Insert Punch Table Example (VB.NET)

'----------------------------------------------------------------------------
' Preconditions:
' 1. Open a drawing that contains a flat pattern view of a sheet metal part with
'    one or more forming tool features.
' 2. Modify the x- and y-coordinates in the IModelDocExtension::SelectByID2 methods for the
'    specified VERTEX and FACE.
' 3. Replace install_dir with your SolidWorks installation path.
'
' Postconditions:
' 1. A punch table is inserted in the drawing.
' 2. Inspect the Immediate window for punch table feature details.
' ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Imports SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks
Imports SolidWorks.Interop.swconst
Imports System
Imports System.Diagnostics

Partial Class SolidWorksMacro

    Dim Part As ModelDoc2
    Dim boolstatus As Boolean
    Dim myView As View
    Dim myTableAnn As PunchTableAnnotation
    Dim MyTable As PunchTable
    Dim featRet As Feature
    Dim rVar As Object

    Sub main()

        Part = swApp.ActiveDoc
        boolstatus = Part.ActivateView("Drawing View1")
        boolstatus = Part.Extension.SelectByID2("Drawing View1", "DRAWINGVIEW", 0, 0, 0, False, 0, Nothing, 0)

        'Select a vertex in the drawing view to be the origin of all datums in the table
        'All X LOCATION and Y LOCATION table column values will be relative to this datum origin
        boolstatus = Part.Extension.SelectByID2("", "VERTEX", 0.1344949308616, 0.0948467785893, 0, False, 1, Nothing, 0)

        'Select a face that contains the punches that will be annotated in the table
        boolstatus = Part.Extension.SelectByID2("", "FACE", 0.1562337360869, 0.1059474450873, 0, True, 2, Nothing, 0)

        myView = Part.SelectionManager.GetSelectedObjectsDrawingView(1)

        myTableAnn = myView.InsertPunchTable(False, 0.2178779310824, 0.2022819591903, 1, "A", "install_dir\lang\english\punchtable-standard.sldpuntbt")
        If myTableAnn Is Nothing Then MsgBox("Failed to insert Punch Table")

        MyTable = myTableAnn.PunchTable
        Debug.Print("Default punch table properties:")
        Debug.Print("")
        Debug.Print("Tag style (swPunchTableTagStyle_e): " & MyTable.TagStyle)
        Debug.Print("Starting tag: " & MyTable.StartingValue)
        Debug.Print("Merge cells with the punch ID for a given tag? " & MyTable.CombineSameSize)
        Debug.Print("Combine rows with the same punch ID? " & MyTable.CombineTags)
        Debug.Print("Display dual dimensions? " & MyTable.DualDimensions)
        Debug.Print("Display units for dual dimensions? " & MyTable.ShowUnits)
        Debug.Print("Punch table annotation count: " & MyTable.GetTableAnnotationCount)

        rVar = MyTable.GetTableAnnotations

        featRet = MyTable.GetFeature
        Debug.Print("Feature name: " & featRet.Name)

        Part.ClearSelection2(True)
        boolstatus = Part.ActivateSheet("Sheet1")
    End Sub


    Public swApp As SldWorks


End Class