Let’s work on creating your first macro within SOLIDWORKS. In this case, one road can be thought of as a beginner’s road to using macros, while the other is wide open and flexible–yet more advanced. Here is where two roads diverge but unlike Robert Frost, we can take both. You can create a macro directly inside of SOLIDWORKS, or outside using a basic coding interface.
You have the task you want to automate, now let’s create a macro for it. What is the specific task in SOLIDWORKS that you want to execute? It could be something as simple as a modeling operation like creating a hole, or as complex as creating entire CAD models based on some user input. The process begins by first thinking of what it is you want to automate. You need to create the thing which will be run. Step 1: Creating a MacroĬreating a macro is the first step. If you are already a power user, then you can save time and fast forward to Step 1, Option 2. As is typical with much of SOLIDWORKS, with great power comes flexibility. With each of these steps-both creating and running-you have many choices. In an extremely oversimplified context, macros really only take two steps: one, creating it and two, running or using it. All it takes is a little bit of knowledge on how macros work and you can create all sorts of amazing mini-applications to automate your design process. Macros are like the land of opportunity if you can dream it, you can do it. The SOLIDWORKS API is incredibly powerful and incredibly open. Macros are powered by the SOLIDWORKS application programming interface, or API. Instead of you physically moving your mouse around the screen to create geometry or launch commands, a macro can do this for you. Think of macros as custom programs you create to perform a task in SOLIDWORKS. When you hear the word macro, think automation. The time saved may start with instants, but these instants add up to incredible time savings. In this article, we’ll show you how you can get started saving time and automating any process in SOLIDWORKS using macros. You can take your SOLIDWORKS design work to the next level by doing even less work-just let SOLIDWORKS do the work for you by automating with macros and some VBA Programming. Here’s a crazy thought – why not do more with less? But it’s not crazy, it’s possible with macros.
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