Set title as part number for new file using SOLIDWORKS API

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This VBA macro automatically increments the part number and sets this as a title for newly created file using SOLIDWORKS API.

Part number is incremented and stored in the external text file which can be shared across different users if needed.

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Macro provides several options to format the title which can be modified by changes in the values of the constants in the macro.

Const NMB_SRC_FILE_PATH As String = "D:\prt.txt" 'path to store the current part index
Const NMB_FORMAT As String = "000" 'padding for the number, e.g. 001, 002, instead of 1, 2
Const BASE_NAME As String = "PRT-" 'Base prefix for file naming

Follow the video tutorial in the Run Macro On Document Load article for the guide of running this macro automatically for each newly created model.

Const NMB_SRC_FILE_PATH As String = "D:\prt.txt"
Const NMB_FORMAT As String = "000"
Const BASE_NAME As String = "PRT-"

Dim swApp As SldWorks.SldWorks

Sub main()

    Set swApp = Application.SldWorks
        
    Dim swModel As SldWorks.ModelDoc2
        
    Set swModel = swApp.ActiveDoc
    
    Dim lastNumber As Integer
    
    lastNumber = ReadNumber(NMB_SRC_FILE_PATH)
    
    Dim thisNumber As Integer
    thisNumber = lastNumber + 1
    
    Dim name As String
    name = BASE_NAME & Format(thisNumber, NMB_FORMAT)
    
    If False = swModel.SetTitle2(name) Then
        Err.Raise vbError, "", "Failed to set title"
    End If
    
    StoreNumber NMB_SRC_FILE_PATH, thisNumber
    
End Sub

Function ReadNumber(filePath As String) As Integer
    
    Dim fileNo As Integer

    fileNo = FreeFile
    
    Dim number As String
    
    Open filePath For Input As #fileNo
        
    Line Input #fileNo, number
    
    Close #fileNo
    
    ReadNumber = CInt(number)
    
End Function

Sub StoreNumber(filePath As String, number As Integer)
    
    Dim fileNo As Integer
    fileNo = FreeFile
    
    Open filePath For Output As #fileNo
    
    Print #fileNo, CStr(number)
    
    Close #fileNo
    
End Sub