SOLIDWORKS Macro: Hide or Show Sketches, Planes, Origins and Axes

What this macro does

Toggles common reference geometry visibility before screenshots, exports or reviews.

Best for

• Clean screenshots
• Cleaner exports
• Review preparation

Inputs

• Open SOLIDWORKS document

Outputs

Updated visibility

Filename rules

No export files created.

How to use

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

Limitations

• Visibility behavior follows SOLIDWORKS document/view state.