Automating SOLIDWORKS 2019 Using Macros is designed as a tutorial to help beginner to intermediate programmers develop macros for SOLIDWORKS and SOLIDWORKS Workgroup or Enterprise 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 or Enterprise 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.
1. Macro Basics 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. Add Assembly Components 12. Working with File References 13. Document Manager API 14. PropertyManager Pages 15. Using SOLIDWORKS Events in Macros 16. Creating Add-Ins from Macros 17. Workgroup PDM API Basics 18. Extract Workgroup PDM Documents 19. Workgroup PDM Check In 20. PDM Professional API Basics 21. PDM Professional Files and Variables 22. PDM Professional Bills of Materials 23. Favorite Code Examples
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Mike Spens
