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Get Broken-Out Section Feature Data Example (VB.NET)

This example shows how to get broken-out section feature data from a drawing view.

'----------------------------------------------------------------------------
' Preconditions: Open a drawing that contains a view with a broken-out
' section feature.
'
' Postconditions:
' 1. Inspect the Immediate window.
' 2. The radius of the broken-out section is increased.
' ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Imports SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks
Imports SolidWorks.Interop.swconst
Imports System
Imports System.Diagnostics

Partial Class SolidWorksMacro

    
Dim swDoc As ModelDoc2
    
Dim swDDoc As DrawingDoc
    
Dim swView As View
    
Dim varSheet As Object
    Dim varViews As Object
    Dim I As Long
    Dim J As Long
    Dim K As Long
    Dim swFeat As Feature
    
Dim swFeatData As BrokenOutSectionFeatureData
    
Dim swDepthRef As Entity
    
Dim varBS As Object
    Dim doRelease As Boolean
    Dim varskSeg As Object
    Dim segCtr As Long
    Dim segType As Long

    Sub main()
        swDoc = swApp.ActiveDoc
        swDDoc = swDoc
        swDoc.ClearSelection2(
True)
        varSheet = swDDoc.GetViews
        
For I = LBound(varSheet) To UBound(varSheet)
            varViews = varSheet(I)
            
For J = 1 To UBound(varViews) ' skip the sheet view
                Dim swView As View
                swView = varViews(J)
                Debug.Print(
"View: " & swView.Name)
                Debug.Print(
"  Number of broken-out sections in this view: " & swView.GetBreakOutSectionCount)
                varBS = swView.GetBreakOutSections
                
If (Not (IsNothing(varBS))) Then
                    For K = LBound(varBS) To UBound(varBS)
                        swFeat = varBS(K)
                        
Call EditFeature(swFeat)
                        swFeatData = swFeat.GetDefinition
                        swFeatData.AccessSelections(swDoc,
Nothing)
                        swDepthRef = swFeatData.DepthReference
' get and select depth reference, if set
                        If (swDepthRef Is Nothing) Then
                            Debug.Print("              Depth of exposure in meters: " & swFeatData.Depth)
                        
Else
                            swDepthRef.Select(True)
                        
End If
                        swFeatData.ReleaseSelectionAccess()
                        swFeatData =
Nothing
                    Next K
                
End If
            Next J
        
Next I
    
End Sub


    Sub GetExistingValue()
        swFeatData.EditSketch =
True
        varskSeg = swFeatData.SketchSegment
        
If (Not (IsNothing(varskSeg))) Then
            Debug.Print("              Number of sketch segments: " & swFeatData.GetSketchSegmentCount)
        
End If
    End Sub


    Sub EditFeature(ByVal inFeat As Feature)
        Debug.Print(
"      Iterating on broken-out section: " & inFeat.Name)

        swFeatData = inFeat.GetDefinition
        swFeatData.AccessSelections(swDoc,
Nothing)

        GetExistingValue()

        
If (doRelease = False) Then
            If (Not (IsNothing(varskSeg))) Then
                For segCtr = LBound(varskSeg) To UBound(varskSeg)
                    
Dim swSeg As SketchSegment
                    swSeg = varskSeg(segCtr)
                    segType = swSeg.GetType
                    
Select Case segType
                        
Case swSketchSegments_e.swSketchLINE
                            
Dim swSegLine As SketchLine
                            swSegLine = swSeg
                            Debug.Print(
"                  Segment type: Line")
                            swSegLine =
Nothing
                        Case swSketchSegments_e.swSketchARC
                            
Dim swSegArc As SketchArc
                            swSegArc = swSeg
                            Debug.Print(
"                  Segment type: Arc")
                            Debug.Print(
"                      Old radius: " & swSegArc.GetRadius)
                            
Dim newRad As Double
                            newRad = swSegArc.GetRadius + 0.005
                            Debug.Print(
"                      New radius: " & newRad)
                            swSegArc.SetRadius(newRad)
                            swSegArc =
Nothing
                        Case Else
                            Debug.Print("                  Segment type: Unknown")
                    
End Select
                Next segCtr
            
End If
            inFeat.ModifyDefinition(swFeatData, swDoc, Nothing)
            swDoc.ClearSelection()
        
Else
            swFeatData.ReleaseSelectionAccess()
        
End If
        varskSeg = Nothing
        swFeatData = Nothing
    End Sub


    Public swApp As SldWorks

End Class

 

 

 

 



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