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PDM API Tips
SOLIDWORKS API Documentation: How to Find and Read It
Where the SOLIDWORKS API documentation, PDM API help and Document Manager help live, how to read an interface page, and a fast lookup workflow.
October 6, 2026
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PDM API Tips
Practical code, patterns and fixes for the SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional API, in VBA and C#.
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Join Us Nov 17: Demystifying the SOLIDWORKS PDM Web Services API with Postman and Visual Studio
Blue Byte Systems is sponsoring the next SOLIDWORKS APIs User Group session on November 17, 2026. Marc Young and Ilan Madjar of xLM Solutions show how to query, create and update SOLIDWORKS PDM data with the Web Services API, Postman and Visual Studio. Free to attend, with a CSWA-PDM voucher giveaway.
October 3, 2026
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SOLIDWORKS PDM TIP: Creating Submenus in SOLIDWORKS PDM with IEdmCmdMgr5::AddCmd
If you’re developing custom add-ins or commands for SOLIDWORKS PDM, you may want to improve the user experience
April 23, 2025
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SOLIDWORKS PDM API Tip 16: Why IEdmFile5::IsLocked Requires a Call to Refresh()
When working with the SOLIDWORKS PDM API, it’s important to understand how the system handles state and caching.
April 18, 2025
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SOLIDWORKS PDM API: Optimizing Large Scale Operations with Batch Interfaces in SOLIDWORKS PDM
When making numerous calls to the same operation in SOLIDWORKS PDM, the batch interfaces (e.g., IEdmBatchAdd2, IEdmBatchChangeState5) are
March 24, 2025
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SOLIDWORKS PDM API TIP: Stop Using File Names in PDM Automation – Here’s Why IDs Are Better
When developing automation tools or add-ins for SOLIDWORKS PDM, one of the most common mistakes I see is
March 17, 2025