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RECORD: CHAT-0343
TOPIC: SolidWorks macro welding face
IMPORTED: 2026.04.15

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EXTRACTED REQUEST: write me a macro that orients the current body of a welded part so the largest face is looking at me solid works 2025 i want this to run on the current sheet only

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USER MESSAGES:
1. write me a macro that orients the current body of a welded part so the largest face is looking at me solid works 2025 i want this to run on the current sheet only
2. how do i turn construction sketches off in my view
3. my cursor has apurple filter looking thing on it how do i get rid of that

ASSISTANT RESPONSES:
1. Here is a SolidWorks 2025 VBA macro for a drawing that works on the current sheet only. What it does: - uses the selected drawing view on the current sheet - if no view is selected, it uses the first model view on the current sheet - looks at the referenced weldment part - finds the largest planar face - determines which standard direction that face is closest to - sets that drawing view to Front / Back / Top / Bottom / Left / Right - rebuilds the sheet This is the most reliable way to do it in a drawing macro without getting into unstable custom-view math. [code excerpt omitted] How to use it 1. Open the drawing. 2. Go to the sheet you want to affect. 3. Click the drawing view you want to orient. 4. Run the m…
2. You’re just seeing sketches (construction geometry) showing in the drawing view. Here are the quickest ways to shut that off:. 🔧 Method 1 — Turn off sketches in that view (best way) 1. Click the drawing view 2. Look at the top toolbar → click the 👓 Hide/Show Items (glasses icon) 3. Turn off: - Sketches That will immediately remove all construction lines from that view only.. 🔧 Method 2 — Right-click the view 1. Right-click the drawing view 2. Go to: - Hide/Show → Sketches Toggle it OFF.. 🔧 Method 3 — If they’re still showing (common issue) Sometimes they’re coming from Model Items or 3D Sketches: 1. Right-click the view 2. Choose Properties 3. Check: - Make sure “Show sketches” is unchecked. 🔧 Method 4 —…
3. That purple “filter” on your cursor in SolidWorks is almost always one of these modes being active:. 🟣 Most likely: Selection Filter is ON 🔧 Turn it off FAST: - Press F6 → turns ALL selection filters OFF. 🔧 Or manually: 1. Press F5 (this shows the filter toolbar if you don’t see it) 2. Look for anything highlighted (edges, faces, vertices, etc.) 3. Click “Clear All Filters” (funnel with red X). 🟣 If that didn’t fix it → could be Sketch/Selection mode Try: - Hit Esc a couple times - Or exit any active command (line, spline, etc.). 🟣 Less common: Dynamic highlight / preselect tint If it looks more like a glow: - Go to Tools → Options → System Options → Colors - Toggle: - *Dynamic highlight from graphics vie…

EXTRACTED KNOWLEDGE / HOW-TO
- uses the selected drawing view on the current sheet
- if no view is selected, it uses the first model view on the current sheet
- looks at the referenced weldment part
- finds the largest planar face
- determines which standard direction that face is closest to
- sets that drawing view to Front / Back / Top / Bottom / Left / Right
- rebuilds the sheet
- Set swApp = Application.SldWorks
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