visual Studio Tools for Applications (VSTA) macro interface. It covers many of the major API functions through practical use cases. It will teach you the fundamentals of Visual Basic.NET as well as SOLIDWORKS, SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional, SOLIDWORKS Document Manager and Excel API functions.
Author Mike Spens has been professionally developing macros for SOLIDWORKS for more than a decade. He has helped numerous companies develop their own programs and streamline their workflows. If you want to learn how to develop your own macros for SOLIDWORKS, following best practices and using well written code, then this is the perfect book for you.
What you'll learn
Record macros Control Custom Properties Create parts and features Build assemblies Batch create drawings Extract information from PDM Create add-ins from macros Create many other time saving utilities
By:
Mike Spens
Imprint: SDC Publications
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 280mm,
Width: 210mm,
Weight: 900g
ISBN: 9781630575717
ISBN 10: 1630575712
Pages: 448
Publication Date: 04 May 2023
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Primary
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Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
1. Fundamentals 2. One Button PDF Publishing 3. Model Dimensions Using Excel VBA 4. Controlling Options 5. Material Properties 6. Custom Properties 7. Model Creation 8. Data Import and Export 9. Drawing Automation 10. Notes, Annotations and Tables 11. Building Assemblies 12. Working with File References 13. Document Manager API 14. Creating Add-Ins 15. Add-In Events and Installation 16. PDM Professional API Basics 17. PDM Professional Files and Variables 18. PDM Professional Bills of Materials 19. Favorite Code Examples Index
