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dembones01

How have you used the SolidWorks API to improve your work life?

CAD

I recently just spent a few days learning about the Solidworks API and VBA to put together a macro which takes all of the dimensions and tolerances from a drawing and puts them into an inspection report template (excel spreadhseet). Doing so will save me a tremendous amount of time in the long run and also cut down errors from manual data entry.

I would love to find ways to further make my job easier and my deliverables more accurate. What have you done with the API to improve your day-to-day SolidWorks or SolidWorks-adjacent activities?

Posted Nov 7, 2025, 7:05 PM UTC

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