Length: 2 days
Prerequisites: The Administering SOLIDWORKS PDM course, basic experience with the SOLIDWORKS PDM software, experience with the Windows(R) operating system, and knowledge of a programming language, preferably Visual Basic™ 2005 or later. In order to get the most out of this class, students should be familiar with the concepts of interfaces, classes, structures, enumerations, collections and recursion.
Description: This course teaches programmers how to use the SOLIDWORKS PDM API (Application Programming Interface) to automate and customize SOLIDWORKS PDM. The focus of this course is on the fundamental skills and concepts needed to begin using the API to develop applications that can interact with SOLIDWORKS PDM. The intended audience for this course is any programmer who will develop applications for automating, customizing or enhancing the functionality of SOLIDWORKS PDM.
Download the Table of Contents PDF: API Fundamentals of SOLIDWORKS PDM