Batch Process and Custom Macro

[Fixturedesign]

I am looking for a macro that will allow me to select a directory, then run a given macro on all the files in that directory.

Found this post ...

http://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=209635

But I am not sure what the macro is actually doing. I ran it and didn't see where it did anything to my files.

Can I adapt the modules to accomplish my goal? Where is the code that is actually doing something?

Is there a better way to batch a macro across an entire directory?

 

[Fixturedesign]

By the way - I know that SolidWorks task scheduler can help out, but there are limitations and I can't use it.

 

[rstupplebeen]

This macro adds all the files in a directory into an assembly and then mates to the orthogonal planes and assigns a color to each part. This should have most of what you need. I hope it helps.

Rob Stupplebeen

 

[Fixturedesign]

Well, I can certainly take a look at your macro, but I do not want to create an new assembly or reassign colors.

I want a routine that will allow me to select a directory, then run a designated macro on that directory.

I want to batch all drawings to a PDF: I run the batch macro, designate the directory, maybe designate the macro I choose to run.

Then I want to convert all drawings to DWG. I run the batch macro, designate the directory, maybe designate the macro I choose to run.

Next I want to run a special custom macro. I run the batch macro, designate the directory, maybe designate the macro I choose to run.

 

[SnowCrash]

macro, smackro, why not just use PAC4SWX ?

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Hardie "Crashj" Johnson
SW 2010 SP 2.1
HP Pavillion Elite HPE

 

[fcsuper]

You may wish to actually look at the BatchProcess sw application at angelsix.com

Matt Lorono
Lorono's SolidWorks Resources & SolidWorks Legion

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