Hide Table of Contents

Assign a Macro to a Shortcut  Key or Menu

You can assign your own macros to shortcut keys or create new menu items for them.

When you assign a macro to a shortcut key or to a menu, you can specify which method (a procedure that operates on an object) within the macro you want to run.

Before you assign a macro to a shortcut key or to a menu item, you must create a macro folder and record a macro in your SolidWorks installation directory.

To create a macro folder and record a macro:

To assign a macro to a shortcut key:

To assign a macro to a new menu item:



Provide feedback on this topic

SOLIDWORKS welcomes your feedback concerning the presentation, accuracy, and thoroughness of the documentation. Use the form below to send your comments and suggestions about this topic directly to our documentation team. The documentation team cannot answer technical support questions. Click here for information about technical support.

* Required

 
*Email:  
Subject:   Feedback on Help Topics
Page:   Assign a Macro to a Key or Menu
*Comment:  
*   I acknowledge I have read and I hereby accept the privacy policy under which my Personal Data will be used by Dassault Systèmes

Print Topic

Select the scope of content to print:

x

We have detected you are using a browser version older than Internet Explorer 7. For optimized display, we suggest upgrading your browser to Internet Explorer 7 or newer.

 Never show this message again
x

Web Help Content Version: SOLIDWORKS 2010 SP05

To disable Web help from within SOLIDWORKS and use local help instead, click Help > Use SOLIDWORKS Web Help.

To report problems encountered with the Web help interface and search, contact your local support representative. To provide feedback on individual help topics, use the “Feedback on this topic” link on the individual topic page.