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Get and Set the State of the Flyout FeatureManager Design Tree Example (VB.NET)

This example shows how to display, expand, and hide the flyout FeatureManager design tree.

'----------------------------------------------------------------------------
' Preconditions: Open a SolidWorks document.
'
' Postconditions: Click OK to close each message box.
' ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Imports SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks
Imports SolidWorks.Interop.swconst
Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices
Imports System
Imports System.Diagnostics
 
Partial Class SolidWorksMacro
 
    Dim swModel As ModelDoc2
    Dim swModelDocExt As ModelDocExtension
    Dim status As Integer
 
 
    Public Sub Main()
 
        swModel = swApp.ActiveDoc
        swModelDocExt = swModel.Extension
        status = swModelDocExt.FlyoutFeatureTreeVisibility
 
        Debug.Print("-------Flyout state at start-------")
        If status = swFeatureTreeState_e.swFlyoutFeatureTree_Hidden Then Debug.Print("FlyoutFeatureTree Hidden")
        If status = swFeatureTreeState_e.swFlyoutFeatureTree_ShownExpanded Then Debug.Print("FlyoutFeatureTree Expanded")
        If status = swFeatureTreeState_e.swFlyoutFeatureTree_ShownUnExpanded Then Debug.Print("FlyoutFeatureTree UnExpanded")
 
        swModelDocExt.FlyoutFeatureTreeVisibility = swFeatureTreeState_e.swFlyoutFeatureTree_ShownExpanded
        status = swModelDocExt.FlyoutFeatureTreeVisibility
        If status = swFeatureTreeState_e.swFlyoutFeatureTree_ShownExpanded Then MsgBox("Flyout state is now swFlyoutFeatureTree_ShownExpanded.")
 
        swModelDocExt.FlyoutFeatureTreeVisibility = swFeatureTreeState_e.swFlyoutFeatureTree_ShownUnExpanded
        status = swModelDocExt.FlyoutFeatureTreeVisibility
        If status = swFeatureTreeState_e.swFlyoutFeatureTree_ShownUnExpanded Then MsgBox("Flyout state is now swFlyoutFeatureTree_ShownUnExpanded.")
 
        swModelDocExt.FlyoutFeatureTreeVisibility = swFeatureTreeState_e.swFlyoutFeatureTree_Hidden
        status = swModelDocExt.FlyoutFeatureTreeVisibility
        If status = swFeatureTreeState_e.swFlyoutFeatureTree_Hidden Then MsgBox("Flyout state is now swFlyoutFeatureTree_Hidden.")
 
    End Sub
 
 
    ''' <summary>
    ''' The SldWorks swApp variable is pre-assigned for you.
    ''' </summary>
    Public swApp As SldWorks
 
 
End Class


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