Hello Gents,
I am looking for a macro to do below. I have many identical parts designed for sheet metal. I would like to create drawings for each.
Macro 1:
Prompt a folder path
Then automatically select .prt file 1 by 1 & create drawing for each with standard template( 3 view,flat pattern,note,custom properties)
Resize the scale of views based on the drawing template/size
If part has sheet metal feature, export 1:1 flat pattern DXF in same folder
save & close the file.
Macro 2:
2nd macro :
select .asm files, create drawing for each with BOM table,3 views,rescale as needed & close.
I would appreciate any help on these. I am a starter in VB so dont know much. I am using SW2016 SP5.
Thank you.
I'm glad you think drawing creation can be more efficiently as well There are a few tools that you can use to achieve this. When you know exactly what you want for every single drawing, you can create a drawing template with predefined views that will be placed when creating a drawing.
#task (free) can also create drawings automatically, but I haven't tried that functionality yet.
I'm working on a project to help you create drawings more efficiently. It will detect the file type and model type and set up a drawing accordingly. It needs some user supervision because you can use it for any part/assembly, not just for predefined models.