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SolidWorks is a 3D mechanical CAD (computer-aided design) program that runs on Microsoft Windows. SolidWorks has a COM-based API allowing users to automate its functions with VBA MACROS, VSTA MACROS (VB.NET/C#) and Add-ins (C#/VB.NET/C++).

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Solidworks C# Addin - Sending a string to a macro

I'm currently working on a new Solidworks task-pane, mostly implementing some "old" macros I've written in a more convenient format. A few of these require user input via text boxes which I would like to include in the task-pane. The problem is, I…
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SolidWorks to OBJ export

At the moment I am engaged in creation SolidWorks add-in for exporting 3D models in OBJ format . OBJ is opened and very simple format I've googled and found out the following information about existing solutions: there are several paid plugins and 1…
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Getting custom materials from solidworks

First note I don't have solidworks installed on my computer, but use the files for a project. Solidworks has the ability to make a custom tab to the file properties. In this tab you can find all kind of information about a model(part) that is made…
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Argument Exception in Dictionary Getter

I have run into a weird situation where using the getter on a C# dictionary in a specific way yields an argument exception even though that should never happen. The issue seems to only happen my computer. Actually I have already found an alternate…
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Solidworks, tracking down a Memory Access Violation Error on Isldworks.CloseDoc

I have two different functions inside an addon I have been working on in C#. Recently (Apparently) Solidworks has been crashing when it gets to certain parts of these two functions (possibly more, but these are the only two I have found it occurring…
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How to export SolidWorks/eDrawings file in WebGL?

With the launch of SolidWorks 2016, Dassault Systèmes has promoted a new web portal that enables the embedding of Edrawings models into web pages: 3dcontentcentral.com. Their web 3D viewer uses WebGL to show model inside a browser window (here you…
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Get thumbnail of any file including SolidWorks on Windows XP/Vista

There is a lot of build-in ThumbnailProviders inside every installed OS. Due to these providers Windows is able to show Thumbnail of many files. For example Windows Explorer can show content of *.jpg files, but from Solidworks *.sldprt files too (If…
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Check Solidworks is installed?

I have a c# application that runs on both 32-bit and 64-bit OS.In my app, how can I programatically check that solidworks is installed or not on computer.If we can check it by reading registry key ,then provide me path for both 32-bit and…
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Is there any way to import solidworks files into unity as assets?

I'm attempting to program a simple chess game using the unity game engine. However, I can't work out how to import the assets that I've created in Solidworks into Unity. Is it possible to do?
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Solidworks EPDM API IEdmEnumeratorVariable5::SetVar not working as expected

I'm trying to use IEdmEnumeratorVariable5::SetVar to update some file card variables based on user input into a windows form. My code executes, there are no error messages, the file is checked out and checked back in and the appropriate comment is…
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What's the main difference between B-Rep and Mesh index represation

I know B-Rep (ParaSolid) is the popular solid representation. From my past experience, I always touch the triangle mesh representation like OBJ， STL file format. I am wondering why B-Rep is better than mesh representation? What's the main…
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How to Export SolidWorks file to use in WebGL?

Is there a way to export or convert a SolidWorks file to be used in any way for WebGL?
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How to open Solidworks, run macro, and close Solidworks from vb.net script?

I am running a VBA Macro in solidworks that stops working and requires me to restart Solidworks after exactly 478 loop-itterations every time I run it. Inside my loop, I open an STEP file, verify it, and then save it as an STL file. It appears as if…
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Opening Drawing Documents using OpenDoc6

I am trying to open drawing documents using vb.net OpenDoc6 command. This is a snippet of my code where i try to traverse through all the files and try to open drawings. Whenever it tries to open the file, it gives me a nullreferenceexception. I am…
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Marshal.GetActiveObject fails with OPERATION UNAVAILABLE, HRESULT: 0x800401E3 exception if elevation levels mismatch. What can I do?

I am writing a VB.NET add-on for Solidworks, in which I first need to connect to an already running instance of Solidworks (similarly to how such connections are made to Excel). I am using Marshal.GetActiveObject method: Sub ConnectToSolidworks() …
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