.swp macro

Save with Performance Improvement: shrink SOLIDWORKS files

Turns image quality down to its cheapest settings — shaded deviation at maximum, high-quality edges off, wireframe quality at its lowest — then saves a copy named <name>_Optimized.

Utility

PRT PartsASM AssembliesDRW Drawings

Download Save with Performance Improvement.swp Get SwMacroFlow

Put the downloaded file in this folder, then open SwMacroFlow and choose it from the library.

%LOCALAPPDATA%\SwMacroFlow\macros

The original file is left alone; only the copy carries the reduced settings.

Runs per file, on parts, assemblies and drawings.

Inputs

FieldPurpose
SaveModelDataDrawings only: keep model data in the saved file. Off makes the drawing much smaller but it can no longer be opened without its model.
SavePathWhere to save. Blank saves beside the original.
SubFolderPut the saved file in an \Optimized subfolder, created if missing.

Results

Reports the path it wrote, or "Invalid Save path" if SaveAs was refused.