Hi all,
Trying to learn how to program PDM Professional to do some custom tasks. I have a bit of experience with programming (primarily in C# and C++) but am having trouble figuring out how to even get started with PDM tasks. Hoping someone here can point me in the right direction for some resources to get me started, or if you have a similar task you might be able to share snippets of. I believe the easiest way is to use a VB script withing the Solidworks Add In tool. Broadly what I want to do is to select a bulk batch of parts, save any drawing as a PDF and any sheet metal part as a DXF of the flat pattern. Assemblies and parts with no sheet metal features don't have to do anything.
I've written basic pseudo code of what I want to do:
Open File Type = get file type Name = get file name Revision = get file revision Recipient = get recipient Date = get date VaultPath = get vault path SavePath = VaultPath + "/Document Transmittals/" + Recipient + "/" + Date + "/" SaveName = FileName + "-" + FileRevision if Type = drawing if SavePath+Savename + ".pdf" does not exist save PDF as SavePath + SaveName elseif Type = part if SavePath+Savename + ".dxf" does not exist if sheetmetal save flatpattern DXF as SavePath+SaveName close file
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Tom.
I've been doing some digging for the last few hours and this is what I have so far:
Still need to figure out a path for the vault and how to check if a part has sheet metal features and if it does make a DXF.
Thanks,
Tom.