Tessellate a Body Example (C#)

//--------------------------------------------------

// This example shows how to tessellate a body.

//

// Preconditions:

//     (1) The specified document exists.

//     (2) Ensure that the namespace matches your C# project name.

//

// Postconditions:

//     (1) Part body is tessellated.

//     (2) Inspect the Immediate Window.

//

//--------------------------------------------------

using System;

using SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks;

using SolidWorks.Interop.swconst;

using System.Diagnostics;

namespace TessellateABody_CSharp.csproj

{

    public partial class SolidWorksMacro

    {

        public SldWorks swApp;

        public void Main()

        {

            int errors = 0;

            int warnings = 0;

            // Get the active document

            ModelDoc2 swModel = swApp.OpenDoc6("C:\\Program Files\\SolidWorks Corp\\SolidWorks\\samples\\tutorial\\advdrawings\\drive shaft plate.sldprt", (int)swDocumentTypes_e.swDocPART, 0, "", ref errors, ref warnings);

            // Get the document title

            Debug.Print(swModel.GetTitle());

            // Cast down to a part

            PartDoc swPart = (PartDoc)swModel;

            // Variant is returned, which can be dealt with as an object

            // Variant represents an array of references

            System.Object vBodies;

            System.Array aBodies;

            // Get bodies

            vBodies = swPart.GetBodies2((int)swBodyType_e.swAllBodies, false);

            // Cast to an array of bodies

            aBodies = (System.Array)vBodies;

            int iNumBodies = aBodies.Length;

            int iNumSolidBodies = 0;

            int iNumSheetBodies = 0;

            // Loop through array

            Body2 swBody;

            for (int b = 0; b < iNumBodies; b++)

            {

                // Get a body and apply cast

                swBody = (Body2)aBodies.GetValue(b);

                // Now call a method on a body

                int nBodyType = swBody.GetType();

                if (nBodyType == (int)swBodyType_e.swSheetBody)

                {

                    iNumSheetBodies++;

                }

                if (nBodyType == (int)swBodyType_e.swSolidBody)

                {

                    iNumSolidBodies++;

                    Face2 swFace = null;

                    Tessellation swTessellation = null;

                    bool bResult = false;

                    // Pass in null so the whole body will be tessellated

                    swTessellation = (Tessellation)swBody.GetTessellation(null);

                    // Set up the Tessellation object

                    swTessellation.NeedFaceFacetMap = true;

                    swTessellation.NeedVertexParams = true;

                    swTessellation.NeedVertexNormal = true;

                    swTessellation.ImprovedQuality = true;

                    Debug.Print("Tessellation is configured for higher-quality data output.");

                    // How to handle matches across common edges

                    swTessellation.MatchType = (int)swTesselationMatchType_e.swTesselationMatchFacetTopology;

                    // Do it

                    bResult = swTessellation.Tessellate();

                    // Get the number of vertices and facets

                    Debug.Print("Number of vertices: " + swTessellation.GetVertexCount());

                    Debug.Print("Number of facets: " + swTessellation.GetFacetCount());

                    // Now get the facet data per face

                    int[] aFacetIds;

                    int iNumFacetIds;

                    int[] aFinIds;

                    int[] aVertexIds;

                    double[] aVertexCoords1;

                    double[] aVertexCoords2;

                    // Add sketch for this body

                    // Speed things up

                    swModel.SetAddToDB(true);

                    swModel.SetDisplayWhenAdded(false);

                    swModel.Insert3DSketch2(false);

                    // Loop over faces

                    swFace = (Face2)swBody.GetFirstFace();

                    while (swFace != null)

                    {

                        aFacetIds = (int[])swTessellation.GetFaceFacets(swFace);

                        iNumFacetIds = aFacetIds.Length;

                        for (int iFacetIdIdx = 0; iFacetIdIdx < iNumFacetIds; iFacetIdIdx++)

                        {

                            aFinIds = (int[])swTessellation.GetFacetFins(aFacetIds[iFacetIdIdx]);

                            // There should always be three fins per facet

                            for (int iFinIdx = 0; iFinIdx < 3; iFinIdx++)

                            {

                                aVertexIds = (int[])swTessellation.GetFinVertices(aFinIds[iFinIdx]);

                                // Should always be two vertices per fin

                                aVertexCoords1 = (double[])swTessellation.GetVertexPoint(aVertexIds[0]);

                                aVertexCoords2 = (double[])swTessellation.GetVertexPoint(aVertexIds[1]);

                                // Create a line

                                swModel.CreateLine2(aVertexCoords1[0], aVertexCoords1[1], aVertexCoords1[2], aVertexCoords2[0], aVertexCoords2[1], aVertexCoords2[2]);

                            }

                        }

                        swFace = (Face2)swFace.GetNextFace();

                    }

                    // Close sketch

                    swModel.Insert3DSketch2(true);

                    // Clear selection for next pass

                    swModel.ClearSelection2(true);

                    // Restore settings

                    swModel.SetAddToDB(false);

                    swModel.SetDisplayWhenAdded(true);

                }

            }

            return;

        }

    }

}