SwPy - Python for SOLIDWORKS
SwPy embeds real CPython inside SOLIDWORKS: a script editor in the task pane with IntelliSense from your live model, a Pythonic API for parts, assemblies and drawings, every SOLIDWORKS API library, pip packages, events, script buttons, and remote control from Jupyter.
with model.sketch(model.planes.front) as s:
s.rect((0, 0), 100 * mm, 60 * mm)
model.extrude(s, 20 * mm)
model.fillet(model.edges.parallel(Z), 5 * mm)
model.export("bracket.step")
Download the latest release - Windows 10/11 x64, SOLIDWORKS 2020 or newer, no admin rights and no Python install needed.
User guide
| 1. Getting started | Install, open the editor, run your first script |
| 2. The editor | Tabs, IntelliSense, signature help, F1 API help, find/replace, shortcuts |
| 3. Scripting basics | What is predefined in a script, sessions, output, errors |
| 4. The model API | Units, dimensions, global variables, batch edits, mass, face/edge queries |
| 5. The SOLIDWORKS API from Python | Auto-typed objects, casts, enums, arrays, out-parameters, other API libraries |
| 6. Packages | # r: numpy - pip packages in scripts |
| 7. Remote control | Jupyter, scripts, Excel, C# |
| 8. Recipes | Copy-paste solutions |
| 9. Troubleshooting | Logs and common errors |
| 10. Events | Run Python when SOLIDWORKS rebuilds, saves, selects |
| 11. Script buttons and user interaction | Script folder, startup scripts, progress bars, dialogs |
| 12. Building models | Sketches, features, assemblies, drawings, export |
| API reference | Every public class and function |