solidwrap 2.1.1

Wrapper for SolidWorks and PDM APIs for a streamlined, Pythonic workflow.

Copyright (c) 2024 Sean Yeatts. All rights reserved.

This module wraps the SolidWorks and PDM APIs for a streamlined, Pythonic workflow.

Key Features

• Intuitive Pythonic syntax for interacting with SolidWorks documents & PDM files.

• Timestamped logging for insights into automated task performance.

• Full API documentation detailing module components.

Navigate to the API Reference for a complete walkthrough of the module.

Quickstart

Key import statements :

import solidwrap                         # top level module import
from solidwrap import SolidWorks, Vault  # access to SolidWorks and PDM processes
from solidwrap import Filepath           # generic container for file objects

The following methods must be called before you can utilize the SolidWrap API :

solidworks = SolidWorks(version=2023)   # instantiate SolidWorks
vault = Vault(name='VAULT-NAME')        # instantiate PDM Vault ( case sensitive )

solidworks.connect()   # connect to SolidWorks client
vault.connect()        # connect to PDM Vault client

Example - a simple script that exports a group of ‘.SLDPRT’ documents to various formats :

# IMPORTS
from solidwrap import SolidWorks, Vault         # core classes
from solidwrap import Filepath, SWExportFormat  # containers


# FUNCTIONS
def export_example(solidworks: SolidWorks, vault: Vault) -> None:

    # Set up some example files
    files = [
        Filepath(fr"C:\{vault.name}\Test_Part_01.SLDPRT"),
        Filepath(fr"C:\{vault.name}\Test_Part_02.SLDPRT"),
        Filepath(fr"C:\{vault.name}\Test_Part_03.SLDPRT")
    ]

    # Export a variety of formats
    for file in files:
        if (document := solidworks.open(file)):
            solidworks.export(document, SWExportFormat.IMAGE)      # .png
            solidworks.export(document, SWExportFormat.PARASOLID)  # .x_t
            solidworks.close(document)


# MAIN DEFINITION
def main() -> None:

    # Instantiate core objects
    solidworks = SolidWorks(2023)
    vault = Vault('My-Vault')

    # Initialize connections
    if not solidworks.connect(headless=False):
        return None
    if not vault.connect():
        return None

    # Do some stuff...
    export_example(solidworks, vault)

    # Terminate connections
    solidworks.disconnect(silent=False)
    vault.disconnect()


# TOP LEVEL ENTRY POINT
if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()

Installation

Prerequisites

• Python 3.8 or higher is recommended

• pip 23.0 or higher is recommended

For a pip installation

Open a new Command Prompt. Run the following command:

py -m pip install solidwrap

For a local installation

Extract the contents of this module to a safe location. Open a new terminal and navigate to the top level directory of your project. Run the following command:

py -m pip install "DIRECTORY_HERE\solidwrap\dist\solidwrap-2.0.0.tar.gz"

• DIRECTORY_HERE should be replaced with the complete filepath to the folder where you saved the SolidWrap module contents.

• Depending on the release of SolidWrap you’ve chosen, you may have to change 2.0.0 to reflect your specific version.