The solidworks workgroup pdm application programming interface api is an ole programming interface to workgroup pdm, which allows you to automate and customize workgroup pdm. Solidworks api and pdm api training and services export all. I will be making videos available on my youtube channel that will be guides to everything contained in this repository. This online reference guide documents the solidworks application programming interface api, which you can use to automate and customize the solidworks software. Detecting the environment solidworks document type learn to detect which document type is currently open using various techniques. These functions provide direct access to solidworks functionality such as creating a line, inserting an existing part into a part document, or verifying the parameters of a surface. Pdm, how to check out a drawing file already open using api vba. I am trying to incorporate some code to an excel vba macro that will do a pdm search for a variable thats already defined and then get the. On wednesday, ill be doing a session on linking excel with solidworks through the api and vba. Solidworks epdm is by the way a document management system from solidworks. We found the solidworks environment to be a better solution for several reasons. It then opens up each file using the solidworks api.
Written by tim newton on february 24, 2015 leave a comment. Learn to invoke, hide, show solidworks, readwrite properties of various solidworks objects and quit solidworks. Automating solidworks 2017 using macros mike spens. To report problems encountered with the web help interface and search, contact your local support representative.
Solidworks api and pdm api training and services export. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Tsql queries, as an example, can be used to find duplicate files, files owned by a particular user, or files that have not been replicated. Can i activate intellisense for pdm api in the solidworks macro tool. If you have an excel or word file outside of your vault. Integrating navision with solidworks epdm developers. Using epdm data card values as text in your word documents. S070903 what could cause web2 login to hang or show. Tim is an all around solidworks guru and everything in between. I am considering writing a macro in excel for the user to paste their bom in column a and have pdm api search each number and access. In order to get the most out of this class, students should be familiar with the concepts of interfaces. Linking your solidworks pdm enterprise data card values to. Solidworks pdm search tool overview the javelin blog. If you are going to program anything in solidworks, go the solidworks website and download the api documentation.
Solidworks manage is an advanced, recordbased data management system that extends the global file management and application integrations enabled by solidworks pdm professional to include a comprehensive set of capabilities that you can use and distribute to many areas of your business. Forget abstract talks about objectoriented programming. Solidworks pdm standard and professional comparison. Linking your solidworks pdm enterprise data card values to microsoft word and excel documents. Automating solidworks 2017 using macros is designed as a tutorial to help beginner to intermediate programmers develop macros for solidworks and solidworks workgroup or enterprise pdm. I have a macro that saves a drawing as a pdf into our pdm professional vault, problem is that it is grayed out because it is a local version. The epdm api allows a programmer to hook directly into epdm to automate just about anything you can dream up. If you are new to programming or a seasoned developer this book suits all levels. Tsql queries can be useful in retrieving information on your vault. Learn solidworks 2015 with these popular books and textbooks. It allows you to collect information metadata about the files. Thats why were extremely proud to present solidpractices. How to add a file to pdm using solidworks api solidworks. In order for the api to be able to access the file vault, the application pool must run under a windows user profile that has sufficient local application.
Our website provides a free download of solidworks enterprise pdm 12. Through excel i would like to be able to loop thru a list of part numbers to search each part number, get the pdm bom and write that bom to the. Getting started with the solidworks api, a detailed, 36page solidworks api best practices guide written by our technical director, keith rice, and born out of nearly a decade of realworld, customerdriven solidworks api development. This file is essential if you want to make full use of the workgroup pdm in macros. This information can be used to look for problems and to help resolve problems. Solidworks is easier to usein fact, a lot of engineers right out of college know how to use it, which reduces training requirementsis better for integrating with our customers and partners. When saving files from solidworks using the api, you should avoid adding the file directly to an enterprise pdm vault. There is also now a shortcut the reference documents location to add and remove locations from the file locations in options.
Both of these options can greatly speed up time spent performing the operations mentioned above. If youre a searcher then youre in luck as solidworks pdm professional comes equipped with a powerful search tool, that can minimize the time it takes to locate a file or folder. Solidworks pdm standard is a new document management product that is based on the same architecture used by the current. Api help english only 2017 sp05 to disable web help from within solidworks and use local help instead, click help use solidworks web help. Api help english only 2018 sp05 to disable web help from within solidworks and use local help instead, click help use solidworks web help. Solidworks pdm allows our designers to focus on innovation while the pdm system takes care of the structure of the project. This call works and saves all sheets to a pdf in one go, creating bookmarks for all. I found that enabling tools references pdmworks enterprise 20 type library in the solidworks buildin vba editor enables intelisense for pdm api e. Solidworks api and pdm api training and services whats. Managing your information in enterprise pdm epdm, allows you to have control over information regarding your documents. Using the macro recorder o macro recording o macro toolbar o understanding how macro code works o understanding how to call members on api interfaces o passing parameters. I have a task for integrating microsoft navision with solidworks epdm.
Api fundamentals of solidworks pdm training courses. Companies that have vendors or off site personnel that need access to the vault but are not part of the design team would benefit from web2. Each year has an api help file for regular solidworks and edrawings. Ms sql queries for solidworks pdm report generator. Solidworks api and pdm training, tutorials, videos, macros, addins. Apply to administrator, senior systems administrator, systems administrator and more. The web2 application will use the solidworks pdm client api to access file vault information on the iis server. Pdm api search and get latest version solidworks forums. I hope this part of the whats new series gives you a better understanding of the new features and functions of solidworks 2017. Api download it is worth mentioning that the api is free and comes with solidworks but the documentation does not install with solidworks. These functions provide the programmer with direct access to solidworks functionality such. Solidworks pdm standard is a document management product offering.
Solidworks essentials and visual basic programming. Solidworks api fundamentals teaches you how to use the solidworks api application programming interface to automate and customize solidworks. It covers many of the major api functions through practical use cases. This is solidworks api for total beginners lesson 1 by mlc cad systems on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Solidworks api for total beginners lesson 1 on vimeo. Everything from solidworks utilities to simulation to pdm and routing. Solidworks api support has confirmed the behavior as well and spr. Install the solidworks api sdk found here on your solidworks dvd or in a full media kit download. The administering solidworks pdm course, basic experience with the solidworks pdm software, experience with the windows r operating system, and knowledge of a programming language, preferably visual basic 2005 or later. In epdm this metadata is stored in variables, and the values for these variables can come from multiple places manually entered, autogenerated serial number, file properties, etc. Imperisim uses basic motion, as it is the most advanced motion study type which is supported in the solidworks student design kit, which is free for botball students. Ms sql queries for solidworks pdm report generator we need a couple sql queries written to generate reports from a solidworks pdm database based on certain criteria. Lets start with a look at some of the basic commands located within the search tool. This macro contains code that shows you how to set tree display settings through the solidworks api.
This software is a product of solidworks corporation. For example, solidworks enterprise pdm api help now includes syntax for vb. There is a api help in solidworks, dont remember if it has to be installed separately but it will give you description of all the functions that solidworks provides. Solidworks information and tricks not to be forgotten part 2. At the topright of the window explorer vault view, there is an icon that looks like a magnifying glass, clicking on the arrow pointing down will reveal all. Solidworks enterprise pdm free version download for pc. Getting more out of your solidworks pdm search tool. This presentation was given at solidworks world 2012. Can swpdm std be customised with a application programming interface api. As a next step you can install solidworks sdk and visual studio express 10 free version and have half of hard work done for you. The focus of this book is primarily on the visual studio tools for applications vsta macro interface.
This is an exciting new feature that allows you to. Show folders for dimensionannotation favorites folders. Add custom tabs to a pdm vault view in windows explorer. All three motion study types have api functionality, but their level of feature support varies. Pdm standard, however since tasks, addins and api support is not included. Our builtin antivirus checked this download and rated it as virus free. Epdm has always had a web client, but it only worked with internet explorer and had some inherent limitations.
The integration is two way which involves for example querying items from navision and creating item in navision from solidworks epdm. This handson class will get the total beginner on track to unleash the solidworks api for greater productivity, using quick and dirty tactics involving the macro recorder, api help, and free cheat sheets. These same users are often surprised to hear that solidworks pdm include a powerful and customizable search tool. Field server might be a good example of someone that is mobile and needs to pull up drawings read only. In this article, we will look at two of the most significant enhancements, as well as one of my favorites. Now, however, with 2015, there is a new web2 client that is based. Startshowhidestop solidworks learn to control solidworks at will. Stack overflow for teams is a private, secure spot for you and your coworkers to find and share information. Ill be doing a presentation tomorrow about automating design validation with the api. Solidworks pdm professional, solidworks pdm standard, solidworks workgroup pdm, solidworks simulation standard, solidworks simulation professional, solidworks simulation premium solidworks flow simulation, edrawings viewer, edrawings professional, solidworks sustainability, solidworks plastics, solidworks electrical schema tic standard, solidworks. Our books are perfect for professionals or as a textbook for classroom use. Demystifying the solid works api linkedin slideshare. Solidworks enterprise pdm api help has been upgraded to be consistent with all of the other solidworks api help systems.