Solidworks enables macro creation in 3 popular programming languages. Question asked by ryan fritts on aug 1, 2012 latest reply on aug 10. With a file open in solidworks, go to tools customize commands macro and drag the new macro button to where you want the button. Always some sort of code bug, which i cant fix, readily anyway. Macro library solidworks api and pdm api training and. Here is the example in the api help for saving a drawing as a pdf. Choose file\saveas and select the pdf as file type. Save as pdf with folder selection 3d contentcentral free 3d. Now to use the save solidworks drawing to pdf macro efficiently you will need to customize a macro buttonhotkey within solidworks. Many introductory cad tutorials focus only on the software and train students to be skilled cad operators. The initial drawing needs to be saved to the location of the model though obviously which is different from the pdf. Visit this url for the macro for saving a dwg file to pdf and dxf. Since i recently updated it, i figured i might as well share.
Solidworks corporation has not verified that the macros posted on this site are safe and that they came from a trustworthy source. To save as an iges, stl, or step file, the document to convert must be the active document. I am in need of a macro for doing a saveas pdf to a specific. For the revision work your drawing sheet must have the revision property. This is how you can save your solidworks files as a 3d pdf. If you have more than one version of solidworks installed, select the one to be used for the job. Library of macros and scripts to automate solidworks. Solidworks itself can save the file drawing as usual pdf or a model sldprt or sldasm as 3dpdf. Macro that saves currently open drawing in solidworks as a pdf to the same folder with the same name. Article by samony riyaz createdupdated september 4, 2019.
It is possible to run this macro from within solidworks tools macro run and also from the solidworks task scheduler with a custom task. This just opens all drawing files in solidworks and saves as a. I have been using a macro pdf save to save my drawings as pdf s in a specific location. Save the open drawing file as a pdf, building the save as name from custom properties in the referenced model. Solidworks vba macro code to save drawing as a pdf by samony riyaz september 4, 2019 usually when we want to speed up process tasks in solidworks, we tend to search for macros that can do the task for us so we can decrease our process time. How to save a pdf file with a specific userdefined path. How to convert a folder of solidworks drawings to pdfdxf duration. You have just created a usable macro from the source code.
Solidworks macro solidworks drawing save as pdf, jpeg. If it helps this is the location where they need to be saved to. Trouble is that it allways names the pdf the same as the part i recorded the macro from. If it does not exist, create it or change the path to one that exists on your system. These macros save a pdf, dxf or ai version of a drawing or stl of a model with the name of the model, in the model folder. Note that if solidworks is already open, you can select the active session also. In the save as dialog, change the save as type to adobe acrobat pdf. Saves tons of time making packages of technical drawings. The two drawings that generated the title blocks above had the following end file size. Solidworks vba macro code to save drawing as a pdf. I am currently generating a solidworks part file name from a text document for a batch rename of the documents. Once a catscript macro is created, there are multiple ways to open the macros window to run the code. This assigns sequential numbers to them which i then save each part in a folder as. Solidworks pdm professional offers automated tasks to do this job for you, but nonpdm users will not benefit from this.
Dwg with the drawing open activating the macro it will save the active document in pdf, dwg and step with the revision. It will save the drawing file as either a pdf, or dwg file in the same folder with the same part number as the original file. You need to consider the file size and generation time if you are going to batch print a lot of drawings. Addin also allows to manage multiuser environment by storing the configuration in the centralized location. I find these macros a huge time saver especially when every solidworks drawing file i save also gets a pdf and dwg. Go to file save as save as type and change the default part extension into adobe portable format pdf.
By submitting a comment here you grant this site a perpetual license to reproduce your submitted words and name in attribution. Consider i have a couple of sw files in a folder with all the assembly, part and drawing files, so i need to save the drawings to pdf and so far i had to do it manually by opening up each file and saving it to pdf. Automate file exports with solidworks task scheduler. Replacingreloading sheet formats in solidworks drawings. Solidworks macro solidworks drawing save as pdf, jpeg, dxf, dwg tee macro teyfik eren erez. This book also places equal emphasis on creating engineering drawings that comply with accepted design standards. Save solidworks drawing to pdf macro to automate the process. How to save a pdf file with a specific userdefined path in excel vba oct 04, 2017 by jesus bujaue in excel copying or moving an excelexported pdf file automatically to a specific folder location or local directory can be very easily achieved if you try to run a customized vba macro program in microsoft excel, which essentially enables the.
Launch solidworks and create a new drawing new drawing use any available template right click on the task bar customize commands tab select the macro category. Explore and download free macros for solidworks to add to your. Later on, i got a macro to save the drawings to pdf and i have added it to my toolbar but still i have to open up the drawing then. Save all part and assembly files as 3d pdf in a specific folder. Solidworks macro solidworks drawing save as pdf, jpeg, dxf.
Introduction to macros in solidworks saving drawings as pdf and. Imodeldocextension in the solidworks knowledge base. These macros save a pdf, dxf or ai version of a drawing or stl of a model with the name of the model, in the. Solidworks instant pdf, stl, dxf macros gregor van egdom. Hello there, you can download the program from the link below. Saving solidworks drawings as pdf file with prefix stack overflow. Check out our free pdf, vba debugging tips for solidworks api programmers for help with runtime and compile errors you may encounter while programming. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time i comment. Lets take a look at a technique i used to create a 3d model of my guitar in solidworks, but rather than getting out my calipers and tape measure to reverse engineer it, i will start with a pdf, extract information from it as an image, and use a sketch picture to hold that information for reference when creating the features of the body. You can specify a sheet format template for first sheet and a separate sheet format template for the second and remaining sheets. Verify that the specified drawing document to open exists. Check to see if drawing is open if not, then return message box to user.
Launch solidworks and create a new drawing new drawing use any available. This macro save active drawing as pdf, dwg and step with revision. Solidworks instant pdf, stl, dxf macros 3d cad model. Drawing of this revision level already exists, overwrite. I found one that saves a pdf the same as the drawing file, but i wasnt able to amend the code to add the revision and an underscore to the pdf file name. Thanks for your help in advance ive got very very limited know how of vba. A public version of a macro means that the vba macro may be downloaded and run by any member, but the source code is only available to premium members. Solidworks tutorial pdf download basic, exercises, tips. The companys products, which come in 70 different models, are a staple among fruit growers for picking, transporting, and bringing everything from apples and oranges to grapes and. Here is the example to get data from the revision table. Ideally i want the macro to save the drawing normal, then save as a pdf to that specified location. Solidworks macro is the most popular way for complimenting solidworks functionality via solidworks api. Want to save active sheet only, want to save as pdf and would like the file to open in pdf once it is saved, on the desktop, regardless of user.
This is a solidworks task macro that replaces or updates the sheet formats for all solidworks drawings in a specified folder. Save as pdf example code save as pdf example code fcsuper mechanical op 24 aug 06 19. The 3d pdf provides designers and engineers the extra bit of flexibility to pan, zoom and orient while sharing the file. Introduction to macros in solidworks saving drawings as pdf and dxf duration. Save pdf task enables the user to save pdf files from solidworks parts, assemblys and drawings. A common process is the export of your drawings to pdf files, so you can communicate these with noncad users. Provides the option to choose to save a 3d model as 3d or 2d pdf, and drawings can be saved as 2d pdf only. Mytoolbar is a free and opensource addin for solidworks which allows organize the macro library in custom toolbars integrated to solidworks environment. I dont know about you, but every time i get requests to save solidworks documents in this format for this department and that format for that company, i think here we go again, because i know what a laborious process it is to do this. Now my code macro will complete one drawing, close the drawing and show the msgbox if that pdf folder exists, if the folder does not exist it will create. Im trying to save a solidworks drawing file using macros and adding a prefix to the pdf. Workgroup pdm macro 1 save out a single file onto your.
I have been trying to figure out a method for the new file names. Can be easily changed to save other formats step, iges, warning. In todays video i will show you how you can save your solidworks file as a 3d pdf in a couple of seconds. The code works with adding everything after the it pulls. This macro save active drawing as pdf, dwg and step with revision ex. Save file as pdf example vba this example shows how to export the specified sheet in a drawing document to a pdf file. If it does not exist, create it or change the path to a. I just wanted to to get a second set of eyes on this before i let it go on. It would be possible to show an input dialog to allow a user select and choose which file to save out. You can find a happy medium if you play with the dpi setting vs. One button pdfs in solidworks welcome to the beginning of solidapi a blog dedicated to the solidworks api.