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Calculate Environmental Impact of an Assembly Example (C#)

This example shows how to calculate the environmental impact of an assembly.

//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Preconditions:
// 1. Add the SolidWorks Sustainability primary interop assembly as
//    a reference (in the IDE's Project Explorer, right-click
//    the project name, select Add Reference, click the Browse tab,
//    navigate to the install_dir\api\redist\CLR2 folder and
//    select SolidWorks.Interop.sustainability.dll).
// 2. Open:
//    install_dir\samples\tutorial\api\ZZM7005.sldasm
// 3. Open an Immediate window.
// 4. Run to the breakpoint and wait for the environmental impact results to
//    finish updating in the Sustainability Task Pane.
// 5. Press F5 to finish.
//
// Postconditions: Inspect the Immediate window.
//
// NOTE: Because the model is used elsewhere,
// do not save changes when closing it.
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
using Microsoft.VisualBasic;
using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Data;
using System.Diagnostics;
using SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks;
using SolidWorks.Interop.swconst;
using SolidWorks.Interop.sustainability;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
namespace SustAssem_CSharp.csproj
{
    
partial class SolidWorksMacro
    {

        
ModelDoc2 asmDoc;
        
swgsustainabilityApp sustain;
        
SustainabilityMaterial materialInfo;
        
SustainabilityAssemblyProcess assemblyProcess;
        
SustainabilityAssemblyUse assemblyUse;
        
SustainabilityTransportation transInfo;
        
SustainabilityEndOfLife eolInfo;

        
SustainabilityEnvironmentalImpact environmentalImpactInfo;
        
object componentList;
        
string[] arrayComponent = new string[3];
        
object missingComponentList;
        
string materialclass;
        
string materialname;
        
bool assemblyEnergy;
        
object assemblyProcessAmt;
        
double[] arrayComponent1 = new double[2];
        
double BuildToLast;
        
bool energylifespan;
        
object assemblyUseAmt;
        
double[] arrayComponent2 = new double[6];
        
double[] CarbonContent;
        
int CarbonValues;
        
double[] WaterContent;
        
int WaterValues;
        
double[] AirContent;
        
int AirValues;
        
double[] EnergyContent;
        
int EnergyValues;
        
object output;


        
public void Main()
        {
            asmDoc = (
ModelDoc2)swApp.ActiveDoc;

            sustain = (
swgsustainabilityApp)asmDoc.Extension.GetSustainability();
            
            
// Assign material to assembly components
            Debug.Print("Assign material to assembly components:");
            materialInfo = (
SustainabilityMaterial)sustain.GetSustainabilityMaterial();

            arrayComponent[0] =
"ZZM7005 End Plate (Default)";
            arrayComponent[1] =
"ZZM7005 Silencer (04)";
            arrayComponent[2] =
"ZZM7005 Silencer (-)";
            componentList = arrayComponent;

            materialInfo.ExcludeComponent(
ref componentList);

            
Debug.Print("  Number of components missing materials: " + materialInfo.GetMissingMaterialComponentCount());

            materialInfo.IncludeComponent(
ref componentList);

            missingComponentList = materialInfo.GetMissingMaterialComponentList();

            materialInfo.SetPropertiesForComponent(
ref missingComponentList);

            materialclass =
"Steel";
            materialInfo.MaterialClass = materialclass;
            
Debug.Print("  Material class: " + materialclass);

            materialname =
"AISI 1020";
            materialInfo.MaterialName = materialname;
            
Debug.Print("  Material name: " + materialname);

            materialInfo.ViewResults();
            
            
// Assembly Process
            Debug.Print("Assembly Process:");
            assemblyProcess = sustain.GetSustainabilityAssemblyProcess();

            assemblyProcess.EnergyForAssemblyProcess =
true;
            assemblyEnergy = assemblyProcess.EnergyForAssemblyProcess;

            arrayComponent1[0] = 10.0;
            arrayComponent1[1] = 20.0;
            assemblyProcessAmt = arrayComponent1;
            assemblyProcess.AssemblyProcessAmount = assemblyProcessAmt;

            
Debug.Print("  Region of assembly as defined in swSustainabilityRegionName_e: " + assemblyProcess.Region);

            BuildToLast = 21.0;
            assemblyProcess.BuiltToLast = BuildToLast;
            
Debug.Print("  Built to last: " + assemblyProcess.BuiltToLast);
            
Debug.Print("  Units of time as defined in swSustainabilityDurationType_e: " + assemblyProcess.DurationType);

            
// Assembly Use
            Debug.Print("Assembly Use:");
            assemblyUse = sustain.GetSustainabilityAssemblyUse();

            assemblyUse.EnergyOverLifeSpan =
true;
            energylifespan = assemblyUse.EnergyOverLifeSpan;

            arrayComponent2[0] = 10.0;
            arrayComponent2[1] = 20.0;
            arrayComponent2[2] = 30.0;
            arrayComponent2[3] = 40.0;
            arrayComponent2[4] = 50.0;
            arrayComponent2[5] = 60.0;
            assemblyUseAmt = arrayComponent2;
            assemblyUse.AssemblyUseAmount = assemblyUseAmt;
            
Debug.Print("  Per units of time as defined in swSustainabilityDurationType_e: " + assemblyUse.DurationType);
            
Debug.Print("  Assembly use region as defined in swSustainabilityRegionName_e: " + assemblyUse.AssemblyRegion);

            
// Transportation
            Debug.Print("Transportation (in km):");
            transInfo = sustain.GetSustainabilityTransportation();

            
Debug.Print("  By train: " + transInfo.Train);
            
Debug.Print("  By truck: " + transInfo.Truck);
            
Debug.Print("  By boat: " + transInfo.Boat);
            
Debug.Print("  By plane: " + transInfo.Plane);

            
// End of Life
            Debug.Print("Disposal at end of life:");
            eolInfo = sustain.GetSustainabilityEndOfLife();

            
Debug.Print("  % recycled: " + eolInfo.Recycled);
            
Debug.Print("  % incinerated: " + eolInfo.Incinerated);
            
Debug.Print("  % landfill: " + eolInfo.Landfill);

            
// Environmental Impact
            Debug.Print("");
            
Debug.Print("Calculated Environmental Impact:");

            environmentalImpactInfo = sustain.GetSustainabilityEnvironmentalImpact();

            
Debug.Print(" Time over which to evaluate environmental impact: " + environmentalImpactInfo.DurationOfUse);
            
Debug.Print(" Units of time over which to evaluate as defined in swSustainabilityDurationType_e: " + environmentalImpactInfo.DurationType);

            environmentalImpactInfo.UpdateResults();

            System.Diagnostics.
Debugger.Break();

            CarbonValues = environmentalImpactInfo.GetCurrentCarbonFootPrint(
out output);
            CarbonContent = (
Double[])output;
            
Debug.Print(" Carbon footprint");
            
Debug.Print("  Material: " + CarbonContent[0]);
            
Debug.Print("  Use: " + CarbonContent[1]);
            
Debug.Print("  Transportation: " + CarbonContent[2]);
            
Debug.Print("  Manufacturing: " + CarbonContent[3]);
            
Debug.Print("  End of Life: " + CarbonContent[4]);

            WaterValues = environmentalImpactInfo.GetWaterEutrophication(
out output);
            WaterContent = (
Double[])output;
            
Debug.Print(" Water eutrophication");
            
Debug.Print("  Material: " + WaterContent[0]);
            
Debug.Print("  Use: " + WaterContent[1]);
            
Debug.Print("  Transportation: " + WaterContent[2]);
            
Debug.Print("  Manufacturing: " + WaterContent[3]);
            
Debug.Print("  End of Life: " + WaterContent[4]);

            AirValues = environmentalImpactInfo.GetAirAcidification(
out output);
            AirContent = (
Double[])output;
            
Debug.Print(" Air acidification");
            
Debug.Print("  Material: " + AirContent[0]);
            
Debug.Print("  Use: " + AirContent[1]);
            
Debug.Print("  Transportation: " + AirContent[2]);
            
Debug.Print("  Manufacturing: " + AirContent[3]);
            
Debug.Print("  End of Life: " + AirContent[4]);

            EnergyValues = environmentalImpactInfo.GetEnergyConsumption(
out output);
            EnergyContent = (
Double[])output;
            
Debug.Print(" Energy consumption");
            
Debug.Print("  Material: " + EnergyContent[0]);
            
Debug.Print("  Use: " + EnergyContent[1]);
            
Debug.Print("  Transportation: " + EnergyContent[2]);
            
Debug.Print("  Manufacturing: " + EnergyContent[3]);
            
Debug.Print("  End of Life: " + EnergyContent[4]);

        }



        
public SldWorks swApp;

    }
}

 



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