SolidWorks Viewer Automation

I've inherited a VB6 Application that used to invoke the SolidWorks viewer,
now when the viewer is updated to 2007 i can no longer use it's methods.
I CAN however create the object, so it seems that the manufacturer changed
it's interfaces, but i am unable to get any documentation on what has
changed.

In other words: i'm looking for a way to pass a slddrw sldprt or sldasm file
to a viewer and display or print it on workstations that do not have the
fulle solidworks suite installed.

regards

Joris van Lier

 

You could always install free eDrawings viewer as long as you don't
have to configurations in the parts and assemblies.

Steve O

 

Yes i am aware that i can use eDrawings,
however i have a large codebase that uses the API of the viewer,
and hoped i could avoid rewriting it for eDrawings.

does eDrawings replace SolidWorks

 

Configurations have been supported in eDrawings, and I can't imagine
they would take that feature out.

Configs worked a month ago the last time I created an eDrawing.

Bo

 

Configs worked a month ago the last time I created an eDrawing.

I'm not certain, but I think you need eDrawings Pro.

 

I don't know about eDrawings replacing the SolidWorks Viewer, but I
know that a lot of companies use eDrawings as a viewing tool for
Released SolidWorks drawings.

Bo - Yep, you're absolutely right. What I was alluding to was viewing
native SolidWorks part and assembly models - eDrawings used as a
viewer for these will not allow changing of configurations since you
have to be able to rebuild the model. If you save out an eDrawing,
then you can add the configurations to it.

Steve O

 

I don't know about eDrawings replacing the SolidWorks Viewer, but I
know of many companies using eDrawings to view Released SW models.

Bo - yep, you're absolutely right. You can view configs in an
eDrawing. What I was poorly alluding to, was that you can't view
different configs through eDrawing on native SW models. eDrawings
doesn't allow to rebuild, so it's not possible. This has been a
sticking point with me for sometime since eDrawings is the viewer for
PDMWorks. Drawings aren't a problem, but the parts and assemblies are.

Steve O

 

I've tried replying to this 3 times now . . .

eDrawings will not allow you to change configs of a native SW part/
assembly - it can't do the rebuild. If you save out the part/assembly
as an eDrawing, then you have the option to include the configs. This
has been a sticking point for me since PDMWorks uses eDrawings as its
viewer and views native SW models.

Steve O

 

Damnit, damnit, damnit