Unlink Dimensions Example (VBA)

This example shows how to unlink dimensions in a part.

 

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' Preconditions: Part is open.

'

' Postconditions: All links from all dimensions are removed.

'

' NOTE: This macro picks up all dimensions in the

'       part, including those that are not associated

'       with a feature.  These types of dimensions

'       usually appear under the Annotations feature.

'

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Option Explicit

Public Enum swLinkDimensionError_e

    swLinkDimensionError_ErrorUknown = 0

    swLinkDimensionError_NoError = 1

    swLinkDimensionError_LinkAcrossDocs = 2

    swLinkDimensionError_IncompatibleDimTypes = 3

    swLinkDimensionError_AlreadyLinked = 4

    swLinkDimensionError_ReadOnlyOrDriven = 5

    swLinkDimensionError_IncompatibleValues = 6

    swLinkDimensionError_DrivenByEquation = 7

    swLinkDimensionError_CannotLink = 8

    swLinkDimensionError_UnableToCreateSharedParam = 9

    swLinkDimensionError_UnlinkFailure = 10

    swLinkDimensionError_EmptyString = 11

    swLinkDimensionError_InvalidString = 12

End Enum

Sub main()

    Dim swApp                   As SldWorks.SldWorks

    Dim swModel                 As SldWorks.ModelDoc2

    Dim swFeat                  As SldWorks.feature

    Dim swDimen                 As SldWorks.Dimension

    Dim swDispDim               As SldWorks.DisplayDimension

    Dim swDispDimAnn            As SldWorks.Annotation

    Dim nRetval                 As Long

    Dim bRet                    As Boolean

    

    Set swApp = Application.SldWorks

    Set swModel = swApp.ActiveDoc

    Set swFeat = swModel.FirstFeature

    

    Debug.Print "File = " & swModel.GetPathName

    

    Do While Not swFeat Is Nothing

        Set swDispDim = swFeat.GetFirstDisplayDimension

        If Not swDispDim Is Nothing Then

            Debug.Print "  " & swFeat.Name

        End If

        Do While Not swDispDim Is Nothing

            Set swDispDimAnn = swDispDim.GetAnnotation

            Set swDimen = swDispDim.GetDimension

            

            If swDispDim.IsLinked Then

                Debug.Print "    " & swDispDimAnn.GetName & " [" & swDimen.FullName & "] -- > " & swDispDim.GetLinkedText

                nRetval = swDispDim.Unlink: Debug.Assert swLinkDimensionError_NoError = nRetval

            End If

            

            Set swDispDim = swFeat.GetNextDisplayDimension(swDispDim)

        Loop

    

        Set swFeat = swFeat.GetNextFeature

    Loop

End Sub

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