Drawing macro

SOLIDWORKS Macro: Rebuild Drawings Before PDF Export

Batch opens drawings from a selected folder, rebuilds them and exports fresh PDFs.

DrawingPDFIntermediate

What this macro does

Batch opens drawings from a selected folder, rebuilds them and exports fresh PDFs.

PDF

Exports to RebuiltPDF subfolder using drawing filenames.

Test on copied SOLIDWORKS files first.
Download and import RebuildDrawingsBeforeExport.bas into a SOLIDWORKS VBA macro project.
Open the required document type: Drawing.
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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