U225X PUBLIC-SAFE CONVERSATION NOTE

RECORD: CHAT-0341
TOPIC: SolidWorks Macro Plate
IMPORTED: 2026.04.14

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EXTRACTED REQUEST: AND THE LAST ONE I NEED IS 6.5" WIDE AND 16" TALL IT HAS 8 HOLES ALL 1.5 IN FROM THE EDGES, HOWEVER I NEED THEM SPACED 1.5 OFF THE TOP FOR THE FIRST SET, THEN 4.75 TO THE NEXT AND THEN 11.25 AND FINALLY 14.5 THE HOLES ARE SPACED 3.5 APART IN THE 6.5 DIRECTION, THIS IS 1/2" PLATE WITH 13/16" HOLES

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USER MESSAGES:
1. write me a macro to draw a plate that is 3" wide by 12.5" long it needs a hole pattern in the center that is 1.5 off the left edge, the next hole is 4.5 off the left edge the next hole is 8 off the left edge final hole is 11 off the edge
2. the hole needs to be 13/16 diameter
3. WORKED, NOW I NEED ONE THAT IS 6" WIDE X 6.5" LONG THAT HAS 4 HOLES IN IT SPACED AT 3.5 LONG WAYS AND 3" TALL CENTERD IN THE PLATE, 13/16 HOLES AGAIN AND A 3/8" THICK PLATE
4. AND THE LAST ONE I NEED IS 6.5" WIDE AND 16" TALL IT HAS 8 HOLES ALL 1.5 IN FROM THE EDGES, HOWEVER I NEED THEM SPACED 1.5 OFF THE TOP FOR THE FIRST SET, THEN 4.75 TO THE NEXT AND THEN 11.25 AND FINALLY 14.5 THE HOLES ARE SPACED 3.5 APART IN THE 6.5 DIRECTION, THIS IS 1/2" PLATE WITH 13/16" HOLES

ASSISTANT RESPONSES:
1. Here’s a complete SolidWorks VBA macro that will: - create a 12.5" x 3" plate - place 4 holes on the centerline - hole centers at: - 1.5" - 4.5" - 8.0" - 11.0" from the left edge - use a default hole diameter of 0.5" - use a default plate thickness of 0.25" You can change the hole size and thickness at the top. [code excerpt omitted] A couple notes: - This places the holes on the centerline of the 3" width, so the hole Y location is 1.5" from the bottom edge. - If you want, I can also rewrite this to: - use Hole Wizard - make the plate from the Top Plane - add dimensions/relations - prompt you for thickness and hole size when the macro runs
2. Perfect — just update the hole diameter to 13/16" (0.8125"). Here’s your updated, complete macro with that change already built in: [code excerpt omitted]. Quick tweak options (if you want next): - Switch to Hole Wizard (recommended for shop prints) - Make holes through all vs blind - Add dimensions/relations (fully defined sketch) - Turn this into a reusable plate generator with inputs Just tell me 👍
3. Here’s the next complete macro. This one makes a plate that is: - 6.5" wide - 16" tall - 1/2" thick - 8 holes - 13/16" diameter - hole columns are 3.5" apart - holes are centered left-to-right by putting them at: - 1.5" from left edge - 5.0" from left edge - hole rows are at: - 1.5" up from bottom - 4.75" up from bottom - 11.25" up from bottom - 14.5" up from bottom That also means they are 1.5" off the top and bottom on the outside rows. [code excerpt omitted] One thing to double-check: you said “first set 1.5 off the top, then 4.75, then 11.25, then 14.5” and also “all 1.5 in from the edges.” The code above uses the row values as measured from the bottom edge, which matches the usual way these earlier macros…

EXTRACTED KNOWLEDGE / HOW-TO
- create a 12.5" x 3" plate
- place 4 holes on the centerline
- hole centers at:
- 1.5"
- 4.5"
- 8.0"
- 11.0"
- use a default hole diameter of 0.5"
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