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Get Hole Series Information Example (VB.NET)

This example shows how to get information about a hole series.

'---------------------------------------------------------------------------
' Preconditions:
' 1. Open an assembly that contains a hole series feature.
' 2. Configure holes in the SolidWorks Toolbox.
'
' Postconditions: Inspect the Immediate window.
'---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Imports SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks
Imports SolidWorks.Interop.swconst
Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices
Imports System
Imports System.Diagnostics

Partial Class SolidWorksMacro

    
Dim swDoc As ModelDoc2
    
Dim SelMgr As SelectionMgr
    
Dim boolstatus As Boolean
    Dim swFeat As Feature
    
Dim swFeatData As HoleSeriesFeatureData
    
Dim swFace As Face2
    
Dim swEnt As Entity

    
Sub main()

        swDoc = swApp.ActiveDoc
        SelMgr = swDoc.SelectionManager
        swFeat = swDoc.FirstFeature

        
Do While Not swFeat Is Nothing
            Debug.Print(swFeat.GetTypeName & ", " & swFeat.Name)
            
If swFeat.GetTypeName = "HoleSeries" Then
                swFeatData = swFeat.GetDefinition
                Debug.Print(
"  Standard:", swFeatData.Standard)

                
Dim i As Integer

                For i = 0 To swFeatData.GetComponentsCount - 1
                    Debug.Print(
"  Component " & i)
                    Debug.Print(
"    Type:", swFeatData.Type(i))
                    Debug.Print(
"    Size:", swFeatData.Size(i))
                
Next

                Debug.Print("  FastenerMaterial:", swFeatData.Material)

                
' Bolt and nut information causes an error
                ' if SolidWorks Toolbox is not configured
                Debug.Print("  BoltHeadDiameter:", swFeatData.BoltHeadDiameter)
                Debug.Print(
"  BoltDiameter:", swFeatData.BoltDiameter)
                Debug.Print(
"  NutDiameter:", swFeatData.NutDiameter)
                Debug.Print(
"  FastenerPreload:", swFeatData.Preload)
                Debug.Print(
"  FastenerDefaultUnits:", swFeatData.FastenerDefaultUnits)
                Debug.Print(
"  FastenerTopHoleType:", swFeatData.FastenerTopHoleType)
                Debug.Print(
"  FastenerBottomHoleType:", swFeatData.FastenerBottomHoleType)
                Debug.Print(
"  FastenerHoleCount:", swFeatData.FastenerHoleCount)

                
' End face
                swFeatData.AccessSelections(swDoc, Nothing)
                swFace = swFeatData.EndFace
                swEnt = swFace

                
If Not swEnt Is Nothing Then
                    boolstatus = swEnt.Select4(False, Nothing)
                    Debug.Print(
" Face selection = " & boolstatus)
                
End If

                ' Sketch points
                Dim ncount As Integer
                ncount = swFeatData.GetSketchPointsCount
                Debug.Print(
" Sketch Point Count = " & ncount)

                
Dim vPtArr As Object
                vPtArr = swFeatData.GetSketchPoints

                
Dim swSketchPoint As SketchPoint

                
For i = 0 To i = ncount - 1
                    swSketchPoint = vPtArr(i)
                    swSketchPoint.Select4(
False, Nothing)
                
Next

                ' Components
                ncount = swFeatData.GetComponentsCount
                Debug.Print(
"  ComponentsCount Count = " & ncount)
                vPtArr = swFeatData.GetComponents
                
Dim swComp As Component

                
For i = 0 To i = ncount - 1
                    swComp = vPtArr(i)
                    
If Not swComp Is Nothing Then
                        Debug.Print("  " & swComp.Name2 & " --> " & swComp.GetPathName)
                    
Else
                        Debug.Print("  Could not get component.")
                    
End If
                Next

                swFeatData.ReleaseSelectionAccess()

            
End If

            swFeat = swFeat.GetNextFeature

        
Loop


    End Sub

  
    
Public swApp As SldWorks


End Class

 



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