From now on, I am going to talk about famous 3D modeling tool Solidworks from the scratch. Specifically speaking, this talk is about Solidworks API 2006 Programming. At first, I recommend you scrutinize API Help and establish the architecture of API in mind. Let's start. Go to http://www.solidworks.com/pages/services/APIDownloads.html and download Solidworks 2006 Online Help. Run apihelp.chm Browse Solidworks API Help in the Contents tab. - Programmer's Guide: Must read !! - Getting Started Standalone Application and Add-in Application .NET (VB, C#, C++), ATL COM C++ Solidworks Macro and VBA script - Solidworks API Object Model: Must check !! Sldworks (Solidworks itself) ModelDoc2 (Modeling Files) PartDoc / AssemblyDoc / DrawingDoc - Examples and Projects: Very helpful example snippets and complete code for VBA and VB. But, insufficient for VB.NET, C# and particularly ATL COM C++. You can look for examples at solidworks.com's api support...
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