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PDMPublisher

Certified Solution Partner product

Release-ready PDF, DWG, DXF, STEP and eDrawings packages, by rules you set once.

PDMPublisher for SOLIDWORKS

Add-in with Property Doctor, Clone Tree, BOM Manager, free Community Edition

PDMPublisher for PDM Professional

Publish on release from workflow transitions

Free trial: SOLIDWORKS add-in

7 days of every Premium tool and format

Free trial: PDM task

Get a trial license for the PDM task

PDMShell

Scriptable automation for SOLIDWORKS PDM

Command shell

Navigate, search, check in and clean up the vault

PDM add-in

Run approved scripts from PDM menus, tasks and transitions

Visual workflow editor

Build and validate workflows on a canvas

Works with Claude

MCP server, run vault operations from Claude Desktop

Works with Codex

MCP server, run vault operations from Codex

PDM add-ins

ConisioDark

Dark mode for PDM Explorer

Folder Columns Manager

Column sets per vault folder

Transition File as Administrator FREE

Force transitions on locked files

WorkflowTracer FREE

See a file’s workflow in PDM Explorer

Downloads & store

Download PDMPublisher
Download PDMShell
PDMDeploy & docs
Store & pricing

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Services

Consulting & development

SOLIDWORKS customization

VBA macros, C# add-ins and API automation

PDM & PLM integration

ERP, PLM and web API connectors for PDM

PDM data migration

Legacy CAD and vault migrations, with dry runs

More

Microsoft software development

Desktop apps, Office add-ins and web APIs

DriveWorks development

Custom plugins, Specification Flow tasks and PDM links

Training on Udemy

SOLIDWORKS and PDM API courses

Case studies

How engineering teams use our tools

Certified SOLIDWORKS® Solution Partner

Trusted by resellers and enterprise engineering teams.

Tell us about your vault and the manual steps that slow your team down.

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Training

PDM API

SOLIDWORKS PDM API: Basics with VBA

Free course

PDM API: How To Write C# Add-ins

Free course

PDM API: VBA Advanced

Udemy course

PDM Task Add-in Development (C#)

Udemy course

SOLIDWORKS API & VBA

PDM API: Data Card Add-in

Udemy course

Master the SOLIDWORKS API with VBA

Udemy course

VBA for Non-Programmers

Udemy course

All courses are now on Udemy

Lifetime access, the Udemy app and certificates of completion. Bought a course on bluebyte.biz? Contact us for access.

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Resources

Blog

All articles

SOLIDWORKS and PDM how-tos and news

PDM API tips

Code and patterns for the PDM API

Macros

SOLIDWORKS VBA macros you can use today

Macro library

Browse the full SOLIDWORKS VBA library

Docs & community

Product documentation

PDMPublisher, PDM2Excel and PDMDeploy

PDMShell documentation

Commands, scripting, add-in and MCP server

Videos

Demos, tutorials and user group sessions

GitHub

Our open-source projects

Latest

How to Update SOLIDWORKS PDM References in Bulk with PDMShell Keep Files in the Right SOLIDWORKS PDM Folder with a PDMShell Move Script How to Create SOLIDWORKS PDM Folder Structures Automatically with PDMShell AI
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Products

PDMPublisher

Certified Solution Partner product

Release-ready PDF, DWG, DXF, STEP and eDrawings packages, by rules you set once.

PDMPublisher for SOLIDWORKS

Add-in with Property Doctor, Clone Tree, BOM Manager, free Community Edition

PDMPublisher for PDM Professional

Publish on release from workflow transitions

Free trial: SOLIDWORKS add-in

7 days of every Premium tool and format

Free trial: PDM task

Get a trial license for the PDM task

PDMShell

Scriptable automation for SOLIDWORKS PDM

Command shell

Navigate, search, check in and clean up the vault

PDM add-in

Run approved scripts from PDM menus, tasks and transitions

Visual workflow editor

Build and validate workflows on a canvas

Works with Claude

MCP server, run vault operations from Claude Desktop

Works with Codex

MCP server, run vault operations from Codex

PDM add-ins

ConisioDark

Dark mode for PDM Explorer

Folder Columns Manager

Column sets per vault folder

Transition File as Administrator FREE

Force transitions on locked files

WorkflowTracer FREE

See a file’s workflow in PDM Explorer

Downloads & store

Download PDMPublisher
Download PDMShell
PDMDeploy & docs
Store & pricing

↗ opens an external site in a new tab
Services

Consulting & development

SOLIDWORKS customization

VBA macros, C# add-ins and API automation

PDM & PLM integration

ERP, PLM and web API connectors for PDM

PDM data migration

Legacy CAD and vault migrations, with dry runs

More

Microsoft software development

Desktop apps, Office add-ins and web APIs

DriveWorks development

Custom plugins, Specification Flow tasks and PDM links

Training on Udemy

SOLIDWORKS and PDM API courses

Case studies

How engineering teams use our tools

Certified SOLIDWORKS® Solution Partner

Trusted by resellers and enterprise engineering teams.

Tell us about your vault and the manual steps that slow your team down.

Book a call
Training

PDM API

SOLIDWORKS PDM API: Basics with VBA

Free course

PDM API: How To Write C# Add-ins

Free course

PDM API: VBA Advanced

Udemy course

PDM Task Add-in Development (C#)

Udemy course

SOLIDWORKS API & VBA

PDM API: Data Card Add-in

Udemy course

Master the SOLIDWORKS API with VBA

Udemy course

VBA for Non-Programmers

Udemy course

All courses are now on Udemy

Lifetime access, the Udemy app and certificates of completion. Bought a course on bluebyte.biz? Contact us for access.

Browse all courses

Paying student? Get access →
Resources

Blog

All articles

SOLIDWORKS and PDM how-tos and news

PDM API tips

Code and patterns for the PDM API

Macros

SOLIDWORKS VBA macros you can use today

Macro library

Browse the full SOLIDWORKS VBA library

Docs & community

Product documentation

PDMPublisher, PDM2Excel and PDMDeploy

PDMShell documentation

Commands, scripting, add-in and MCP server

Videos

Demos, tutorials and user group sessions

GitHub

Our open-source projects

Latest

How to Update SOLIDWORKS PDM References in Bulk with PDMShell Keep Files in the Right SOLIDWORKS PDM Folder with a PDMShell Move Script How to Create SOLIDWORKS PDM Folder Structures Automatically with PDMShell AI
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Practical code, patterns and fixes for the SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional API, in VBA and C#.

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PDM API Tips

A Quickstart Guide with the SOLIDWORKS PDM Web API

Disclaimer: In 2022, SOLIDWORKS Corp. quietly released documentation for its SOLIDWORKS PDM web API. This feature of PDM

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January 20, 2022

PDM API Tips

Top 5 SOLIDWORKS PDM Errors When Loading Add-ins

Below is a compiled list of the most notoriously common errors that you may encounter while deploying add-ins to a SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional vault. Proposed solutions are also listed under each error.

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August 11, 2020