Hide Table of Contents

Move Bodies Example (VBA)

This example shows how to move all of the bodies in a part document.

 

'-------------------------------------------------------------

'

' Preconditions:  Part document is open and contains one or more bodies.

'

' Postconditions: All of the bodies in the part document are moved to the specified

'                 location.

'

'--------------------------------------------------------------

Option Explicit

Public Enum swBodyType_e

    swAllBodies = -1

    swSolidBody = 0

    swSheetBody = 1

    swWireBody = 2

    swMinimumBody = 3

    swGeneralBody = 4

    swEmptyBody = 5

End Enum

Sub SelectOrigin _

( _

    swApp As SldWorks.SldWorks, _

    swModel As SldWorks.ModelDoc2, _

    nSelMark As Long _

)

    Dim swFeat                      As SldWorks.Feature

    Dim bRet                        As Boolean

    

    Set swFeat = swModel.FirstFeature

    Do While Not swFeat Is Nothing

        If "OriginProfileFeature" = swFeat.GetTypeName Then

            bRet = swFeat.Select2(True, nSelMark): Debug.Assert bRet

            Exit Do

        End If

        

        Set swFeat = swFeat.GetNextFeature

    Loop

End Sub

Sub SelectBodies _

( _

    swApp As SldWorks.SldWorks, _

    swModel As SldWorks.ModelDoc2, _

    vBodyArr As Variant, _

)

 

    Dim swSelMgr                    As SldWorks.SelectionMgr

    Dim swSelData                   As SldWorks.SelectData    

    Dim vBody                       As Variant

    Dim swBody                      As SldWorks.body2

    Dim bRet                        As Boolean

    

    If IsEmpty(vBodyArr) Then Exit Sub

    For Each vBody In vBodyArr

        Set swBody = vBody

        swSelData.Mark = 1

        bRet = swBody.Select2(True, swSelData): Debug.Assert bRet

    Next vBody

End Sub

Sub main()

    Dim swApp                   As SldWorks.SldWorks

    Dim swModel                 As SldWorks.ModelDoc2

    Dim swPart                  As SldWorks.PartDoc

    Dim vBodyArr                As Variant

    Dim swFeatMgr               As SldWorks.FeatureManager

    Dim swFeat                  As SldWorks.Feature

    Dim bRet                    As Boolean

 

    Set swApp = Application.SldWorks

    Set swModel = swApp.ActiveDoc

    Set swPart = swModel

    Set swFeatMgr = swModel.FeatureManager

    

    swModel.ClearSelection2 True

    vBodyArr = swPart.GetBodies(swAllBodies)

    SelectBodies swApp, swModel, vBodyArr

    SelectOrigin swApp, swModel, 8

    

    Set swFeat = swFeatMgr.InsertMoveCopyBody2( _

                    0.1, 0.2, 0.3, _

                    0#, _

                    0#, 0#, 0#, _

                    0#, 0#, 0#, _

                    False, 1): Debug.Assert Not swFeat Is Nothing

  End Sub

'-------------------------------------------------------------



Provide feedback on this topic

SOLIDWORKS welcomes your feedback concerning the presentation, accuracy, and thoroughness of the documentation. Use the form below to send your comments and suggestions about this topic directly to our documentation team. The documentation team cannot answer technical support questions. Click here for information about technical support.

* Required

 
*Email:  
Subject:   Feedback on Help Topics
Page:   Move Bodies Example (VBA)
*Comment:  
*   I acknowledge I have read and I hereby accept the privacy policy under which my Personal Data will be used by Dassault Systèmes

Print Topic

Select the scope of content to print:

x

We have detected you are using a browser version older than Internet Explorer 7. For optimized display, we suggest upgrading your browser to Internet Explorer 7 or newer.

 Never show this message again
x

Web Help Content Version: API Help (English only) 2012 SP05

To disable Web help from within SOLIDWORKS and use local help instead, click Help > Use SOLIDWORKS Web Help.

To report problems encountered with the Web help interface and search, contact your local support representative. To provide feedback on individual help topics, use the “Feedback on this topic” link on the individual topic page.