solidworks-macro

What problem does it solve?

This Skill removes the friction of writing repetitive, error-prone SolidWorks 2021 VBA macros by generating complete, convention-compliant code including SolidWorks and PDM integration.

Core Features & Use Cases

• SolidWorks export automation: Generate VBA macros to export PDFs, DXF, DWG, STEP, or IGES from the active document or in multi-sheet drawing exports.
• Custom property (CRUD) automation: Generate macros to read, write, delete, and copy custom properties across configurations.
• PDM Professional operations (check-out/in, variables, workflows, batch): Generate macros that securely connect to a PDM vault, manage locks, update PDM variables, and run batch operations with better performance.
• Interactive UI generation (UserForm): Generate macros with a responsive UserForm (progress label, cancel handling, folder browsing) for guided execution.

Quick Start

Ask: generate a SolidWorks 2021 VBA macro to export all drawing sheets to PDF into a specified output folder, then perform PDM check-out before export and check-in after export.