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PACKG Command Documentation

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:

  • 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 dynamic placeholders:

    • $filename
    • $nameWithoutExtension
    • $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
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