Batch Export as STEP (Parts Only)

SOLIDWORKS Macro Library
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Here is a macro to batch export all parts in selected folder as STEP file which will be saved in the same folder. UU

Batch Export STEP File (Parts)-2019.zip (10.8 KB)


Macro libraries are set to SW2019 version. In case you're running a different version then update/correct the macro references as suggested in this video (don't worry on the fact that video is for fixing missing library error but check the process to update your macro library): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uieXLNVf5dE

Also you can change the format from STEP to other formats as needed.
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I’m curious. What’s the advantage of doing this with a macro over Solidworks Task Scheduler?

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I know mainly below reasons:

  1. You can export multiple version in same go
  2. Using macro is faster compared to TS.
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Hi, Thanks for the Macro. I don’t know writing macro program. Your Macro is working excellent. Your code converts to step AP203 format. Could you please modify your code to save the Step file in STEP214 format? I downloaded from another forum for STEP AP214 format. Unfortunately, it is working for only one file. Could you please modify to same folder selection like yours? Appreciate your help. I could not afford to invest on Solidworks Premium. I have only solidworks standard version only. So your macro is going to help a lot. Below AP214 code for your reference.


Option Explicit

Dim swApp As SldWorks.SldWorks
Dim swModel As SldWorks.ModelDoc2
Dim swModelActivated As SldWorks.ModelDoc2
Dim swModelToExport As SldWorks.ModelDoc2
Dim strModelName As String
Dim nStatus As Long
Dim nErrors As Long
Dim nWarnings As Long

Sub SaveToStep()

'Declare variables

Dim OutputCoordSys As String
Dim FileToExport As String
Dim StepFile As String

Set swApp = Application.SldWorks

FileToExport = “C:\Users\a8280\Desktop\Output\ME10008326..SLDPRT”

OutputCoordSys = “Coordinate System Test”

StepFile = Replace(FileToExport, “.SLDPRT”, “.STEP”)

'Open
Set swModel = swApp.OpenDoc6(FileToExport, 1, 0, “”, nStatus, nWarnings)

'Activate the model
strModelName = swModel.GetTitle

Set swModelActivated = swApp.ActivateDoc3(strModelName, False, swRebuildOnActivation_e.swUserDecision, nErrors)

'Get the active model
Set swModelToExport = swApp.ActiveDoc

'Assign correct STEP
swApp.SetUserPreferenceIntegerValue swUserPreferenceIntegerValue_e.swStepAP, 214

'Set Export appearences option to true
swApp.SetUserPreferenceToggle swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swStepExportAppearances, True

'Assign Output coordinate system to use
swApp.SetUserPreferenceStringValue swUserPreferenceStringValue_e.swExportOutputCoordinateSystem, OutputCoordSys

'Save the file as step
swModelToExport.Extension.SaveAs3 StepFile, 0, 1, Nothing, Nothing, nErrors, nWarnings

End Sub

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Here is what the line in my step macro says to set it to Step 214:

'set STEP export as Step 214
stepversion = swApp.SetUserPreferenceIntegerValue(swUserPreferenceIntegerValue_e.swStepAP, 214)

Thanks,
Carrie

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Sorry I missed your post. In the macro do you want to include the below options as well?

'Set Export appearences option to true
swApp.SetUserPreferenceToggle swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swStepExportAppearances, True

'Assign Output coordinate system to use
swApp.SetUserPreferenceStringValue swUserPreferenceStringValue_e.swExportOutputCoordinateSystem, OutputCoordSys
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I am looking for the convert to STEP macro, but I didn’t see it attached to the original post above. Am I missing it?

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The attachment must have missed out in revamping the website. I have attached it to the original post.

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Thanks Deepak