If you are SOLIDWORKS user, most likely you know about SOLIDWORKS macros. SOLIDWORKS macros are great automation tools which enable running the code utilising SOLIDWORKS API.

If you are not a developer you can still successfully use macros in your day-to-day job as there are thousands of them available in the internet.

Video below is a comprehensive beginner friendly guide to SOLIDWORKS macros. It covers the following topics:

Table Of Content

Macro Toolbar and Menu
Recording Macro
- Macro entry point
- Running macro
VBA Editor
- Modules
- Toolbar commands
- References
- Debugging macro
Adding VBA macro from library
Creating macro from scratch
Adding macro buttons
Overview of SWBasic Macro (swb)
- Benefits and limitations compared to VBA (swp) macro
Overview of VSTA Macro (C# and VB.NET)
- Overview of the Visual Studio for Application IDE
- Creating VSTA macro from scratch
- Debugging
- Copying the code from internet
Overview of VSTA3 Macro (C# and VB.NET)
- Differences between VSTA3 and VSTA macros

For more information and additional resources visit the SOLIDWORKS Macro web-site.