I am using code that I found on this forum. I program in C++ normally. I'm learning how to work with SolidWorks VBA. I want to take a drawing file with many sheets (the amount will always be in multiples of 3) and save one sheet by itself, then the next two together. That process would be repeated until all the sheets are saved. When I run the program on a drawing file consisting of 3 sheets, it makes 2 pdf files (as expected). However, both pdf files have all 3 sheets. One pdf file should have one sheet, and the other should have two sheets.

I'm using this line to set the sheets to be saved ==> swExportPDFData.SetSheets swExportData_ExportSpecifiedSheets, sales

sales is an array that holds one sheet name.

As far as I know, swExportData_ExportSpecifiedSheets tells the computer that I'm saving sheets separately.

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vSheetNameArr = swDraw.GetSheetNames

Dim numberOfSheets As Integer

numberOfSheets = swModel.GetSheetCount

Dim i As Integer

i = 0

Dim sales(0) As Variant

Dim fab(1) As Variant

MsgBox vSheetNameArr(0)

Set swExportPDFData = swApp.GetExportFileData(1)

Do While i < numberOfSheets

sales(0) = vSheetNameArr(i)

fab(0) = vSheetNameArr(i + 1)

fab(1) = vSheetNameArr(i + 2)

swExportPDFData.SetSheets swExportData_ExportSpecifiedSheets, sales

swModel.Extension.SaveAs Path & sales(0) & ".PDF", 0, 0, swExportPDFData, lErrors, lWarnings

swExportPDFData.SetSheets swExportData_ExportSpecifiedSheets, fab

swModel.Extension.SaveAs Path & fab(0) & " & QC " & ".PDF", 0, 0, swExportPDFData, lErrors, lWarnings

i = i + 3

Loop

complete code

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' Version 2: Added option for selecting Output folder ------------- 08/07/14

' Version 2.1: Added revision in file name ------------- 01/20/15

Option Explicit

Private Const BIF_RETURNONLYFSDIRS As Long = &H1

Private Const BIF_DONTGOBELOWDOMAIN As Long = &H2

Private Const BIF_RETURNFSANCESTORS As Long = &H8

Private Const BIF_BROWSEFORCOMPUTER As Long = &H1000

Private Const BIF_BROWSEFORPRINTER As Long = &H2000

Private Const BIF_BROWSEINCLUDEFILES As Long = &H4000

Private Const MAX_PATH As Long = 260

Function BrowseFolder(Optional Caption As String, _

    Optional InitialFolder As String) As String

Dim SH As Shell32.Shell

Dim F As Shell32.Folder

Set SH = New Shell32.Shell

Set F = SH.BrowseForFolder(0&, Caption, BIF_RETURNONLYFSDIRS, InitialFolder = "Desktop")

If Not F Is Nothing Then

    BrowseFolder = F.Items.Item.Path

End If

End Function

Sub main()

Dim swApp                   As SldWorks.SldWorks

Dim swModel                 As SldWorks.ModelDoc2

Dim swDraw                  As SldWorks.DrawingDoc

Dim swSheet                 As SldWorks.Sheet

Dim vSheetNameArr           As Variant

Dim vSheetName              As Variant

Dim bRet                    As Boolean

Dim swExportPDFData         As SldWorks.IExportPdfData

Dim lErrors                 As Long

Dim lWarnings               As Long

Dim Path                    As String

Dim Value                   As String

Set swApp = Application.SldWorks

    Path = BrowseFolder("Select a Path/Folder")

    If Path = "" Then

    MsgBox "Please select the path and try again"

    End

    Else

    Path = Path & "\"

    End If

Set swModel = swApp.ActiveDoc

' Is document active?

If swModel Is Nothing Then

    swApp.SendMsgToUser2 "A Drawing document must be active.", swMbWarning, swMbOk

    Exit Sub

End If

' Is it a Drawing document?

If swModel.GetType <> swDocDRAWING Then

    swApp.SendMsgToUser2 "A Drawing document must be active.", swMbWarning, swMbOk

    Exit Sub

End If

Set swDraw = swModel

Value = swDraw.CustomInfo("Revision")

Set swSheet = swDraw.GetCurrentSheet

vSheetNameArr = swDraw.GetSheetNames

Dim numberOfSheets As Integer

numberOfSheets = swModel.GetSheetCount

Dim i As Integer

i = 0

Dim sales(0) As Variant

Dim fab(1) As Variant

MsgBox vSheetNameArr(0)

Set swExportPDFData = swApp.GetExportFileData(1)

Do While i < numberOfSheets

sales(0) = vSheetNameArr(i)

fab(0) = vSheetNameArr(i + 1)

fab(1) = vSheetNameArr(i + 2)

swExportPDFData.SetSheets swExportData_ExportSpecifiedSheets, sales

swModel.Extension.SaveAs Path & sales(0) & ".PDF", 0, 0, swExportPDFData, lErrors, lWarnings

swExportPDFData.SetSheets swExportData_ExportSpecifiedSheets, fab

swModel.Extension.SaveAs Path & fab(0) & " & QC " & ".PDF", 0, 0, swExportPDFData, lErrors, lWarnings

i = i + 3

Loop

End Sub