Export Tools

Convert SolidWorks models to industry-standard interchange and manufacturing formats: STEP, IGES, STL, PDF, DWG, and raster images. Includes a batch-export tool for processing whole directories.

Prerequisite: An active document or a valid file path to an existing model.

Total tools in this category: 7

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export_step

Export the current model to STEP format.

Prerequisite: Active or specified model document

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
file_path	str	✅	``	Full path for the exported file
format_type	str	✅	``	Export format (step, iges, stl, pdf, dwg, jpg, png)
options	Dict[str, Any]?	—	None	Format-specific export options

Sample call:

{
  "file_path": "C:\\Temp\\mcp_demo\\part.sldprt",
  "format_type": "step"
}

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export_iges

Export the current model to IGES format.

Prerequisite: Active or specified model document

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
file_path	str	✅	``	Full path for the exported file
format_type	str	✅	``	Export format (step, iges, stl, pdf, dwg, jpg, png)
options	Dict[str, Any]?	—	None	Format-specific export options

Sample call:

{
  "file_path": "C:\\Temp\\mcp_demo\\part.sldprt",
  "format_type": "step"
}

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export_stl

Export the current model to STL format.

Prerequisite: Active or specified model document

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
file_path	str	✅	``	Full path for the exported file
format_type	str	✅	``	Export format (step, iges, stl, pdf, dwg, jpg, png)
options	Dict[str, Any]?	—	None	Format-specific export options

Sample call:

{
  "file_path": "C:\\Temp\\mcp_demo\\part.sldprt",
  "format_type": "step"
}

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export_pdf

Export the current model or drawing to PDF format.

Prerequisite: Active or specified drawing document

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
file_path	str	✅	``	Full path for the exported file
format_type	str	✅	``	Export format (step, iges, stl, pdf, dwg, jpg, png)
options	Dict[str, Any]?	—	None	Format-specific export options

Sample call:

{
  "file_path": "C:\\Temp\\mcp_demo\\part.sldprt",
  "format_type": "step"
}

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export_dwg

Export the current drawing to DWG format.

Prerequisite: Active or specified drawing document

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
file_path	str	✅	``	Full path for the exported file
format_type	str	✅	``	Export format (step, iges, stl, pdf, dwg, jpg, png)
options	Dict[str, Any]?	—	None	Format-specific export options

Sample call:

{
  "file_path": "C:\\Temp\\mcp_demo\\part.sldprt",
  "format_type": "step"
}

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export_image

Export images of the current model.

Prerequisite: Active document

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
file_path	str?	—	None	Full path for the exported image
output_path	str?	—	None	Alternative output path
model_path	str?	—	None	Path to the model file
format_type	str	—	jpg	Image format (jpg, png, bmp, tiff)
format	str?	—	None	Alternative format field
image_format	str?	—	None	Image format alias
width	int	—	1920	Image width in pixels
height	int	—	1080	Image height in pixels
resolution	str?	—	None	Resolution alias
view_orientation	str	—	isometric	View orientation (front, top, right, isometric, current)
orientation	str?	—	None	Alternative orientation field

Sample call:

{}

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batch_export

Batch export multiple SolidWorks files to a target format.

Prerequisite: Writable source and output directories

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
source_directory	str	✅	``	Directory containing SolidWorks files
output_directory	str	✅	``	Directory for exported files
format_type	str?	—	None	Target export format
export_format	str?	—	None	Alternative export format
file_pattern	str?	—	None	File pattern alias
recursive	bool	—	False	Search subdirectories recursively
include_subdirectories	bool	—	False	Include subdirectories in search
file_patterns	List[str]	—	['*.sldprt', '*.sldasm', '*.slddrw']	File patterns to include

Sample call:

{
  "source_directory": "C:\\Temp\\mcp_demo",
  "output_directory": "C:\\Temp\\mcp_demo\\exports"
}

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