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Set Body for View Example (C#)

This example shows how to show just one body of a multibody part in a drawing view.

//------------------------------

// Preconditions:

// 1. In SolidWorks, interactively open:

//    <SolidWorks_install_dir>\samples\tutorial\multibody\multi_inter.sldprt

// 2. In SolidWorks, save the part document as a drawing document:

//    a. Select File > Make Drawing from Part.

//    b. Click OK on the Sheet Format/Size dialog.

//    c. Drag the *Isometric view from the View Palette onto

//       the drawing sheet.

// 3. Run the macro.

//

// Postconditions: The drawing view shows one body of the multibody part.

//

// NOTE: Because the part document is used by a

// SolidWorks online tutorial, do not save

// any changes when closing the document.

//------------------------------

using SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks;

using SolidWorks.Interop.swconst;

using System;

using System.Diagnostics;

using System.Runtime.InteropServices;

using System.Windows.Forms;

namespace BodiesViewCSharp.csproj

{

    partial class SolidWorksMacro

    {

        public void Main()

        {

            ModelDoc2 swModel = default(ModelDoc2);

            SelectionMgr swSelMgr = default(SelectionMgr);

            SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks.View swView = default(SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks.View);

            int nbrBodies = 0;

            object[] arrBody = null;

            Body2 swBody = default(Body2);

            Face2 swFace = default(Face2);

            Entity swEnt = default(Entity);

            SelectData swSelData = default(SelectData);

            PartDoc swPart = default(PartDoc);

            bool status = false;

            DispatchWrapper[] arrBodiesIn = new DispatchWrapper[1];

            object[] Bodies = new object[1];

            int i = 0;

            int objType = 0;

 

            swModel = (ModelDoc2)swApp.ActiveDoc;

            swSelMgr = (SelectionMgr)swModel.SelectionManager;

            swView = (SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks.View)swSelMgr.GetSelectedObject6(1, -1);

            if ((swView == null))

            {

                MessageBox.Show("View not selected.");

                return;

            }

            nbrBodies = swView.GetBodiesCount();

            Debug.Print("Number of bodies: " + nbrBodies);

            if ((nbrBodies < 1))

            {

                MessageBox.Show("No bodies in selected view.");

                return;

            }

            arrBody = (object[])swView.Bodies;

            for (i = 0; i < arrBody.Length; i++)

            {

                swBody = (Body2)arrBody[i];

                swSelData = (SelectData)swSelMgr.CreateSelectData();

                swSelData.View = swView;

                status = swBody.Select2(false, swSelData);

                // Object type 76 is a solid body

                objType = swSelMgr.GetSelectedObjectType3(1, -1);

                if ((objType == 76))

                {

                    Debug.Print(" Object type: solid body");

                }

                if ((!((int)swSelectType_e.swSelSOLIDBODIES == swSelMgr.GetSelectedObjectType3(1, -1))))

                {

                    MessageBox.Show("Solid body not found.");

                }

                swFace = (Face2)swBody.GetFirstFace();

                while ((swFace != null))

                {

                    swEnt = (Entity)swFace;

                    // Select using IEntity

                    status = swEnt.Select4(true, swSelData);

                    Debug.Assert(status);

                    swFace = (Face2)swFace.GetNextFace();

                }

                Debug.Print(" Name of body: " + swBody.GetSelectionId());

            }

 

            System.Diagnostics.Debugger.Break();

 

            swModel.ClearSelection2(true);

 

            // Get the bodies from referenced model

            swModel = (ModelDoc2)swView.ReferencedDocument;

            swPart = (PartDoc)swModel;

            arrBody = (object[])swPart.GetBodies2((int)swBodyType_e.swSolidBody, true);

            if ((nbrBodies == 1))

            {

                swView.Bodies = (arrBody);

            }

            else

            {

                // Set the body to include in the drawing view

                Bodies[0] = arrBody[0];

                arrBodiesIn[0] = new DispatchWrapper(Bodies[0]);

                swView.Bodies = (arrBodiesIn);

            }

 

            swModel.ClearSelection2(true);

        }

 

        /// <summary>

        /// The SldWorks swApp variable is pre-assigned for you.

        /// </summary>

        public SldWorks swApp;

 

    }

}



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