Robert McAnany 2024
Contributors: @farfilli (aka @[Francesco Arfilli]), @daysanduski, @mmtrebuchet, @[o_o ....码]
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Notice: Portions adapted from code by Jason Newell, Tushar Suradkar, Greg Chasteen, and others. Most of the rest copied verbatim from Jason's repo or Tushar's blog.
Solid Edge Housekeeper helps you find annoying little errors in your project. It can identify failed features in 3D models, detached dimensions in drawings, missing parts in assemblies, and more. It can also update certain individual file settings to match those in a template you specify.
Feedback from users
This is the Michael Jordan of macros! I've tried lots of them. This is on a whole other level. Thank you!
This is going to save me SO MUCH TIME! Thank you for sharing!
Thank you for all your time and effort (...) Also thanks a lot for making it open source. I constantly reference your code for my own macros, which motivates me to make my projects open source as well.
Awesome. It looks like you are still overachieving with this app, and I thank you for it. If they ever figure out how to automate me running Housekeeper, I will be out of a job!
Rad, this saves a mountain of time for me. Thanks!
Responding to the prompt *"Heard any good jokes about Solid Edge Housekeeper?", Google's Bard said:
Why did the Solid Edge Housekeeper get a promotion?
She was the only one who could clean up the mess that Solid Edge users make.
Start with the Readme. To quickly navigate, use the Table of Contents by clicking 
as shown in the image below.
Ask questions, report bugs, or suggest improvements on the Solid Edge Forum
If you want to make Housekeeper better, join us as a beta tester! Beta testing is nothing more than conducting your own workflow on your own files and telling me if you run into problems. It isn't meant to be a lot of work. The big idea is to make the program better for you and me and everyone else!
To sign up, message me, RobertMcAnany, on the forum. (The Messages button is hidden under your profile picture, at the very top right of the page). Unsubscribe the same way. To combat bots and spam, I will probably ignore requests from User16612341234.... (Change you nickname in My Profile, also under your profile picture).
If you know .NET, or want to learn, there's more to do! To get started on GitHub collaboration, head over to ToyProject. There are instructions and links to get you up to speed.
There is no installation per se. The preferred method is to download or clone the project and compile it yourself.
The other option is to use the Latest Release. It will be the top entry on the page.
Click the file SolidEdgeHousekeeper-VYYYY.N.zip (sometimes hidden under the Assets dropdown). It should prompt you to save it. Choose a convenient location on your machine. Extract the zip file (probably by right-clicking and selecting Extract All). Double-click the .exe file to run.
The first time you run it, you may encounter the following dialog. You can click More Info followed by Run Anyway to launch the program. 
If you are upgrading from a previous release, you should be able to copy the settings files from the old version to the new. The files are stored in the Preferences folder. They are defaults.txt, property_filters.txt, and filename_charmap.txt. If you haven't used Property Filter, property_filters.txt won't be there. Versions prior to 0.1.10 won't have filename_charmap.txt either. Older versions had a file printer_settings.dat, which is no longer used. You can safely delete it if you want.
On each file type's tab, select which tasks to perform. On the Home tab, select which files to process. You can select files by folder, subfolder, top-level assembly, top-level folder, list, or drag-and-drop. There can be any number of each, in any combination. You can refine the search using a property filter, a wildcard filter, or both. See FILE SELECTION AND FILTERING below for details.
If any errors are found, a log file will be written to your temp folder. It will identify each error and the file in which it occurred. When processing is complete, the log file is opened in Notepad for review. If you want to open an old log file, look for file names starting with 'Housekeeper' in the %temp% folder.
The first time you use the program, some site-specific information is needed. This includes the location of your templates, your preferred printer, etc. These are populated on the Configuration Tab.
To start execution, click the Process button. The status bar provides feedback to help you monitor progress. You can also stop execution if desired. See STARTING, STOPPING, AND MONITORING EXECUTION for details.
The Home Tab is where you select which files to process. As mentioned above, using the Selection Toolbar, you can select by folder, subfolder, top-level assembly, top-level folder, or list. There can be any number of each, in any combination.
Another option is to drag and drop files from Windows File Explorer. You can use drag and drop and the toolbar in combination.
An alternative method is to select files with errors from a previous run.
Choose this option to select files within a single folder, or a folder and its subfolders. Referring to the diagram, click 
to select a single folder, click 
for a folder and sub folders.
Choose this option to select files linked to an assembly. Click 
to choose the assembly, click 
to choose the search path for where used files.
You would be asking for trouble specifying more than one top-level assembly. However, you can have any number of folders. Note the program always includes subfolders for where used files.
A top level assembly search can optionally report files with no links to the assembly. Set this and other options on the Configuration Tab -- Top Level Assy Page.
When selecting a top-level assembly, you can automatically include the folder in which it resides. This auto include option in on by default.
If auto include is turned off, you do not have to specify any folders. In that case, Housekeeper simply finds files directly linked to the specified assembly and subassemblies. Note this means that no draft files will be found. For that reason, a warning is displayed. Disable the warning on the Configuration Tab -- Top Level Assy Page.
If you do specify one or more folders, there are two options for performing where used, Top Down or Bottom Up (see next). Guidelines are given below, however it's not a bad idea to try both methods to see which works best for you.
Bottom Up
Bottom up is meant for general purpose (hopefully indexed) directories (e.g., \\BIG_SERVER\all_parts\), where the number of files in the folder(s) far exceed the number of files in the assembly. The program gets links by recursion, then finds draft files with where used. If your draft files have the same name as the model they depict, click that option and the program will bypass where used.
A bottom up search requires a valid Fast Search Scope filename, (e.g., C:\Program Files\...\Preferences\FastSearchScope.txt), which tells the program if the specified folder is on an indexed drive.
Top Down
Top down is meant for self-contained project directories (e.g., C:\Projects\Project123\), where most of the files in the folder(s) are related to the assembly. The program launches Design Manager to open every file within and below the top-level assembly folder(s). As it does, it creates a graph of the links. The graph is subsequently traversed to find related files. I don't know how it works; my son did that part.
Include parents of part copies option
This option may be confusing. Referring to the diagram, note that C.par is a parent of B.par. B.par is in top.asm, while C.par is not. Enabling the option means that C.par would be included in the search results.
Referring to the diagram, click 
to import a list, click 
to export one.
If you are importing a list from another source, be aware that the file names must contain the full path. E.g., D:\Projects\Project123\Partxyz.par, not just Partxyz.par.
Select files with errors from the previous run
Click 
to select only files that encountered an error. All other files will be removed from the list. To reproduce the TODO list functionality from previous versions, you can export the resultant list if desired.
Remove all
Click 
to remove all folders and files from the list.
Shortcut menu
If you select one or more files on the list, you can click the right mouse button for more options.
- Open: Opens the files in Solid Edge.
- Open folder: Opens the files in Windows File Explorer.
- Find linked files: Populates the list with files linked to a top-level assembly. Similar to Update but no other File Sources are processed.
- Process selected: Runs selected Tasks on the selected files. Same as clicking Process at the bottom of the Home Tab.
- Remove from list: Moves the files to the Excluded files section of the list.
The update button 
populates the file list from the File Sources and Filters. If any Sources are added or removed, or a change is made to a Filter (see Filtering below), an update is required.
You can limit the search to return only selected types of Solid Edge files. To do so, check/uncheck the appropriate File Type 
You can choose sorting options of Unsorted, Alphabetic, Dependency, or Random sample. These options are set on the Configuration Tab -- Sorting Page.
The Unsorted option is primarily intended to preserve the order of imported lists.
The Dependency option is useful in conjunction with the Update part copy commands. It is intended to help eliminate the tedious model out-of-date (dark gray corners) on drawings.
The dependency ordering is not fool proof. It has trouble with mutual dependencies, such as Interpart copies. I've had some luck simply running the process two times in a row.
The Random sample option randomly selects and shuffles a fraction of the total files found. The Sample fraction is a decimal number between 0.0 and 1.0. This option is primarily intended for software testing, but can be used for any purpose.
If you use the document Status functionality, you know that some settings place the file in read-only mode. These cannot normally be processed by Housekeeper.
You can get around this by checking Process files as Available regardless of document Status. Set the option on the Configuration Tab -- Open/Save Page.
After processing, you can choose to change the Status back to the old value, or pick a new one. In the example, I decided to change everything to Available. You can select the new Status by clicking the appropriate button in the table. For instance, if you wanted to convert all Baselined files to Released, you would click the last button on the second row.
If you want simply to change the Status on a batch of files, choose the Open/Save Task for each document type.
If you don't need to worry about document Status for your current task, it's not a bad idea to disable the Process files as Available option. That's because, when enabled, it launches Document Manager. It can be a bit confusing to see that program pop up while Solid Edge is actively processing files.
Filters are a way to refine the list of files to process. You can filter on file properties, or filenames (with a wildcard search). They can be used alone or in combination.
The property filter allows you to select files by their property values. To configure a property filter, click the tool icon 
to the right of the Property filter checkbox.
The Property Filter checks Draft files, but they often don't have properties of their own. For those files, Housekeeper can also search any models in the drawing for the specified properties. Set the option on the Configuration Tab -- General Page. One situation where you might want to disable this option is when searching for file Status. See Document Status Options below.
This is a powerful tool with a lot of options. These are detailed below.
Composing a Filter
Compose a filter by defining one or more Conditions, and adding them one-by-one to the list. A Condition consists of a Property, a Comparison, and a Value. For example, Material contains Steel, where Material is the Property, contains is the Comparison, and Steel is the Value.
Up to six Conditions are allowed for a filter. The filters can be named, saved, modified, and deleted as desired.
Property Set
In addition to entering the Property name, you must also select the Property set, either System or Custom.
System properties are in every Solid Edge file. They include Material, Project, etc. Note, at this time, they must be in English.
Custom properties are ones that you create, probably in a template. Solid Edge also creates some Custom properties for you. These include Exposed Variables and output from the Inspect > Physical Properties command. The custom property names can be in any language. (In theory, at least -- not tested at this time. Not sure about the Solid Edge entries either.)
Comparison
Select the Comparison from its dropdown box. The choices are contains, is_exactly, is_not, wildcard_match, regex_match, >, or <. The options is_exactly, is_not, >, and < are hopefully self explanatory.
Contains means the Value can appear anywhere in the property. For example, if you specify Aluminum and a part file has Aluminum 6061-T6, you will get a match. Note, at this time, all Values (except see below for dates and numbers) are converted to lower case text before comparison. So ALUMINUM, Aluminum, and aluminum would all match.
Wildcard_match searches for a match with a wildcard pattern. For example [bfj]ake would match bake, fake, and jake. A more familiar example might be Aluminum*, which would match Aluminum 6061-T6, Aluminum 2023, etc. Unlike with contains, in this example, Cast Aluminum Jigplate would not match because it doesn't start with Aluminum. (*Aluminum* would match, by the way.)
Internally the VB Like Operator is used to make the wildcard comparison. Visit the link for details and examples.
Regex_match uses Regular Expressions. They are flexible and powerful, but explaining them is beyond the scope of this document. For more information see REGEX in .NET, or better yet find a programmer who uses them daily. That's what I do.
Default Filter Formula
Each Condition is assigned a variable name, (A, B, ...). The default filter formula is to match all conditions (e.g., A AND B AND C).
In the image above, sticking with the default formula means you would get all parts in project 7481 made out of Stainless and engineered by Fred, i.e., A AND B AND C.
Editing the Formula
You can optionally change the formula. Click the Edit button and type the desired expression. For example, if you wanted all parts from Project 7481, either made out of Stainless, or engineered by Fred, you would enter the formula shown,
i.e., A AND (B OR C).
Dates and Numbers
Dates and numbers are converted to their native format when possible. This is done to obtain commonsense results for < and >. Note the conversion is attempted even if the property type is TEXT, rather than NUMBER, DATE, or YES/NO.
Dates take the form YYYYMMDD when converted. This is the format that must be used in the Value field. So if you wanted all files dated before January 1, 2022, your condition would be Custom.Date < 20220101. The conversion is supposed to be locale-aware, however this has not been tested. Please ask on the Solid Edge Forum if it is not working correctly for you.
Numbers are converted to floating point decimals. In Solid Edge many numbers, in particular those from the variable table, include units. These must be stripped off by the program to make comparisons. Currently only distance and mass units are checked (in, mm, lbm, kg). It`s easy to add more, so please ask on the Forum if you need others.
Document Status
You can select files based on Status, but not like this:
System.Status contains Available
There is a number associated with each Status value. You have to use that instead of the name.
Here is the way to get all Available files: System.Status is_exactly 0
For everything but Available try: System.Status > 0
Here's the list:
0 Available1 InWork2 InReview3 Released4 Baselined5 Obsolete
As mentioned above, this is a situation where the option Include Draft file model documents in search can yield confusing results. For example, an InWork Draft file containing a Released part would appear in a search for Released documents.
Saved Settings
The filters are saved in property_filters.txt in the same directory as Housekeeper.exe. If desired, you can create a master copy of the file and share it with others. You can manually edit the file, however, note that the field delimiter is the TAB character. This was done so that the property name and value fields could contain spaces.
The wildcard filter operates on file names. Simply enter the wildcard pattern in the provided combobox. Wildcard patterns are automatically saved for future use. Delete a pattern that is no longer needed by selecting it and clicking 
.
As suggested above, see VB Like Operator for details and examples.
Press the Process button to start executing the chosen tasks. If one or more files on the list were selected, only those are processed. Otherwise, all files are processed.
A checkbox 
to the left of the file name indicates it has yet to be processed. Afterwards, if no errors were detected, a checkmark 
is shown. Otherwise, an error indicator is displayed.
You can monitor progress on the status bar. It shows the number of files processed, the current file, and an estimate of time remaining.
You can also interrupt the program before it finishes. As shown above, while processing, the Cancel button changes to a Stop button. Just click that to halt execution. It may take several seconds to register the request. It doesn't hurt to click it a couple of times.
To save some time, you can process files in the background, without graphics. This capability is somewhat experimental; let me know if you run into problems. To save some space on the Most Recently Used list, you can disable adding files that are processed by Housekeeper. Both options are set on the Configuration Tab -- General Page.
Since the program can process a large number of files in a short amount of time, it can be very taxing on Solid Edge. To maintain a clean environment, the program restarts Solid Edge periodically. (Set the frequency on the Configuration Tab -- General Page.) This is by design and does not necessarily indicate a problem.
However, problems can arise. Those cases will be reported in the log file with the message Error processing file. A stack trace will be included, which may help debugging. If four of these errors are detected in a run, the programs halts with the Status Bar message Processing aborted.
Please note this is not a perfect program. It is not guaranteed not to mess up your work. Back up any files before using it.
Does not support managed files
Cause: Unknown.
Possible workaround: Process the files in an unmanaged workspace.
Update 10/10/2021 Some users have reported success with BiDM managed files.
Update 1/25/2022 One user has reported success with Teamcenter 'cached' files.
Older Solid Edge versions
Some tasks cannot be run on older versions.
Cause: Probably an API call not available in previous versions.
Possible workaround: Use the latest version, or avoid use of the task causing problems.
May not support multiple installed Solid Edge versions
Cause: Unknown.
Possible workaround: Use the version that was 'silently' installed.
Pathfinder sometimes blank during Interactive Edit
Cause: Unknown.
Possible workaround: Refresh the screen by minimizing and maximizing the Solid Edge window.
Open a document and save in the current version.
Loads all assembly occurrences' geometry into memory and does an update. Used mainly to eliminate the gray corners on assembly drawings.
Can run out of memory for very large assemblies.
Checks to see if the part's material name and properties match any material in a file you specify on the Configuration Tab -- Templates Page.
If the names match, but their properties (e.g., face style) do not, the material is updated. If the names do not match, or no material is assigned, it is reported in the log file.
You can optionally remove any face style overrides. Set the option on the Configuration Tab -- General Page.
In conjuction with Assembly Activate and update all, used mainly to eliminate the gray corners on assembly drawings. You can optionally update the parent files recursively. That option is on the Configuration Tab -- General Page.
Updates mass, volume, etc. Models with no density are reported in the log file.
You can optionally control the display of the center of mass symbol. It can either be shown, hidden, or left unchanged. The option is set on the Configuration Tab -- General Page. To leave the symbol's display unchanged, disable both the Show and Hide options. Note, controlling the symbol display only works for assembly files at this time.
Occasionally, the physical properties are updated correctly, but the results are not carried over to the Variable Table. The error is detected and reported in the log file. The easiest fix I've found is to open the file in SE, change the material, then change it right back. You can verify if it worked by checking for Mass in the Variable Table.
Copies the model size to the variable table. This is primarily intended for standard cross-section material (barstock, channel, etc.), but can be used for any purpose. Exposes the variables so they can be used in a callout, parts list, or the like.
The size is determined using the built-in Solid Edge RangeBox. The range box is oriented along the XYZ axes. Misleading values will result for parts with an off axis orientation, such as a 3D tube.
The size can be reported as XYZ, or MinMidMax, or both. MinMidMax is independent of the part's orientation in the file. Set your preference on the Configuration Tab -- General Page. Set the desired variable names there, too.
Note that the values are non-associative copies. Any change to the model will require rerunning this command to update the variable table.
The command reports sheet metal size in the formed state. For a flat pattern, instead of this using this command, you can use the variables from the flat pattern command -- Flat_Pattern_Model_CutSizeX, Flat_Pattern_Model_CutSizeY, and Sheet Metal Gage.
Updates DesignForCost and saves the document.
An annoyance of this command is that it opens the DesignForCost Edgebar pane, but is not able to close it. The user must manually close the pane in an interactive Sheetmetal session. The state of the pane is system-wide, not per-document, so closing it is a one-time action.
Checks drawing views one by one, and updates them if needed.
Regenerates missing flat models by activating flat environment. Requires running in foreground.
Searches for text in a specified property and replaces it if found. The property, search text, and replacement text are entered on the Input Editor. Activate the editor using the Property find/replace Edit button on the Task Tab below the task list.
A Property set, either System or Custom, is required. For more information, see the Property Filter section above.
There are three search modes, PT, WC, and RX.
PTstands for 'Plain Text'. It is simple to use, but finds literal matches only.WCstands for 'Wild Card'. You use*,?[charlist], and[!charlist]according to the VB Like syntax.RXstands for 'Regex'. It is a more comprehensive (and notoriously cryptic) method of matching text. Check the .NET Regex Guide for more information.
The search is not case sensitive, the replacement is. For example, say the search is aluminum, the replacement is ALUMINUM, and the property value is Aluminum 6061-T6. Then the new value would be ALUMINUM 6061-T6.
In addition to plain text and pattern matching, you can also use a property formula. The formula has the same syntax as the Callout command, except preceeded with System. or Custom. as shown in the Input Editor above.
If the specified property does not exist in the file, you can optionally have it added automatically. This option is set on the Configuration Tab -- General Page. Note, this only works for Custom properties. Adding System properties is not allowed.
If you are changing System.Material specifically, there is an option to automatically update the part's material properties (density, face styles, etc.). Set the option on the Configuration Tab -- General Page.
The properties are processed in the order in the table. You can change the order by selecting a row and using the Up/Down buttons at the top of the form. Only one row can be moved at a time. The delete button, also at the top of the form, removes selected rows.
You can copy the settings on the form to other tabs. Set the Copy To CheckBoxes as desired.
Note the textbox adjacent to the Edit button is a Dictionary representation of the table settings in JSON format. You can edit it if you want, but the form is probably easier to use.
Adds, changes, and/or exposes variables. The information is entered on the Input Editor. Access the form using the Variables edit/add/expose Edit button. It is located below the task list on each Task Tab.
The Variable name is required. There are restrictions on the name. It cannot start with a number. It can only contain letters and numbers and the underscore '_' character.
If a variable on the list is not in the file, it can optionally be added automatically. Set the option on the Configuration Tab -- General Page.
The number/formula is not required if only exposing an existing variable, otherwise it is. If a formula references a variable not in the file, the program will report an error.
If exposing a variable, the Expose name defaults to the variable name. You can optionally change it. The Expose name does not have restrictions like the variable name.
The variables are processed in the order in the table. You can change the order by selecting a row and using the Up/Down buttons at the top of the form. Only one row can be moved at a time. The delete button, also at the top of the form, removes selected rows.
You can copy the settings on the form to other tabs. Set the Copy To CheckBoxes as desired.
Note the textbox adjacent to the Edit button is a Dictionary representation of the table settings in JSON format. You can edit it if you want, but the form is probably easier to use.
Brings up files one at a time for manual processing. A dialog box lets you tell Housekeeper when you are done.
Some rules for interactive editing apply. It is important to leave Solid Edge in the state you found it when the file was opened. For example, if you open another file, such as a drawing, you need to close it. If you add or modify a feature, you need to click Finish.
Also, do not Close the file or do a Save As on it. Housekeeper maintains a reference to the file. Those two commands cause the reference to be lost, resulting in an exception.
Break design and/or construction part copy links
Updates the file with face and view styles from a file you specify on the Configuration Tab -- Templates Page.
Note, the view style must be a named style. Overrides are ignored. To create a named style from an override, open the template in Solid Edge, activate the View Overrides dialog, and click Save As.
Updates styles and/or background sheets from a template you specify on the Configuration Tab -- Templates Page.
These styles are processed: DimensionStyles, DrawingViewStyles, LinearStyles, TableStyles, TextCharStyles, TextStyles. These are not: FillStyles, HatchPatternStyles, SmartFrame2dStyles. The latter group encountered errors with the current implementation. The errors were not thoroughly investigated. If you need one or more of those styles updated, please ask on the Forum.
Face style overrides change a part's appearance in the assembly. This command causes the part to appear the same in the part file and the assembly.
Hides all non-model elements such as reference planes, PMI dimensions, etc.
Maximizes the window, sets the view orientation for model files, and does a fit. Select the desired orientation on the Configuration Tab -- General Page.
Runs an interference check. All parts are checked against all others. This can take a long time on large assemblies, so there is a limit to the number of parts to check. Set it on the Configuration Tab -- General Page.
Checks linked files. Missing links are files not found on disk. Misplaced links are files not contained in the search directories specified on the Home Tab. Only links directly contained in the file are checked. Links to links are not.
Checks if the file has any conflicting, underconstrained, or suppressed relationships.
Checks for the existence of a flat pattern. If one is found, checks if it is up to date.
Checks the file's material against the material table. The material table is chosen on the Configuration Tab -- Templates Page.
Assumes drawing has the same name as the model, and is in the same directory
Checks if the file name contains the part number. The part number is drawn from a property you specify on the Configuration Tab -- General Page. It only checks that the part number appears somewhere in the file name. If the part number is, say, 7481-12104 and the file name is 7481-12104 Motor Mount.par, you will get a match.
If the file has any insert part copies, checks if they are up to date.
Checks is there are any parts list in the drawing and if they are all up to date.
Checks draft files for various problems. The options are:
Drawing views out of date: Checks if any drawing views are not up to date.
Detached dimensions or annotations: Checks that dimensions, balloons, callouts, etc. are attached to geometry in the drawing.
Drawing view on background sheet: Checks background sheets for the presence of drawing views.
Runs an *.exe or *.vbs or *.ps1 file. Select the program with the Browse button. It is located on the Task Tab below the task list.
If you are writing your own program, be aware several interoperability rules apply. See HousekeeperExternalPrograms for details and examples.
For Draft files you can optionally include a watermark image on the output. For the watermark, set X/W and Y/H to position the image, and Scale to change its size. The X/W and Y/H values are fractions of the sheet's width and height, respectively. So, (0,0) means lower left, (0.5,0.5) means centered, etc. Note some file formats may not support bitmap output.
Also for Draft files, the option Use subdirectory formula can use an Index Reference designator to select a model file contained in the draft file. This is similar to Property Text in a Callout, for example, %{System.Material|R1}. To refer to properties of the draft file itself, do not specify a designator, for example, %{Custom.Last Revision Date}.
When creating PDF files, there are two options, PDF and PDF per Sheet. The first saves all sheets to one file. The second saves each sheet to a separate file, called <Filename>-<Sheetname>.pdf. You can optionally suppress the Sheetname suffixon file with only one sheet. Set the option on the Configuration Tab -- Open/Save Page.To save sheets to separate dxf or dwg files, refer to the Save As Options in Solid Edge.
For Draft files you can optionally include a watermark image on the output. For the watermark, set X/W and Y/H to position the image, and Scale to change its size. The X/W and Y/H values are fractions of the sheet's width and height, respectively. So, (0,0) means lower left, (0.5,0.5) means centered, etc. Note some file formats may not support bitmap output.
Also for Draft files, the option Use subdirectory formula can use an Index Reference designator to select a model file contained in the draft file. This is similar to Property Text in a Callout, for example, %{System.Material|R1}. To refer to properties of the draft file itself, do not specify a designator, for example, %{Custom.Last Revision Date}.
When creating PDF files, there are two options, PDF and PDF per Sheet. The first saves all sheets to one file. The second saves each sheet to a separate file, called <Filename>-<Sheetname>.pdf. You can optionally suppress the Sheetname suffixon file with only one sheet. Set the option on the Configuration Tab -- Open/Save Page.To save sheets to separate dxf or dwg files, refer to the Save As Options in Solid Edge.
Print settings are accessed on the Configuration Tab -- Printing Page.
The dropdown should list all installed printers. You can configure up to two of them, Printer1 and Printer2. Printer1 is the default. It prints everything not assigned to Printer2.
Printer2 prints any sheet on the drawing whose size is listed in the Sheet selection textbox. Click the Set button to select the sheet sizes.
Enable/disable a printer using the checkbox next to its name. If you need to print only certain sizes of drawings, you can disable Printer1 and enable Printer2 with the desired sheet sizes set.
This command may not work with PDF printers. Try the Save As PDF command instead.
Processing starts in Form1.vb. A short description of the code's organization can be found there.