This was based on an idea by ​

I wanted to modify the behaviour by holding down a key when starting the command.

Add the macro to a toolbar with a macro button.

When starting the command holding down shift will prompt for a number

or just use the number pad directly - 0 counts as 10.

eg result of holding down 5

With no key pressed it inserts a default value hard coded into the macro - 10

The current behaviour is to Fix the component, but can easily be modified.

'SOLIDWORKS 2016
' Inserts and fixes/unfixes virtual components in an assembly
' by rob e
' additional code for key detection based on
' https://forum.solidworks.com/thread/213575 by Simon Turner
' keycode reference https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dd375731(v=vs.85).aspx
' what is &H? reference http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?398006-RESOLVED-amp-H-Values
' also for further study on getting *all* keys see
' https://stackoverflow.com/questions/13127762/what-is-keys0-after-getkeyboardstate-keys0-in-vba
Option Explicit
#If VBA7 Then
Declare PtrSafe Function GetKeyState Lib "USER32" (ByVal vKey As Long) As Integer
#Else
Declare Function GetKeyState Lib "USER32" (ByVal vKey As Long) As Integer
#End If
'Please change these as you please
Const DEFAULT_COUNT = 10
Const MAX_COUNT = 50
'but not these
Dim swApp As SldWorks.SldWorks
Dim swModel As SldWorks.ModelDoc2
Dim swAssem As SldWorks.AssemblyDoc
Dim swComponent As SldWorks.Component2
Dim boolstatus As Boolean
Dim longstatus As Long, longwarnings As Long
'https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dd375731(v=vs.85).aspx
Public Enum Key_Code
SHIFT = &H10
CTRL = &H11
KEY0 = &H30
KEY1 = &H31
KEY2 = &H32
KEY3 = &H33
KEY4 = &H34
KEY5 = &H35
KEY6 = &H36
KEY7 = &H37
KEY8 = &H38
KEY9 = &H39
NUMPAD0 = &H60
NUMPAD1 = &H61
NUMPAD2 = &H62
NUMPAD3 = &H63
NUMPAD4 = &H64
NUMPAD5 = &H65
NUMPAD6 = &H66
NUMPAD7 = &H67
NUMPAD8 = &H68
NUMPAD9 = &H69
End Enum
Sub main()
Set swApp = Application.SldWorks
Set swModel = swApp.ActiveDoc
Select Case True
Case (swModel Is Nothing) _
, (swModel.GetType <> swDocASSEMBLY)
'Debug.Print "QUIT"
Case Else
'Debug.Print "OK"
Set swAssem = swModel
Call InsertLoop
swModel.ClearSelection2 True
End Select
'Debug.Print "End"
End Sub
Private Function InsertLoop() As Integer
With swAssem
Dim count As Integer: count = GetCount()
If count > 0 Then
Dim c As Integer
For c = 1 To count
'Debug.Print "+"
.InsertNewVirtualPart Nothing, swComponent
swComponent.Select appendflag:=False
.FixComponent
'.UnfixComponent
Next
End If
End With
InsertLoop = count
End Function
Private Function GetCount() As Integer
' returns the value of the key currently being pressed
' if 0 is pressed counts as 10
' if SHIFT is pressed displays an Input Box to User
' ***REMOVED-if CTRL is pressed the result is doubled ***
' if no keys pressed returns DEFAULT
' Return value is clipped by: 1 <= result <= MAX
GetCount = DEFAULT_COUNT
Select Case True
Case (GetKeyState(Key_Code.SHIFT) < 0): GetCount = AskUser
Case (GetKeyState(Key_Code.KEY1) < 0), (GetKeyState(Key_Code.NUMPAD1) < 0): GetCount = 1
Case (GetKeyState(Key_Code.KEY2) < 0), (GetKeyState(Key_Code.NUMPAD2) < 0): GetCount = 2
Case (GetKeyState(Key_Code.KEY3) < 0), (GetKeyState(Key_Code.NUMPAD3) < 0): GetCount = 3
Case (GetKeyState(Key_Code.KEY4) < 0), (GetKeyState(Key_Code.NUMPAD4) < 0): GetCount = 4
Case (GetKeyState(Key_Code.KEY5) < 0), (GetKeyState(Key_Code.NUMPAD5) < 0): GetCount = 5
Case (GetKeyState(Key_Code.KEY6) < 0), (GetKeyState(Key_Code.NUMPAD6) < 0): GetCount = 6
Case (GetKeyState(Key_Code.KEY7) < 0), (GetKeyState(Key_Code.NUMPAD7) < 0): GetCount = 7
Case (GetKeyState(Key_Code.KEY8) < 0), (GetKeyState(Key_Code.NUMPAD8) < 0): GetCount = 8
Case (GetKeyState(Key_Code.KEY9) < 0), (GetKeyState(Key_Code.NUMPAD9) < 0): GetCount = 9
Case (GetKeyState(Key_Code.KEY0) < 0), (GetKeyState(Key_Code.NUMPAD0) < 0): GetCount = 10
'Case (GetKeyState(Key_Code.CTRL) < 0): GetCount = GetCount + GetCount 'not a good idea
Case Else: 'Debug.Print "No Keys"
End Select
'Debug.Print "GetCount"; GetCount
End Function
Private Function AskUser() As Integer
Dim sInput As String
sInput = InputBox("Please Choose from 1 to " & MAX_COUNT & "." & vbCrLf & _
" (To change defaults edit the macro)" _
, "Insert Virtual Parts", DEFAULT_COUNT)
Select Case True
Case Not (IsNumeric(sInput)): AskUser = 0
Case (sInput > MAX_COUNT): AskUser = MAX_COUNT
Case (sInput < 1): AskUser = 1
Case Else: AskUser = sInput
End Select
End Function