SldwrksExporter

Script to generate production files (part -> step, dxf, pdf)

Usage:

Download the latest release: https://git.lurenaud.com/lurenaud/SldwrksExporter/releases
Unzip and run the export.exe file
Select the folder with the parts, to generate the production files
Open and wait It works faster with solidworks closed

Working from source:

Prerequisite:

python (to install type python in terminal, it will open the windows store to install it) (or: curl -o python.exe https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.11.1/python-3.11.1-amd64.exe; python.exe /quiet InstallAllUsers=1 PrependPath=1 Include_test=0)
git (install: winget install --id Git.Git -e --source winget)

Automatic install

will dowwnload the git repo, install everything and launch the program. copy paste this line in an Administrator powershell or windows terminal curl -o installFrom0.cmd https://git.lurenaud.com/lurenaud/SldwrksExporter/raw/branch/main/scripts/installFrom0.cmd; .\installFrom0.cmd

Manual install

Get the code:

git clone https://git.lurenaud.com/lurenaud/SldwrksExporter.git

Setup python env

create venv python -m venv .venv
activate environement .venv\Script\Activate.ps1
install requirements pip install -r requirements.txt

Common problems:

Cannot activate venv, script : in an admin terminal run Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned

Use:

In terminal: .\gui.py path\toFloderOfFiles will generate step, pdf and dxf in a export folder Double click the gui.py file

Generate exe file

Using auto-py-to-exe pip install auto-py-to-exe

Export command, will generate the exe file in the output folder

pyinstaller --noconfirm --onefile --console --add-data "C:/Users/lucienrenaud/Desktop/SldwrksExporter/scripts/export-pdf-dxf.ps1;." --add-data "C:/Users/lucienrenaud/Desktop/SldwrksExporter/scripts/export-step.ps1;." --add-data "C:/Users/lucienrenaud/Desktop/SldwrksExporter/scripts/SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks.dll;."  "C:/Users/lucienrenaud/Desktop/SldwrksExporter/scripts/export.py"

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