1. With a document open, click Tools, Customize, or right-click in the window border and select Customize.

2. In the dialog box, on the Commands tab:

1. Select Macro in Categories.

2. Under Buttons, drag the New Macro Button button to any toolbar in the SolidWorks window.

3. In the Customize Macro Button dialog box:

1. Under Appearance:

1. Click Choose Image.

2. In the Icon path dialog box, select a bitmap image (*.bmp), then click Open.

The SolidWorks software provides bitmap images to use as custom buttons. These are located in <install_dir>/data/user macro icons.

Select Preview to see the image in the Icon path dialog box.

1. If necessary, type a Tooltip and Prompt message, which provides a brief description of the function of the tool on the status bar.

2. Under Action:

1. Click and open the macro you want to use.

2. If necessary, select a Method. When you select a method, only that method runs in the macro. The method is in the form: <module_name>.<method_name>.

3. Click OK.

3. Type a key in Shortcut to assign a shortcut key to the macro.

If you assign a shortcut key, it appears on the Customize, Keyboard tab in the Tools category.

4. Click OK.

4. Click OK again to close the Customize dialog box.

1. Click Tools, Customize, or right-click in the window border and select Customize.

You must have a SolidWorks document active when creating custom macro buttons.

2. Right-click the customized macro button in the toolbar that you want to edit.

3. In the Customize Macro Button dialog box, edit the macro, then click OK.

4. Click OK again to close the Customize dialog box.