Export all dimensions to a table

[BOBcaddesign]

From either a part or a drawing, is there a way to
export all of the dimensions (and tolerances) into an
excel spreadsheet or other document?

This would reduce errors from re-typing all inspection
dimensions to a table.

One method I've thought of is too time consuming.
I create a 2nd configuration in the part and then
go through every dimension and change it to
"this configuration". Then add a design table and
all dimensions appear.

But there must be an easier way or a macro???

Thanks

 

[SBaugh]

There is nothing that comes with SW to export all dims form a part or drawing to an excel spreadsheet. Only way in a part is with a Design table. If that is not easy enough for you then I suggest you make your own API macro or search the web looking for one... not sure I ever saw on though.

Regards,

Scott Baugh, CSWP

http://www.scottjbaugh.com

faq731-376

 

[handleman]

There could be a macro. Which is your preference for source of dimensions - part or drawing?

 

[handleman]

Try this one out - only works for drawings.

Dim swApp As SldWorks.SldWorks
Dim swDoc As SldWorks.ModelDoc2
Dim swDwg As SldWorks.DrawingDoc
Dim swView As SldWorks.View
Dim swDispDim As SldWorks.DisplayDimension
Dim swDim As SldWorks.Dimension
Dim swTol As SldWorks.DimensionTolerance
Dim xlApp As Excel.Application
Dim xlSheet As Excel.Worksheet
Dim xlBooks As Excel.Workbooks
Dim CurRow As Long
Const STARTROW As Long = 3
Const DIMNAMECOL As Long = 2
Const DIMVALCOL As Long = 3
Const DIMTOLTYPECOL As Long = 4
Const DIMUPPERTOLVALCOL As Long = 5
Const DIMLOWERTOLVALCOL As Long = 6
Const DIMTOLFITCLASSCOL As Long = 7
Const TOLSCALEFACTOR As Double = 1000





Sub ExportDims()

Dim NumTolVals As Integer
Dim TolIsFit As Boolean

Set swApp = Application.SldWorks
Set swDoc = swApp.ActiveDoc

If swDoc.GetType <> swDocDRAWING Then
    MsgBox "This macro only works for drawing files."
    Exit Sub
End If

Set swDwg = swDoc
Set xlApp = CreateObject("Excel.Application")
xlApp.Visible = True
Set xlBooks = xlApp.Workbooks
xlBooks.Add
Set xlSheet = xlApp.ActiveSheet
CurRow = STARTROW
xlSheet.Cells(CurRow, DIMNAMECOL).Value = "Dimension Name"
xlSheet.Cells(CurRow, DIMVALCOL).Value = "Nominal Value"
xlSheet.Cells(CurRow, DIMTOLTYPECOL).Value = "Tolerance Type"
xlSheet.Cells(CurRow, DIMUPPERTOLVALCOL).Value = "Upper Tol"
xlSheet.Cells(CurRow, DIMLOWERTOLVALCOL).Value = "Lower Tol"
xlSheet.Cells(CurRow, DIMTOLFITCLASSCOL).Value = "Fit Class (Hole/shaft)"
CurRow = CurRow + 1

Set swView = swDwg.GetFirstView
While Not (swView Is Nothing)
    Set swDispDim = swView.GetFirstDisplayDimension5
    While Not swDispDim Is Nothing
        Set swDim = swDispDim.GetDimension
        Set swTol = swDim.Tolerance
        xlSheet.Cells(CurRow, DIMNAMECOL).Value = swDim.FullName
        xlSheet.Cells(CurRow, DIMVALCOL).Value = swDim.Value
        xlSheet.Cells(CurRow, DIMTOLTYPECOL).Value = GetTolTypeName(swTol, NumTolVals, TolIsFit)
        If NumTolVals > 0 Then
            xlSheet.Cells(CurRow, DIMUPPERTOLVALCOL).Value = swTol.GetMaxValue * TOLSCALEFACTOR
        End If
        If NumTolVals > 1 Then
            xlSheet.Cells(CurRow, DIMLOWERTOLVALCOL).Value = swTol.GetMinValue * TOLSCALEFACTOR
        End If
        If TolIsFit Then xlSheet.Cells(CurRow, DIMTOLFITCLASSCOL).Value = swTol.GetHoleFitValue & "/" & swTol.GetShaftFitValue
        Set swDispDim = swDispDim.GetNext5
        CurRow = CurRow + 1
    Wend
    Set swView = swView.GetNextView
Wend

xlApp.Range("A:Z").EntireColumn.AutoFit
End Sub

Function GetTolTypeName(ByRef myTol As SldWorks.DimensionTolerance, ByRef NumVals As Integer, ByRef FitTol As Boolean) As String
Dim s As String
FitTol = False
Select Case myTol.Type
    Case swTolNONE
        s = "None"
        NumVals = 0
    Case swTolBASIC
        s = "Basic"
        NumVals = 0
    Case swTolBILAT
        s = "Bilateral"
        NumVals = 2
    Case swTolLIMIT
        s = "Limit"
        NumVals = 2
    Case swTolSYMMETRIC
        s = "Symmetric"
        NumVals = 1
    Case swTolMIN
        s = "Minimum"
        NumVals = 0
    Case swTolMAX
        s = "Maximum"
        NumVals = 0
    Case swTolMETRIC
        s = "Metric"
        NumVals = 2
    Case swTolFIT
        s = "Fit"
        NumVals = 0
        FitTol = True
    Case swTolFITWITHTOL
        s = "Fit With Tolerance"
        NumVals = 2
        FitTol = True
    Case swTolFITTOLONLY
        s = "Fit, Tolerance Only"
        NumVals = 2
        FitTol = False
    Case swTolBLOCK
        s = "Block"
        NumVals = 2
        FitTol = False
End Select
GetTolTypeName = s
End Function