First public release.
Download and run — no Python, no install
Grab SWFileFixer-portable.zip below, unzip anywhere, and run:
SWFileFixer.bat— the GUIswfilefixer-cli.bat scan "D:\Jobs\ABC"— the command line
Everything is inside the folder: a private CPython 3.11, PySide6, SWFormat,
olefile and combridge. Nothing is installed, no registry keys are touched.
Scanning is fully self-contained and strictly read-only, so it is safe to
point at production data. Repairs additionally need SolidWorks installed
(they drive a live session) and the .NET runtime combridge targets — if either
is missing, scanning still works and repairs fail with a clear message.
What it finds
| Check | Severity |
|---|---|
duplicate_ids — same filename, provably different files |
data-loss |
mismatched_linked_id — parent expects a different file than what's on disk |
data-loss |
read_only_toolbox_part — read-only Toolbox part silently swapped for the DB master |
data-loss |
missing_configuration — component asks for a config the part lacks |
silent-drift |
broken_reference — referenced file doesn't exist (assemblies and drawings) |
silent-drift |
broken_weldment_profile — weldment member's .SLDLFP profile is gone |
silent-drift |
toolbox_flag_path_mismatch — IsToolboxPart flag disagrees with location |
silent-drift |
name_drift — component name no longer matches the file |
cosmetic |
parse_error — file could not be read |
cosmetic |
Legacy OLE2 (pre-2015) files are read as well as the modern format.
What it repairs
Reference repointing, duplicate consolidation, component configurations,
Toolbox flags, Toolbox size generation, and weldment profile repathing.
The weldment repath preserves the per-member Locate Profile pierce points,
the profile sketch's name and its visibility — all of which the normal
SolidWorks Replace flow discards. On a frame with dozens of members that is
hours of rework avoided, and the sketch name matters because equations and
drawing dimensions bind to it.
Repair plans auto-build from findings but never guess: anything ambiguous
stays an editable row. Preview writes nothing, and a run can be paused,
resumed or cancelled between repairs.
Licence
MIT. The bundle also redistributes CPython (PSF-2.0), PySide6/Qt and shiboken6
(LGPL-3.0), olefile (BSD-2-Clause), combridge (MIT) and SWFormat (Apache-2.0) —
licence texts are in the bundle's THIRD-PARTY-LICENSES/ folder.