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API View change rebuild and save

API View change rebuild and save

API View change rebuild and save

(OP)
I have almost no experience with API code in Sw, so I turn to the infinite wisdom of the members of this forum for what should be a simple question.

How complicated would it be to write some code that would create a macro that puts the current model (part or assembly) into the isometric view, force rebuild it, and save it.

RE: API View change rebuild and save

Not complicated at all, actually.

CODE

Dim swApp As SldWorks.SldWorks
Dim swDoc As SldWorks.ModelDoc2

Sub main()

    Set swApp = Application.SldWorks
    Set swDoc = swApp.ActiveDoc
    
    If swDoc.GetType = swDocDRAWING Then
        MsgBox "This macro does not work in a drawing document."
        Exit Sub
    End If
    
    swDoc.ShowNamedView2 "*Isometric", -1
    swDoc.ViewZoomtofit2
    swDoc.ForceRebuild3 True
    swDoc.Save3 0, Empty, Empty
    
    Set swDoc = Nothing
    Set swApp = Nothing

End Sub

RE: API View change rebuild and save

(OP)
Thanks Handlman! I wasn't expecting you to write it for me! And I get to see it done to boot. A star for you.

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