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          <p class="eyebrow">Open-source Windows workflow companion</p>
          <h1 id="hero-title">Excelsis Helper</h1>
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            A focused desktop toolkit for repetitive SOLIDWORKS document,
            macro, search, and shop-floor workflows. The new standalone
            repository keeps Helper independent from ExcelsisView.
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            <a class="button primary" href="https://github.com/simonsystem609/ExcelsisHelper/releases/download/excelsis-helper-v1.4.33/ExcelsisHelper-1.4.33-Setup.exe">Download 1.4.33</a>
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            <a class="button secondary" href="https://simonsystem609.github.io/ExcelsisViewer/">Explore ExcelsisView</a>
            <a class="button secondary" href="#excelsis3d">Excelsis3D plans</a>
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            <p>Support continued open development, testing, and documentation.</p>
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            <p class="eyebrow">Current release &middot; 1.4.33</p>
            <h2 id="release-title">The audited Helper release is available.</h2>
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              Version 1.4.33 adds configurable Recent Documents path-copy and
              folder-open actions, configured CAM-folder CNC DXF output with
              collision-safe numbering, document-card improvements and safer,
              bounded CAD capture. All nine macros and editable sources remain.
              Fresh installations retain the bundled 20261011.1 macro pairs.
              Optional laser DXF revision 20261013.1 adds selection scope and
              embedded full names, using ExcelsisView's manual Update macros
              button without changing the app version. CNC DXF is unchanged.
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              <strong>Windows notice:</strong> the installer is unsigned and
              may trigger SmartScreen. Kaspersky 21.26 found zero detections or
              suspicions in exact installer and source copies. Verify the
              published SHA-256 before running it.
              Installed SOLIDWORKS workflows still need user acceptance testing.
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              The two project-authored .NET utilities were rebuilt from included C# source
              with vendor-signed API interop build inputs. No vendor DLL or
              company-specific settings are bundled. Installed SOLIDWORKS
              workflows still need user acceptance testing.
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              <a class="button secondary" href="https://github.com/simonsystem609/ExcelsisHelper/releases/tag/excelsis-helper-macros-1.4.29-20261008.1">Macros for Helper 1.4.29</a>
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            <p class="eyebrow">Purpose-built automation</p>
            <h2 id="helper-title">Keep common engineering actions close at hand.</h2>
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              Excelsis Helper brings recent-document access, searchable
              document discovery, macro launching, and related workflow tools
              into one local Windows application.
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              <li>Quick access to recent engineering documents.</li>
              <li>Local search with read-only document thumbnails and previews.</li>
              <li>Organized macro descriptions and launch controls.</li>
              <li>Local PDF drawing export through the reviewed SWP macro.</li>
              <li>Work Logger and local MPF analysis with privacy controls.</li>
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            <figcaption>Search and workflow organization from the previous public site, preserved during the repository split.</figcaption>
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            <figcaption>Macro discovery and launch controls in Excelsis Helper.</figcaption>
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            <p class="eyebrow">Clear workflow surfaces</p>
            <h2 id="workflow-title">Automation should stay understandable.</h2>
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              The project favors visible actions, readable descriptions, and
              bounded local processing. Public releases include exact source,
              dependency notices, checksums, and a documented security review.
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            <p class="eyebrow">Excelsis3D plans &middot; dev help wanted</p>
            <h2 id="excelsis3d-title">An open, AI-assisted parametric CAD direction.</h2>
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              The longer-term goal is to turn images, prompts, dimensions,
              thread sizes, bounding boxes, and other constraints into editable
              parametric CAD features. The current direction explores an open
              CAD engine and a feature architecture that remains understandable
              to both people and coding agents.
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              <a class="button primary" href="https://discord.gg/uJrSBQm68">Join the Excelsis3D dev Discord</a>
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              <h3>Practical CAD first</h3>
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                Sketch, extrude, cut, fillet, constraints, and dependable
                regeneration remain the foundation before more ambitious AI
                workflows.
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              <h3>Persistent engineering intent</h3>
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                The proposed architecture separates visible evaluated geometry
                from persistent engineering references so downstream features
                can survive topology changes more reliably.
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              <h3>People wanted</h3>
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                CAD developers, UI contributors, testers, technical writers,
                manufacturing users, and AI-coding experimenters are welcome.
                Future directions include assemblies, CAM, FEM, semantic
                feature graphs, and resilient model regeneration.
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            <h2 id="contribute-title">Help shape the public project.</h2>
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              Report reproducible problems, propose documentation improvements,
              test future releases, or discuss implementation work through the
              repository. Please do not upload confidential customer or CAD
              files to public issues.
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            <h2 id="contact-title">Collaboration and general inquiries.</h2>
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              For collaboration, development, or general inquiries, email
              <a href="mailto:simonsystem609@gmail.com">simonsystem609@gmail.com</a>.
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              For bug reports, please use GitHub Issues; it is the preferred
              channel for reproducible problems. Do not email credentials or
              confidential files.
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