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KOKevin Ouellette03/08/2020

Hello I found a macro in Solidworks API Help, it works great, but i really need to modify it a bit.

1. I would like the macro ask for the part file's location instead of specifying it in the macro.

2. I would like instead to see a browse folder window with ability to make a new folder, for the location of the pack and go results, instead of specifying it in the macro

The option to add a prefix to all of the filenames would be handy as well.

Thanks!

'----------------------------------------
' Preconditions:
' 1. Verify that the specified part and equation documents
' exist.
' 2. Verify that c:\temp exists.
' 3. Open the Immediate window.
'
' Postconditions:
' 1. Opens the specified part document.
' 2. Adds the part and linked equation documents
' to Pack and Go and copies the files to
' c:\temp.
' 3. To verify, examine c:\temp.
'
' NOTE: Because the model is used elsewhere,
' do not save changes.
'-----------------------------------------

Option Explicit

Dim swApp As SldWorks.SldWorks
Dim swModel As SldWorks.ModelDoc2
Dim swModelDocExt As SldWorks.ModelDocExtension
Dim swEqnMgr As SldWorks.EquationMgr
Dim swPackAndGo As SldWorks.PackAndGo
Dim fileName As String
Dim errors As Long
Dim warnings As Long
Dim i As Long
Dim nCount As Long
Dim eqnLinked As Boolean
Dim pgFileNames As Variant
Dim status As Boolean
Dim statuses As Variant
Dim myPath As String

Sub main()

Set swApp = Application.SldWorks

fileName = "C:\Users\kevin\Desktop\resizeable chassis\1.sldprt"
Set swModel = swApp.OpenDoc6(fileName, swDocPART, swOpenDocOptions_Silent, "", errors, warnings)
Set swModelDocExt = swModel.Extension
Debug.Print "File = " & swModel.GetPathName
Debug.Print " "

' Get Equation manager object
Set swEqnMgr = swModel.GetEquationMgr

' List the equations, get whether they're linked
' to files, make sure any equations are up to date,
' and get the paths where they're stored
nCount = swEqnMgr.GetCount
For i = 0 To nCount - 1
Debug.Print " Equation #" & i & " = " & swEqnMgr.Equation(i)

eqnLinked = swEqnMgr.LinkToFile
Debug.Print " Equation linked to file? " & eqnLinked

If eqnLinked Then

'Make sure equations are up to date
swEqnMgr.UpdateValuesFromExternalEquationFile

'Get path and name of linked equation file
Debug.Print " Path and file name of linked equation: " & swEqnMgr.FilePath
End If
Next i

Debug.Print " "

' Get Pack and Go object
Debug.Print " Pack and Go"
Set swPackAndGo = swModelDocExt.GetPackAndGo

' Get current paths and names of the documents
status = swPackAndGo.GetDocumentNames(pgFileNames)
Debug.Print " Add these SOLIDWORKS files to Pack and Go: "
If (Not (IsEmpty(pgFileNames))) Then
For i = 0 To UBound(pgFileNames)
Debug.Print " The file to pack up is: " & pgFileNames(i)
Next i
End If

' Set document paths and names for Pack and Go
status = swPackAndGo.SetDocumentSaveToNames(pgFileNames)

' Override path where to save documents
myPath = "c:\temp\"
status = swPackAndGo.SetSaveToName(True, myPath)

' Pack and Go both SOLIDWORKS and non-SOLIDWORKS files
statuses = swModelDocExt.SavePackAndGo(swPackAndGo)

End Sub