U225X PUBLIC-SAFE CONVERSATION NOTE

RECORD: CHAT-0239
TOPIC: Macro for Scaling View
IMPORTED: 2026.04.13

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EXTRACTED REQUEST: can we write a macro to scale a view to fit in an area for instance the screen is a 8 1/2 x 11 sheet i want the part to scale to fit in the red area

RECOVERED CONVERSATION EXCERPTS
USER MESSAGES:
1. can we write a macro to scale a view to fit in an area for instance the screen is a 8 1/2 x 11 sheet i want the part to scale to fit in the red area
2. it is too big
3. can we add a step to center the view on the sheet
4. close i want it centered in the defined box so it stays away from the title block

ASSISTANT RESPONSES:
1. Yes — and this is actually a *great* use case for a SOLIDWORKS macro 👍 What you want is essentially: > “Scale this drawing view so its bounding box fits inside a defined rectangle.” SOLIDWORKS doesn’t have a one-click button for this, but we can absolutely automate it.. 🧠 How it works (simple logic) 1. Get the drawing view bounding box (width & height) 2. Define your target area (your red box) in sheet coordinates 3. Calculate scale: [code excerpt omitted] 4. Apply that scale to the view. ⚠️ Important Limitation SOLIDWORKS cannot detect your red box automatically unless: - it's a sketch - or you define the size manually in code 👉 So we’ll define the red area numerically (best method anyway for consistency).…
2. Yep — the problem is the macro is using the fit factor as the final scale, instead of using it as a multiplier on the current view scale. So if your view is already large, setting: [code excerpt omitted] can still leave it wrong. Fix Replace this line: [code excerpt omitted] with this: [code excerpt omitted] That is the big one.. Better full version This version: - uses the selected drawing view - scales it to fit inside your defined red box - leaves a little padding so it does not ride the border [code excerpt omitted]. Why yours came out too big Because this: [code excerpt omitted] does not mean “shrink by this amount from current size.” It means “set the scale to exactly this decimal,” which is not the same…
3. Yep — for your sheet, centering in the defined box is the right move. Here is the complete code that: - uses the selected drawing view if one is selected - otherwise uses the first model view - scales the view to fit inside your defined box - centers the actual visible outline in that box - keeps it away from the title block Complete macro [code excerpt omitted] The part you’ll tweak These are the box limits: [code excerpt omitted] They are in meters. Handy conversion - 1.000" = `0.0254` - 0.500" = `0.0127` - 0.250" = `0.00635` So if the model is still: - too far left → increase `boxLeft` or decrease `boxRight` - too low near title block → increase `boxBottom` - too high → decrease `boxTop` Important note This…

EXTRACTED KNOWLEDGE / HOW-TO
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- Get the drawing view bounding box (width & height)
- Define your target area (your red box) in sheet coordinates
- Calculate scale:
- Apply that scale to the view
- it's a sketch
- or you define the size manually in code
- Sheet: 8.5" x 11"
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