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Insert Structural Weldment Example (C#)

This example shows how to create structural weldment features using structural member groups.

// --------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Preconditions:
// 1. Verify existence of the weldment profile pathname
//    as specified in both InsertStructuralWeldment4 method calls in this macro.
// 2. Ensure this macro's namespace matches your C# project name.
// 3. Open an Immediate Window.
//
// Postconditions:
// 1. Weldment, Structural Member1, and Structural Member2

//    are in the FeatureManager design tree.
// 2. Structural Member1 group is rotated 45 degrees.
// 3. Inspect the Immediate Window for more information.
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
using SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks;
using SolidWorks.Interop.swconst;
using System;
using System.Diagnostics;
namespace InsertStructuralWeldment_CSharp.csproj
{
    
partial class SolidWorksMacro
    {

        
ModelDoc2 Part;
        
bool boolstatus;
        
FeatureManager FeatMgr;
        
SelectionMgr SelMgr;
        
Feature swWeldFeat;
        
StructuralMemberFeatureData swWeldFeatData;

        
public void Main()
        {

            
string MacroFolder = null;
            MacroFolder = swApp.GetCurrentMacroPathFolder();
            swApp.SetCurrentWorkingDirectory(MacroFolder);

            
string Template = null;
            Template = swApp.GetUserPreferenceStringValue((
int)swUserPreferenceStringValue_e.swDefaultTemplatePart);
            Part = (
ModelDoc2)swApp.NewDocument(Template, 0, 0, 0);

            FeatMgr = Part.FeatureManager;
            SelMgr = (
SelectionMgr)Part.SelectionManager;

            Part.ClearSelection2(
true);

            
object vSkLines = null;
            vSkLines = Part.SketchManager.CreateCornerRectangle(-0.1872393706766, 0.1133237194389, 0, -0.07003610048208, 0.009188409684237, 0);

            Part.ClearSelection2(
true);

            vSkLines = Part.SketchManager.CreateCornerRectangle(0.06513561531715, 0.03369083550887, 0, 0.1807053904567, -0.08106219210316, 0);
            Part.SketchManager.InsertSketch(
true);

            Part.ViewZoomtofit2();

            
object myFeature = null;
            myFeature = Part.FeatureManager.InsertWeldmentFeature();

            
StructuralMemberGroup Group1 = default(StructuralMemberGroup);
            Group1 = FeatMgr.CreateStructuralMemberGroup();
            
SketchSegment[] segments1 = new SketchSegment[2];
            
StructuralMemberGroup[] GroupArray1 = new StructuralMemberGroup[1];

            boolstatus = Part.Extension.SelectByID2(
"Line1@Sketch1", "EXTSKETCHSEGMENT", -0.1495427140733, 0.1133237194389, 0, false, 0, null, 0);
            boolstatus = Part.Extension.SelectByID2(
"Line2@Sketch1", "EXTSKETCHSEGMENT", -0.1872393706766, 0.08238014634844, 0, true, 0, null, 0);

            segments1[0] = (
SketchSegment)SelMgr.GetSelectedObject6(1, 0);
            segments1[1] = (
SketchSegment)SelMgr.GetSelectedObject6(2, 0);

            Group1.Segments = segments1;
            Group1.Angle = 0.785714285714286;
            
//radians
            Group1.ApplyCornerTreatment = true;
            Group1.CornerTreatmentType = (
int)swSolidworksWeldmentEndCondOptions_e.swEndConditionMiter;
            Group1.MirrorProfile =
true;
            Group1.MirrorProfileAxis = (
int)swMirrorProfileOrAlignmentAxis_e.swMirrorProfileOrAlignmentAxis_Vertical;
            Group1.GapWithinGroup = 0.0127;
            
//meters

            GroupArray1[0] = Group1;

            myFeature = Part.FeatureManager.InsertStructuralWeldment4(
"C:\\Program Files\\SolidWorks Corp\\SolidWorks\\data\\weldment profiles\\ansi inch\\c channel\\3 x 5.sldlfp", 1, false, GroupArray1);

            Part.ClearSelection2(
true);

            
StructuralMemberGroup Group2 = default(StructuralMemberGroup);
            Group2 = FeatMgr.CreateStructuralMemberGroup();
            
SketchSegment[] segments2 = new SketchSegment[2];
            
StructuralMemberGroup[] GroupArray2 = new StructuralMemberGroup[1];

            boolstatus = Part.Extension.SelectByID2(
"Line5@Sketch1", "EXTSKETCHSEGMENT", 0.1185825251083, 0.03369083550887, 0, false, 0, null, 0);
            boolstatus = Part.Extension.SelectByID2(
"Line6@Sketch1", "EXTSKETCHSEGMENT", 0.06513561531715, -0.02774616865332, 0, true, 0, null, 0);

            segments2[0] = (
SketchSegment)SelMgr.GetSelectedObject6(1, 0);
            segments2[1] = (
SketchSegment)SelMgr.GetSelectedObject6(2, 0);

            Group2.Segments = segments2;
            Group2.AlignAxis = (
int)swMirrorProfileOrAlignmentAxis_e.swMirrorProfileOrAlignmentAxis_Vertical;

            GroupArray2[0] = Group2;

            myFeature = Part.FeatureManager.InsertStructuralWeldment4(
"C:\\Program Files\\SolidWorks Corp\\SolidWorks\\data\\weldment profiles\\ansi inch\\c channel\\3 x 5.sldlfp", 1, false, GroupArray2);

            Part.ClearSelection2(
true);

            
// Get Group Information

            StructuralMemberGroup Group = default(StructuralMemberGroup);
            
object[] vGroups = null;
            
object[] vSegments = null;

            boolstatus = Part.Extension.SelectByID2(
"Structural Member1", "BODYFEATURE", 0, 0, 0, false, 0, null, 0);
            swWeldFeat = (
Feature)SelMgr.GetSelectedObject6(1, 0);

            swWeldFeatData = (
StructuralMemberFeatureData)swWeldFeat.GetDefinition();
            swWeldFeatData.AccessSelections(Part,
null);

            
Debug.Print("");
            
Debug.Print("Groups Count : " + swWeldFeatData.GetGroupsCount());
            
Debug.Print(" Feature Name : " + swWeldFeat.Name);

            vGroups = (
object[])swWeldFeatData.Groups;

            
int i = 0;
            
int j = 0;
            
for (i = vGroups.GetLowerBound(0); i <= vGroups.GetUpperBound(0); i++)
            {
                Group = (
StructuralMemberGroup)vGroups[i];
                
Debug.Print(" Segment Count in Group " + i + 1 + " : " + Group.GetSegmentsCount());
                
Debug.Print(" Rotational angle of group: " + Group.Angle);
                
Debug.Print(" ApplyCornerTreatment: " + Group.ApplyCornerTreatment);
                
Debug.Print(" CornerTreatmentType: " + Group.CornerTreatmentType);
                
Debug.Print(" MirrorProfile: " + Group.MirrorProfile);
                
Debug.Print(" MirrorProfileAxis: " + Group.MirrorProfileAxis);
                
Debug.Print(" GapWithinGroup: " + Group.GapWithinGroup);
                vSegments = (
object[])Group.Segments;
                
for (j = vSegments.GetLowerBound(0); j <= vSegments.GetUpperBound(0); j++)
                {
                    ((
SketchSegment)vSegments[j]).Select(false);
                }
            }

            swWeldFeatData.ReleaseSelectionAccess();

            boolstatus = Part.Extension.SelectByID2(
"Structural Member2", "BODYFEATURE", 0, 0, 0, false, 0, null, 0);
            swWeldFeat = (
Feature)SelMgr.GetSelectedObject6(1, 0);
            swWeldFeatData = (
StructuralMemberFeatureData)swWeldFeat.GetDefinition();
            swWeldFeatData.AccessSelections(Part,
null);

            
Debug.Print("");
            
Debug.Print("Groups Count : " + swWeldFeatData.GetGroupsCount());
            
Debug.Print(" Feature Name : " + swWeldFeat.Name);

            vGroups = (
object[])swWeldFeatData.Groups;
            
for (i = vGroups.GetLowerBound(0); i <= vGroups.GetUpperBound(0); i++)
            {
                Group = (
StructuralMemberGroup)vGroups[i];
                
Debug.Print(" Segment Count in Group " + i + 1 + " : " + Group.GetSegmentsCount());
                
Debug.Print(" Rotational angle of group: " + Group.Angle);
                
Debug.Print(" ApplyCornerTreatment: " + Group.ApplyCornerTreatment);
                
Debug.Print(" CornerTreatmentType: " + Group.CornerTreatmentType);
                
Debug.Print(" MirrorProfile: " + Group.MirrorProfile);
                
Debug.Print(" MirrorProfileAxis: " + Group.MirrorProfileAxis);
                
Debug.Print(" GapWithinGroup: " + Group.GapWithinGroup);
                vSegments = (
object[])Group.Segments;
                
for (j = vSegments.GetLowerBound(0); j <= vSegments.GetUpperBound(0); j++)
                {
                    ((
SketchSegment)vSegments[j]).Select(false);
                }
            }

            swWeldFeatData.ReleaseSelectionAccess();

            Part.ClearSelection2(
true);
        }

        
public SldWorks swApp;

    }
}



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