3 Replies Latest reply on Nov 7, 2016 1:36 PM by Deepak Gupta

Batch Macro to create drawings of many parts in folder

Alpeshkumar Patel Nov 4, 2016 10:09 AM

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.

Re: Batch Macro to create drawings of many parts in folder

Peter Brinkhuis Nov 4, 2016 2:15 PM (in response to Alpeshkumar Patel)

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.
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  Alpeshkumar Patel Nov 4, 2016 4:36 PM (in response to Peter Brinkhuis)
  
  Thank you Peter. I appreciate your response.
  
  I am trying task scheduler. Looks very very slow response. currently working on it. will see.
  Parallely I am trying # Task. It works to create drawing with 3 views. Flat pattern view is not coming well though.
  
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    Deepak Gupta Nov 7, 2016 1:36 PM (in response to Alpeshkumar Patel)
    
    Vote for these ideas
    
    Pre-defined drawing view for Flat Pattern
    Auto add Flat Pattern Configuration
    
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