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Vault 2024 Add-in for Solidworks API

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bradj.key
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Vault 2024 Add-in for Solidworks API

I'm attempting to create a macro to check in a folder of solidworks files using the Vault Add-in.

 

Does anyone have a macro for this type of job?

 

I attempted to use AI to create a macro, but it doesn't know the specific API call or command for the Vault Add-in to Check In a file. I'll post below what I received from ChatGPT. Maybe someone can help me fill in the blanks, or provide me with a macro or workflow that you use.

 

We have hundreds of Solidworks files that we need to get into our system.

 

Thanks in advance.

 

 

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Markus.Koechl
in reply to: bradj.key

The Vault Add-In for Solidworks installs an Autoloader for Solidworks files. This is the supported path to check multiple files in bulk mode. I wonder if it resolves your task without writing any macro and putting effort into its error handling.



Markus Koechl

Solutions Engineer PDM, Autodesk Central Europe
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bradj.key
in reply to: Markus.Koechl

Amazing. I have another question. Is there a way to read solidworks file properties and map them to corresponding Vault iproperties on check-in?

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Markus.Koechl
in reply to: bradj.key

Yes, once you install Vault for Solidworks on the client and the server, you should see the property provider that allows mapping properties as usual. 

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Markus Koechl

Solutions Engineer PDM, Autodesk Central Europe
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bradj.key
in reply to: Markus.Koechl

Thank you so much for your help!

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Autoloader for SolidWorks has known issues that have never been addressed. it will work fine on a very small data set but anything of significant size will never happen. Development is aware of the issue but since I could never get anything resolved, we created our own file loader to handle this task. 

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