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Preset and Reset Template and Sheet Parameters for New Drawing Documents Example (VBA)

This example shows how to preset the template and sheet parameters for a new drawing document so that the Sheet Format/Size dialog is not displayed when opening a new drawing document. This example also shows how to reset this behavior back to the SolidWorks default.

 

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'

' Preconditions: SolidWorks is open.

'

' Postconditions: The Sheet Format/Size dialog is not shown

'                when a new drawing document is opened.

'                After the document has been opened, the behavior

'                is set back to its default.

'                

'---------------------------------

Option Explicit

 

Dim swApp As SldWorks.SldWorks

 

Sub main()

 

Set swApp = Application.SldWorks

 

' Preset new drawing template and sheet parameters

swApp.PresetNewDrawingParameters "C:\Program Files\SolidWorks\SolidWorks\data\a - portrait.slddrt", True, 0, 0

 

Stop

' Interactively open a new drawing document; Sheet Format/Size dialog is not displayed

' Reset the drawing template and sheet parameters

' Sheet Format/Size dialog will be displayed next

' time a new drawing document is opened

 

swApp.ResetPresetDrawingParameters

 

End Sub



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