Macro help

I use this to insert a revision block we use and it sets all of it's annotations to and empty string. It determines the location by the name of the template so you will have to handle that according to your own system.

Regards Corey

Function insertBlock() As SldWorks.BlockDefinition

Dim x As Double Dim y As Double Dim Bscale As Double Dim RevLev As Object Dim RLX As Double Dim RLY As Double Dim RLHeight As Double Dim RevLevTxt As String Dim SheetSize As String Dim blockDef As SldWorks.BlockDefinition Dim MyBlock As SldWorks.BlockInstance

SheetSize = LCase(Right(sheet.GetTemplateName, 8))

Select Case SheetSize Case "a.slddrt" x = 4.33 * 0.0254 'dimension in inches comvert to metric y = 0.2 * 0.0254 Bscale = 1 RLX = 10.36 * 0.0254 RLY = 8.05 * 0.0254 RLHeight = 0.187 * 0.0254 Case "b.slddrt" x = 8 * 0.0254 'dimension in inches comvert to metric y = 0.25 * 0.0254 Bscale = 1 RLX = 13.81 * 0.0254 RLY = 10.7 * 0.0254 RLHeight = 0.187 * 0.0254 Case "c.slddrt" x = 8.66 * 0.0254 'dimension in inches comvert to metric y = 0.4 * 0.0254 Bscale = 2 RLX = 10.36 * 2 * 0.0254 RLY = 8.05 * 2 * 0.0254 RLHeight = 0.187 * 2 * 0.0254 Case Else x = 0 * 0.0254 'dimension in inches comvert to metric y = 0 * 0.0254 Bscale = 1 RLX = 10.36 * 0.0254 RLY = 8.05 * 0.0254 RLHeight = 0.187 * 0.0254 End Select dwgdoc.EditTemplate PathName = swApp.GetCurrentMacroPathName PathOnly = Mid(PathName, 1, InStr(1, PathName, "A CHANGE.swp") - 2) 'dwgdoc.InsertNewNote2 RevLev, "", True, False, swNO_ARROWHEAD, swLS_SMART, 0#, swBS_None, swBF_Tightest, 0, 0 If RevLev Is Nothing Then RevLevTxt = "" Set RevLev = dwgdoc.CreateText2(RevLevTxt, RLX, RLY, 0, RLHeight, 0) RevLev.SetName "Revision Level" End If

Set MyBlock = dwgdoc.insertBlock(PathOnly + "\A Change.SLDBLK", x, y,

MyBlock.SetAttributeValue "TOP LETTER", "" MyBlock.SetAttributeValue "TOP DESC", "" MyBlock.SetAttributeValue "TOP DATE", "" MyBlock.SetAttributeValue "MID LETTER", "" MyBlock.SetAttributeValue "MID DESC", "" MyBlock.SetAttributeValue "MID DATE", "" MyBlock.SetAttributeValue "BOT LETTER", "" MyBlock.SetAttributeValue "BOT DESC", "" MyBlock.SetAttributeValue "BOT DATE", ""

Set blockDef = dwgdoc.GetBlockDefinition("A CHANGE") dwgdoc.EditSheet

If blockDef Is Nothing Then MsgBox "There was a problem finding the block." & VBA.Chr(vbKeyReturn) & _ "Make sure " & VBA.Chr(34) & "A Change.SLDBLK" & VBA.Chr(34) & "is in the same directory as this macro." End End If Set insertBlock = blockDef

If the block already exists in the drawing, you can insert it using this code:

DrawingDoc.InsertBlock("BlockName", 1 * 25.4 / 1000, 1 * 25.4 / 1000, 0, 1)

where the 1*25.4/1000 are the coordinates (in meters) where you want it.

Evan