Export macro

SOLIDWORKS Macro: Export All Configurations to STL

Exports each configuration of the active part or assembly as an STL file.

PartAssemblySTLBeginner

What this macro does

Exports each configuration of the active part or assembly as an STL file.

STL

{filename}_{configuration}.stl.

Test on copied SOLIDWORKS files first.
Download and import ExportConfigurationsToStl.bas into a SOLIDWORKS VBA macro project.
Open the required document type: Part, Assembly.
Run main from the macro editor or assign it to a toolbar button.
Review all generated files before using them for production release.

When macros become a workflow

Use this macro for a focused task. Use Solidise when you need repeatable export, BOM review, previews or where-used context across many files.

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