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Get DimXpertManager Info Example (VB.NET)

This example shows the usage of several interfaces that provide access to information on the DimXpertManager tab of the Management Panel in SolidWorks.

The IDimXpertManager interface exposes schema information on the DimXpertManager tab.

This macro demonstrates several ways of acquiring IDimXpertManager on an open document:

    1. ISelectionManager.GetSelectedObject6()

    2. IModelDocExtension.DimXpertManager

    3. IConfiguration.DimXpertManager

This macro also demonstrates how to get the features and annotations displayed on the DimXpertManager tab using:

    1. ISelectionManager.GetSelectedObject6()

    2. IDimXpertManager.DimXpertPart

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

' Preconditions:

' 1.  Open:

'<SolidWorks_install_dir>\samples\tutorial\api\cover_with_geometric_tolerances.sldprt.

' 2.  Select the DimXpertManager tab in the Management Panel.

' 3.  Open an Immediate window.

' 4.  Add the SolidWorks 2010 DimXpert interop assembly

'     (right-click the project in Project Explorer, click on Add Reference,

'      click on the .NET tab).

' 5.  Run this macro.

'

' Postconditions: Inspect the Immediate Window.

' NOTE:  Because this part is used in a SolidWorks online tutorial,

'        do not save any changes when you close the document.

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

Imports SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks

Imports SolidWorks.Interop.swdimxpert

Imports SolidWorks.Interop.swconst

Imports System

Imports System.Diagnostics

Partial Class SolidWorksMacro

 

    Dim swModel As IModelDoc2

    Dim swModelDocExt As IModelDocExtension

    Dim swSelMgr As ISelectionMgr

    Dim swConfig As IConfiguration

    Dim swFeature As IFeature

    Dim swAnn As IFeature

    Dim swSchema As IDimXpertManager

    Dim swDXPart As DimXpertPart

    Dim msgStr As String

    Dim msgStr2 As String

    Dim displaytype As swDimXpertTreeDisplay_e

    Dim n As Long

    Dim boolstatus As Boolean

 

    Sub main()

        swModel = swApp.ActiveDoc

        swModelDocExt = swModel.Extension

        swSelMgr = swModel.SelectionManager

 

        ' The following code is commented out because it may not work in early releases of 2010

            'Select a DimXpert schema using swSelectType_e.swSelSWIFTSCHEMA type

            'boolstatus = swModelDocExt.SelectByID2("Scheme15", "SWIFTSCHEMA", 0, 0, 0, False, 0, Nothing, 0)

            'Get IDimXpertManager (swSchema) for the DimXpert schema using ISelectionManager.GetSelectedObject6()()

            'Set swSchema = swSelMgr.GetSelectedObject6(1, -1)

            'Debug.Print (swSchema.SchemaName) + " acquired through ISelectionManager"

 

        ' Get IDimXpertManager (swSchema) for a DimXpert schema using IModelDocExtension.DimXpertManager()

        swSchema = swModelDocExt.DimXpertManager("Default", True)

        Debug.Print((swSchema.SchemaName) + " acquired through IModelDocExtension")

 

        ' Get IDimXpertManager (swSchema) for a DimXpert schema using IConfiguration.DimXpertManager()

        swConfig = swModel.GetConfigurationByName("Default")

        swSchema = swConfig.DimXpertManager(True)

        Debug.Print((swSchema.SchemaName) + " acquired through IConfiguration")

        msgStr = (swSchema.SchemaName) + " shows a "

        displaytype = swSchema.TreeDisplay

        If (displaytype = swDimXpertTreeDisplay_e.swDimXpertTreeDisplay_Flat) Then

            Debug.Print(msgStr + "flat display of information on DimXpert tab")

        ElseIf (displaytype = swDimXpertTreeDisplay_e.swDimXpertTreeDisplay_Annotation) Then

            Debug.Print(msgStr + "annotation-based display of information on DimXpert tab")

        ElseIf (displaytype = swDimXpertTreeDisplay_e.swDimXpertTreeDisplay_Feature) Then

            Debug.Print(msgStr + "feature-based display of information on DimXpert tab")

        End If

 

        ' Select a DimXpert annotation using swSelectType_e.swSelSWIFTANNOTATIONS type

        boolstatus = swModelDocExt.SelectByID2("Flatness1", "SWIFTANN", 0, 0, 0, False, 0, Nothing, 0)

 

        ' All DimXpert features and annotations returned by GetSelectedObject6 are instances of IFeature

        swAnn = swSelMgr.GetSelectedObject6(1, -1)

 

        ' Is Flatness1 an annotation or a feature?

        If (swAnn.IsDimXpertAnnotation()) Then

            msgStr = "Flatness1 is an annotation"

            Debug.Print("")

            Debug.Print(msgStr)

        ElseIf (swAnn.IsDimXpertFeature()) Then

            msgStr = "Flatness1 is a feature"

            Debug.Print("")

            Debug.Print(msgStr)

        End If

 

        ' Get all DimXpert features and annotations using DimXpertPart

        swDXPart = swSchema.DimXpertPart

 

        ' Display all DimXpert annotations using IDimXpertManager.DimXpertPart

        Dim annCount As Long

        annCount = swDXPart.GetAnnotationCount

        msgStr = "Total of "

        msgStr2 = annCount

        msgStr = msgStr + msgStr2 + " annotations in " + (swSchema.SchemaName)

        Debug.Print("")

        Debug.Print(msgStr)

        Dim annotations As Object

        Dim annotation As IDimXpertAnnotation

        annotations = swDXPart.GetAnnotations

        msgStr = (swSchema.SchemaName) + " has the following annotations: "

        Debug.Print("")

        Debug.Print(msgStr)

        For n = 0 To UBound(annotations)

            annotation = annotations(n)

            Debug.Print("  " + (annotation.Name))

        Next

 

        ' Select another DimXpert feature using swSelectType_e.swSelSWIFTFEATURES type

        boolstatus = swModelDocExt.SelectByID2("Plane1", "SWIFTFEATURE", 0, 0, 0, False, 0, Nothing, 0)

        swFeature = swSelMgr.GetSelectedObject6(1, -1)

 

        ' Is Plane1 an annotation or a feature?

        If (swFeature.IsDimXpertFeature()) Then

            msgStr = "Plane1 is a feature"

            Debug.Print("")

            Debug.Print(msgStr)

        ElseIf (swFeature.IsDimXpertAnnotation()) Then

            msgStr = "Flatness1 is an annotation"

            Debug.Print(msgStr)

        End If

 

        ' Display all DimXpert features using IDimXpertManager.DimXpertPart

        Dim featCount As Long

        featCount = swDXPart.GetFeatureCount

        msgStr = "Total of "

        msgStr2 = featCount

        msgStr = msgStr + msgStr2 + " features in " + (swSchema.SchemaName)

        Debug.Print("")

        Debug.Print(msgStr)

        Dim features As Object

        Dim feature As IDimXpertFeature

        features = swDXPart.GetFeatures

        msgStr = (swSchema.SchemaName) + " has the following features: "

        Debug.Print("")

        Debug.Print(msgStr)

        For n = 0 To UBound(features)

            feature = features(n)

            Debug.Print("  " + (feature.Name))

        Next

    End Sub

    Public swApp As SldWorks

End Class



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