SOLIDWORKS API Help

Visual C++/CLI Standalone and Add-in Applications

Standalone Applications (.exe files)

To create an instance of the SOLIDWORKS software, your executable project should contain lines of code similar to the following:

//Import the SOLIDWORKS type library

#import "sldworks.tlb" raw_interfaces_only, raw_native_types, no_namespace, named_guids

//Import the SOLIDWORKS constant type library    

#import "swconst.tlb"  raw_interfaces_only, raw_native_types, no_namespace, named_guids  

int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[])  

{

//Initialize COM

CoInitialize(NULL);

//Use ATL smart pointers       

CComPtr<ISldWorks> swApp;

//Create an instance of SOLIDWORKS

HRESULT hres = swApp.CoCreateInstance(__uuidof(SldWorks), NULL, CLSCTX_LOCAL_SERVER);

.

.             //Your code

.

//Shut down SOLIDWORKS    

swApp->ExitApp();

// Release COM reference

swApp = NULL;

//Uninitialize COM

CoUninitialize();

return 0;

}

Add-in Applications (.dll files)

You can create a Visual C++/CLI DLL add-in using the SOLIDWORKS COM Add-In Wizard included in the SOLIDWORKS API SDK. See SOLIDWORKS COM Addin Wizard for details.