Your question: Where are SOLIDWORKS macros stored?

How do I edit a macro in SOLIDWORKS?

To edit a macro:

1. Click Edit Macro. (Macro toolbar) or Tools > Macro > Edit. If you have previously edited macros, you can select the macro directly from the menu when you click Tools > Macro. …
2. In the dialog box, select a macro file (. swp) and click Open. …
3. Edit the macro. (For details, use the help in the macro editor.)

How do I open a macro in SOLIDWORKS?

To run a macro:

1. Click Run Macro. (Macro toolbar) or Tools > Macro > Run.
2. In the dialog box, locate a macro file (*. swp, *. swb) and click Open. If the macro contains more than one function or subroutine, the last subroutine with no arguments in the module most recently created in the VBA project runs.

How do you save a macro in SOLIDWORKS?

To record a macro:

1. Click Record/Pause Macro. (Macro toolbar) or Tools > Macro > Record.
2. Perform the steps you want to record. …
3. When you are done, click Stop Macro. …
4. In the dialog box, type a name for File name and click Save.

How do I install a macro in SOLIDWORKS?

Assigning a Macro to a Toolbar Button

1. With a document open, click Tools > Customize, or right-click in the window border and click Customize.
2. In the Customize dialog box, on the Commands tab, under Categories, select Macro.
3. Under Buttons, drag New Macro Button.

What language are SOLIDWORKS macros?

Supported languages



You can save macros as Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 projects, VBA script files, and JavaScript HTML files.

How do I delete a macro in SOLIDWORKS?

To delete a macro button:

1. In an open SolidWorks document, click Tools > Customize.
2. Right-click the macro button in the toolbar that you want to edit and select Delete.
3. Click OK to close the Customize dialog.

How do I save a SOLIDWORKS file as a PDF?

To export a SOLIDWORKS part or assembly as a 3D PDF file:

1. Click File > Save As.
2. In the dialog box, select Adobe Portable Document Format (*. pdf) in Save as type.
3. Select Save as 3D PDF, verify the file name, and click Save.

How do I save multiple SOLIDWORKS drawings as PDF?

First, run the Task Scheduler from your Windows Start menu. Once it comes up, choose the Export Files task in the pane. When the dialog appears to set up the task, click the dropdown arrow under “Export file type” and then choose Adobe Portable Document Format (*. pdf) from that list.

How do I add a macro button in SOLIDWORKS?

With a document open, click Tools > Customize. In the dialog box, on the Commands tab: Select Macro in Categories. Under Buttons, drag the New Macro Button to any toolbar or the CommandManager in SOLIDWORKS.

How do I customize a macro button?

Add a macro button to the Quick Access Toolbar

1. Click File > Options > Quick Access Toolbar.
2. In the Choose commands from list, click Macros.
3. Select the macro you want to assign a button to.
4. Click Add to move the macro to the list of buttons on the Quick Access Toolbar.

How do you create a button in SOLIDWORKS?

To add CommandManager tool buttons:

1. Right-click the CommandManager tab and click Customize CommandManager.
2. In the Customize dialog box, on the Commands tab, select a category that contains tool buttons to add. …
3. Drag the buttons to the CommandManager tab.
4. Click OK.