Automating SOLIDWORKS 2015 Using Macros

Automating SOLIDWORKS 2015 Using Macros

<p>Automating SOLIDWORKS 2015 Using Macros is designed as a tutorial to help beginner to intermediate programmers develop macros for SOLIDWORKS and SOLIDWORKS Workgroup PDM. 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 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.</p> <p><b>What you'll learn</b></p> <ul> <li>Record macros</li> <li>Control Custom Properties</li> <li>Create parts and features</li> <li>Build assemblies</li> <li>Batch create drawings</li> <li>Extract information from Workgroup PDM</li> <li>Create many other time saving utilities</li> </ul> <p><b>Table of Contents</b></p> 1. Macro Basics <br>2. One Button PDF Publishing <br>3. Model Dimensions Using Excel VBA <br>4. Controlling Options <br>5. Material Properties <br>6. Custom Properties <br>7. Model Creation <br>8. Data Import and Export <br>9. Drawing Automation <br>10. Notes, Annotations and Tables <br>11. Add Assembly Components <br>12. Working with File References <br>13. Property Manager Pages <br>14. Using Notifications (Events) in SOLIDWORKS Macros <br>15. Workgroup PDM API Basics <br>16. Extract Workgroup PDM Documents <br>17. Workgroup PDM Check In <br>18. Enterprise PDM API Basics <br>19. Enterprise PDM Files and Variables <br>20. SOLIDWORKS Document Manager API <br>21. Favorite Code Examples