macro features: what are they for?

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macro features: what are they for?

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I am try to understand "macro features" and I probably need a couple of example to better grasp the concept as the documentation is quite difficult (at least for me) to understand and see a practical use.

Are they a sort of macro embedded in a 3d file and triggered to do... uh something??
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mp3-250 wrote: Tue Jan 30, 2024 4:18 am I am try to understand "macro features" and I probably need a couple of example to better grasp the concept as the documentation is quite difficult (at least for me) to understand and see a practical use.

Are they a sort of macro embedded in a 3d file and triggered to do... uh something??
Yes. They appear as a feature in the feature tree and have a function that will be called on every rebuild.
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At CADSharp you can book a training course on the macro feature.

https://www.cadsharp.com/solidworks-api ... n-7-5-vba/

I haven't booked it myself yet, but I'm thinking about giving it a try.
Does anyone know this course and has completed it?
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Hansjoerg wrote: Thu Feb 15, 2024 1:30 am At CADSharp you can book a training course on the macro feature.

https://www.cadsharp.com/solidworks-api ... n-7-5-vba/

I haven't booked it myself yet, but I'm thinking about giving it a try.
Does anyone know this course and has completed it?
I can vouch for the training content on the cad sharp. The membership is 299 for 3 months or 499 for a year. THe basic one is free and for lifetime but have limited content accessibility.
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gupta9665 wrote: Thu Feb 15, 2024 4:07 am I can vouch for the training content on the cad sharp.....
That sounds good.

What form does the training take?
Do you receive documents, manuals and work through the chapters on your own, or is it like a webinar where the learning content is presented and demonstrated?
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Hansjoerg wrote: Thu Feb 15, 2024 4:11 pm That sounds good.

What form does the training take?
Do you receive documents, manuals and work through the chapters on your own, or is it like a webinar where the learning content is presented and demonstrated?
There are online video for the chapters which you can follow along, And you also get example macros used for the chapters.

In case you want to try out, pick the basic version first (it is free) and then you can upgrade.
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