intgrating vb with solidworks

hi i was just wondering if any of you know about a guide that can tell
me how to integrate vb with solidworks coz the tutrial they put in the
software isn't very helpful

thanks

 

How well do you know VB? I found SW macros made little sense until I
stepped back and did some straight VB programming. VBA and VB6 are
most similar to SW macros (which are VBA).

After that, the most important concept is how other programs (Excel,
SW) "plug into" VB. The programs need to be added as project as
references, then objects created that access the applications and
various documents and other entities.

For example, to get access to SW in a VB program, you first need to
include the "SW 200x Type Library" under "Project --> References" (in
VBA environment). Then, access the SW application by creating an
object, i.e.:
Dim swApp as object 'defines an object that carries the SW application
Set swApp = CreateObject("SldWorks.Application") 'hooks up SW to your
swApp object variable

More advanced users prefer "Dim swApp as SldWorks.SldWorks". This is
called "early binding". It's a way of being more specific with your
object variables. It has many advantages.

<http://www.esoxrepublic.com/devtools> has a project for creating a VB
addin. Might be a bit advanced.