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GetTypeName2 Method (IFeature)

Gets the type of feature.

NOTE: To get the underlying type of feature of an Instant3D feature, call IFeature::GetTypeName; otherwise, call IFeature::GetTypeName2. 

.NET Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration) 
Function GetTypeName2() As String
Visual Basic (Usage) 
Dim instance As IFeature
Dim value As String
 
value = instance.GetTypeName2()
C# 
string GetTypeName2()
C++/CLI 
String^ GetTypeName2();

Return Value

Feature type (see Remarks)

Example

Remarks

Assembly Features

swTnExplodeLineProfileFeature "ExplodeLineProfileFeature"

swTnInContextFeatHolder "InContextFeatHolder"

swTnMateCoincident "MateCoincident"

swTnMateConcentric "MateConcentric"

swTnMateDistanceDim "MateDistanceDim"

swTnMateGroup "MateGroup"

swTnMateInPlace "MateInPlace"

swTnMateParallel "MateParallel"

swTnMatePerpendicular "MatePerpendicular"

swTnMatePlanarAngleDim "MatePlanarAngleDim"

swTnMateSymmetric "MateSymmetric"

swTnMateTangent "MateTangent"

swTnMateWidth "MateWidth"

swTnReference "Reference"

swTnSmartComponentFeature "SmartComponentFeature"

Body Features

swTnBaseBody "BaseBody"

swTnBlend "Blend"

swTnBlendCut "BlendCut"

swTnBoss "Boss"

swTnBossThin "BossThin"

swTnCavity "Cavity"

swTnChamfer "Chamfer"

swTnCirPattern "CirPattern"

swTnCombineBodies "CombineBodies"

swTnCosmeticThread "CosmeticThread"

swTnCurvePattern "CurvePattern"

swTnCut "Cut"

swTnCutThin "CutThin"

swTnDeform "Deform"

swTnDeleteBody "DeleteBody"

swTnDelFace "DelFace"

swTnDerivedCirPattern "DerivedCirPattern"

swTnDerivedLPattern "DerivedLPattern"

swTnDome "Dome"

swTnDraft "Draft"

swTnEmboss "Emboss"

swTnExtrusion "Extrusion"

swTnFillet "Fillet"

swTnHelix "Helix"

swTnHoleWzd "HoleWzd"

swTnImported "Imported"

swTnICE "ICE"   //Instant3D

swTnLocalCirPattern "LocalCirPattern"

swTnLocalLPattern "LocalLPattern"

swTnLPattern "LPattern"

swTnMirrorPattern "MirrorPattern"

swTnMirrorSolid "MirrorSolid"

swTnMoveCopyBody "MoveCopyBody"

swTnReplaceFace "ReplaceFace"

swTnRevCut "RevCut"

swTnRevolution "Revolution"

swTnRevolutionThin "RevolutionThin"

swTnShape "Shape"

swTnShell "Shell"

swTnSplit "Split"

swTnStock "Stock"

swTnSweep "Sweep"

swTnSweepCut "SweepCut"

swTnTablePattern "TablePattern"

swTnThicken "Thicken"

swTnThickenCut "ThickenCut"

swTnVarFillet "VarFillet"

swTnVolSweep "VolSweep"

swTnVolSweepCut "VolSweepCut"

swTnMirrorStock "MirrorStock"

Drawing Features

swTnAbsoluteView "AbsoluteView"

swTnAlignGroup "AlignGroup"

swTnAuxiliaryView "AuxiliaryView"

swTnBomTableAnchor "BomTemplate"

swTnBomTableFeature "BomFeat"

swTnBomTemplate "BomTemplate"

swTnBreakLine "BreakLine"

swTnCenterMark "CenterMark"

swTnDetailCircle "DetailCircle"

swTnDetailView "DetailView"

swTnDrBreakoutSectionLine "DrBreakoutSectionLine"

swTnDrSectionLine "DrSectionLine"

swTnDrSheet "DrSheet"

swTnDrTemplate "DrTemplate"

swTnDrViewDetached "DrViewDetached"

swTnGeneralTableAnchor "GeneralTableAnchor"

swTnHoleTableAnchor "HoleTableAnchor"

swTnHoleTableFeat "HoleTableFeat"

swTnHoleTableFeature "HoleTableFeat"

swTnLiveSection "LiveSection"

swTnRelativeView "RelativeView"

swTnRevisionTableAnchor "RevisionTableAnchor"

swTnRevisionTableFeature "RevisionTableFeat"

swTnSection "Section"

swTnSectionAssemView "SectionAssemView"

swTnSectionPartView "SectionPartView"

swTnSectionView "SectionView"

swTnUnfoldedView "UnfoldedView"

Folder Features

swTnBlocksFolder "BlockFolder"

swTnCommentsFolder "CommentsFolder"

swTnCutListFolder "CutListFolder"

swTnDocsFolder "DocsFolder"

swTnFeatSolidBodyFolder "FeatSolidBodyFolder"

swTnFeatSurfaceBodyFolder "FeatSurfaceBodyFolder"

swTnFeatureFolder "FtrFolder"

swTnFtrFolder "FtrFolder"

swTnGridDetailFolder "GridDetailFolder"

swTnInsertedFeatureFolder "InsertedFeatureFolder"

swTnLiveSectionFolder "LiveSectionFolder"

swTnMateReferenceGroupFolder "MateReferenceGroupFolder"

swTnMaterialFolder "MaterialFolder"

swTnPosGroupFolder "PosGroupFolder"

swTnProfileFtrFolder "ProfileFtrFolder"

swTnRefAxisFtrFolder "RefAxisFtrFolder"

swTnRefPlaneFtrFolder "RefPlaneFtrFolder"

swTnSolidBodyFolder "SolidBodyFolder"

swTnSmartComponentFolder "SmartComponentFolder"

swTnSmartComponentRefFolder "SmartComponentRefFolder"

swTnSubAtomFolder "SubAtomFolder"

swTnSubWeldFolder "SubWeldFolder"

swTnSurfaceBodyFolder "SurfaceBodyFolder"

swTnTableFolder "TableFolder"

Miscellaneous Features

swTnAttribute "Attribute"

swTnBlockDef "BlockDef"

swTnComments "Comments"

swTnConfigBuilderFeature "ConfigBuilderFeature"

swTnConfiguration "Configuration"

swTnCurveInFile "CurveInFile"

swTnDesignTableFeature "DesignTableFeature"

swTnDetailCabinet "DetailCabinet"

swTnEmbedLinkDoc "EmbedLinkDoc"

swTnGridFeature "GridFeature"

swTnJournal "Journal"

swTnLibraryFeature "LibraryFeature"

swTnPartConfiguration "PartConfiguration"

swTnReferenceBrowser "ReferenceBrowser"

swTnReferenceEmbedded "ReferenceEmbedded"

swTnReferenceInternal "ReferenceInternal"

swTnScale "Scale"

swTnViewerBodyFeature "ViewerBodyFeature"

swTnXMLRulesFeature "XMLRulesFeature"

Mold Features

swTnMoldCoreCavitySolids "MoldCoreCavitySolids"

swTnMoldPartingGeom "MoldPartingGeom"

swTnMoldPartingLine "MoldPartingLine"

swTnMoldShutOffSrf "MoldShutOffSrf"

Motion and Simulation Features

swTnAEM3DContact "AEM3DContact"

swTnAEMGravity "AEMGravity"

swTnAEMLinearDamper "AEMLinearDamper"

swTnAEMLinearForce "AEMLinearForce"

swTnAEMLinearMotor "AEMLinearMotor"

swTnAEMLinearSpring "AEMLinearSpring"

swTnAEMRotationalMotor "AEMRotationalMotor"

swTnAEMSimFeature "AEMSimFeature"

swTnAEMTorque "AEMTorque"

swTnAEMTorsionalDamper "AEMTorsionalDamper"

swTnAEMTorsionalSpring "AEMTorsionalSpring"

Reference Geometry Features

swTnCoordinateSystem "CoordSys"

swTnCoordSys "CoordSys"

swTnRefAxis "RefAxis"

swTnReferenceCurve "ReferenceCurve"

swTnRefPlane "RefPlane"

Scene, Lights, and Cameras

swTnAmbientLight "AmbientLight"

swTnCameraFeature "CameraFeature"

swTnDirectionLight "DirectionLight"

swTnPointLight "PointLight"

swTnSpotLight "SpotLight"

Sheet Metal Features

swTnBaseFlange "SMBaseFlange"

swTnBending "Bending"

swTnBreakCorner "BreakCorner"

swTnCornerTrim "CornerTrim"

swTnCrossBreak "CrossBreak"

swTnEdgeFlange "EdgeFlange"

swTnFlatPattern "FlatPattern"

swTnFlattenBends "FlattenBends"

swTnFold "Fold"

swTnFormToolInstance "FormToolInstance"

swTnHem "Hem"

swTnLoftedBend "LoftedBend"

swTnOneBend "OneBend"

swTnProcessBends "ProcessBends"

swTnSheetMetal "SheetMetal"

swTnSketchBend "SketchBend"

swTnSM3dBend "SM3dBend"

swTnSMBaseFlange "SMBaseFlange"

swTnSMMiteredFlange "SMMiteredFlange"

swTnToroidalBend "ToroidalBend"

swTnUiBend "UiBend"

swTnUnFold"UnFold"

Sketch Features

swTn3DProfileFeature "3DProfileFeature"

swTn3DSplineCurve "3DSplineCurve"

swTnCompositeCurve "CompositeCurve"

swTnLayoutProfileFeature "LayoutProfileFeature"

swTnPLine "PLine"

swTnProfileFeature "ProfileFeature"

swTnRefCurve "RefCurve"

swTnRefPoint "RefPoint"

swTnSketchBlockDefinition "SketchBlockDef"

swTnSketchHole "SketchHole"

swTnSketchPattern "SketchPattern" 

swTnSketchPicture "SketchBitmap"

Surface Features

swTnBlendRefSurface "BlendRefSurface"

swTnFillRefSurface "FillRefSurface"

swTnMidRefSurface "MidRefSurface"

swTnOffsetRefSurface "OffsetRefSurface"

swTnRadiateRefSurface "RadiateRefSurface"

swTnRefSurface "RefSurface"

swTnRevolvRefSurf "RevolvRefSurf"

swTnRuledSrfFromEdge "RuledSrfFromEdge"

swTnSewRefSurface "SewRefSurface"

swTnSurfCut "SurfCut"

swTnSweepRefSurface "SweepRefSurface"

swTnTrimRefSurface "TrimRefSurface"

swTnUnTrimRefSurf "UnTrimRefSurf"

swTnVolSweepRefSurface "VolSweepRefSurface"

Weldment Features

swTnGusset "Gusset"

swTnWeldMemberFeat "WeldMemberFeat"

swTnWeldmentFeature "WeldmentFeature"

swTnWeldmentTableAnchor "WeldmentTableAnchor"

swTnWeldmentTableFeature "WeldmentTableFeat"

 

See Also

Availability

SolidWorks 2008 FCS, Revision Number 16.0


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