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This dissertation was written as part of the MSc in Strategic Product Design at the International Hellenic University. The core use of SolidWorks in industry is to create CAD parts (SolidWorks Part mode), assemble the parts to create products (SolidWorks Assembly mode), and create drawings of the parts and assemblies for production and manufacturing (SolidWorks Drawing mode). The main purpose of this study is to design a machine in Solidworks Software(Elevator for grapes)and next to automate as possible all the processes from assembly and production drawings to parts lists and codification of components using macros and Solidworks Application Programming Interface (API). The dissertation can be separated in two main fields. First in the model design with usual Solidworks tools and methods and secondly design automation with the API programming methods and VBA tools.