I want to create a macro to save the flat pattern as a .dxf in a specified location (user entry) with the name of the part file that is open. Here is what I've recorded, but it's not working, and I know basically nothing of VB nor API. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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' C:\\Users\\raycal\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\swx8544\\Macro1.swb - macro recorded on 03/16/17 by raycal
' ******************************************************************************
Dim swApp As Object
Dim Part As Object
Dim boolstatus As Boolean
Dim longstatus As Long, longwarnings As Long
Sub main()
Set swApp = Application.SldWorks
Set Part = swApp.ActiveDoc
boolstatus = Part.Extension.SelectByID2("Flat-Pattern", "BODYFEATURE", 0, 0, 0, False, 0, Nothing, 0)
longstatus = Part.Save2(False)
Set Part = swApp.ActiveDoc
Dim myModelView As Object
Set myModelView = Part.ActiveView
myModelView.FrameLeft = 0
myModelView.FrameTop = 33
Set myModelView = Part.ActiveView
myModelView.FrameState = swWindowState_e.swWindowMaximized
Set Part = swApp.NewDocument("S:\\Custom Setup Files\\True Templates\\SHEET METAL DRW DEC-16.drwdot", 0, 0, 0)
swApp.ActivateDoc2 "Draw1 - Sheet1", False, longstatus
Set Part = swApp.ActiveDoc
Set Part = swApp.ActiveDoc
Set myModelView = Part.ActiveView
myModelView.FrameLeft = 0
myModelView.FrameTop = 0
Set myModelView = Part.ActiveView
myModelView.FrameState = swWindowState_e.swWindowMaximized
swApp.ActivateDoc2 "Part1", False, longstatus
Set Part = swApp.ActiveDoc
Part.EditUnsuppress2
boolstatus = Part.Extension.SelectByID2("Flat-Pattern", "BODYFEATURE", 0, 0, 0, False, 0, Nothing, 0)
Part.ClearSelection2 True
Part.BlankSketch
Part.BlankSketch
Part.BlankSketch
Part.BlankSketch
Part.BlankSketch
Part.BlankSketch
Dim myView As Object
Set myView = Part.CreateDrawViewFromModelView3("Part1", "DxfOutputModelView", 0, 0, 0)
boolstatus = Part.DeleteNamedView(DxfOutputModelView)
Part.BlankSketch
Part.BlankSketch
Part.UnblankSketch
Part.UnblankSketch
Part.EditSuppress2
boolstatus = Part.Extension.SelectByID2("Flat-Pattern", "BODYFEATURE", 0, 0, 0, False, 0, Nothing, 0)
Part.ClearSelection2 True
Part.ClearSelection2 True
End Sub
SolidworksApi macros