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packandgo

Free

Description

The packg command performs a SOLIDWORKS Pack and Go operation on:

  • A single assembly file
  • Multiple assemblies discovered via directory search
  • A CSV file containing a list of assembly paths

This command launches SOLIDWORKS, executes Pack and Go for each assembly, and saves the results into a specified output directory.

By default, only .sldasm files are processed.

Syntax

packg -source -directory [-search] [-includedrawings] [-recursive] [-prefix] [-suffix] [-timeout]

Parameters

Parameter Alias Required Description
-source No Single file path, CSV file containing complete assembly path names, or directory of assemblies to pack and go.
-directory -dir No Where to Pack and Go the SOLIDWORKS documents. This supports dynamic placeholders against the search results.
-search No Search query for the source parameter. Default value is .sldasm$. Supports regex.
-includedrawings No Includes related drawing files when processing SOLIDWORKS documents.
-recursive No When used with search, includes matching files in subfolders.
-prefix No Text to add before the generated file name.
-suffix No Text to add after the generated file name.
-timeout No In seconds. Default is 30 seconds. SOLIDWORKS timeout.

More about parameters

  • source
    Single assembly file, directory of assemblies, or CSV file containing assembly paths.

  • directory
    Destination folder where Pack and Go results will be saved.
    Supports placeholders:

    • $filename
    • $fileNameWithoutExtension
    • $directory
    • $date
    • $year

  • search
    Search pattern applied when source is a directory.
    Default value is \.sldasm$. Supports regular expressions.

  • includedrawings
    Includes associated drawing files (.slddrw) in the Pack and Go operation.

  • recursive
    Searches subdirectories when source is a directory.

  • prefix
    Adds a prefix to all generated file names.

  • suffix
    Adds a suffix to all generated file names.

  • timeout SOLIDWORKS startup and pack and go timeout in seconds. Default is 30.

Examples

Example 1: Pack a Single Assembly

## Packs a single assembly and saves results to D:\Packages
packg -source "C:\Projects\Top.sldasm" -directory "D:\Packages"

Example 2: Pack All Assemblies in a Directory

## Packs all assemblies (*.sldasm) in the specified folder
packg -source "C:\Projects" -directory "D:\Packages"

## Searches subfolders and packs all assemblies found
packg -source "C:\Projects" -directory "D:\Packages" -recursive

## Packs only assemblies that start with TOP_
packg -source "C:\Projects" -search "^TOP_.*\.sldasm$" -directory "D:\Packages"

Example 5: Pack Assemblies from CSV

## Reads assembly paths from a CSV file and packs each one 
packg -source "C:\Batch\assemblies.csv" -directory "D:\Packages"

Example 6: Include Drawings

## Includes associated drawing files in Pack and Go
packg -source "C:\Projects\Top.sldasm" -directory "D:\Packages" -includedrawings

Example 7: Prefix and Suffix

## Adds prefix and suffix to all packed files
packg -source "C:\Projects\Top.sldasm" -directory "D:\Packages" -prefix "SW_" -suffix "_Release"

Example 8: Increase SOLIDWORKS Timeout

## Allows more time for SOLIDWORKS to launch
packg -source "C:\Projects" -directory "D:\Packages" -timeout 300

Search results report

Add -csv "C:\Reports\results.csv" when using -search to save operation results. The first columns are file ID, parent folder ID, file name and output, followed by status and error details. The report folder must exist. New vault reports are added to PDM; existing vault reports must be checked out by you on this computer and remain checked out. External reports are replaced. See CSV operation reports for command-specific outcomes.

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