Set Material Example (C#)

This example shows how to get the names of the material schema, material databases, and bodies in a part document. This example also shows how to apply a SolidWorks Material to all of the bodies in a part document.

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

// Preconditions: Specified document exists.

//

// Postconditions: The material ABS PC from the

// SolidWorks Material database is applied to all

// bodies in the open part document.

//

// NOTE: Because the part document is used elsewhere,

// do not save any changes when closing it.

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

using SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks;

using SolidWorks.Interop.swconst;

using System;

using System.Diagnostics;

namespace GetMaterialBodyCSharp.csproj

{

    public partial class SolidWorksMacro

    {

        public void Main()

        {

            ModelDoc2 swModel = default(ModelDoc2);

            PartDoc swPart = default(PartDoc);

            Body2 swBody = default(Body2);

            int errors = 0;

            int warnings = 0;

            object[] vMatDBarr = null;

            object[] vMatDB = null;

            object[] Bodies = null;

            long BodyMaterialError = 0;

            string sMatName = "";

            string sMatDB = "";

            int i = 0;

            int j = 0;

            bool boolstat = false;

 

            // Open the document

            swModel = (ModelDoc2)swApp.OpenDoc6("c:\\Program Files\\SolidWorks Corp\\SolidWorks\\samples\\tutorial\\multibody\\multi_inter.sldprt", (int)swDocumentTypes_e.swDocPART, (int)swOpenDocOptions_e.swOpenDocOptions_Silent, "", ref errors, ref warnings);

            swPart = (PartDoc)swModel;

            // Get the material schema and names

            // of available materials databases

            vMatDBarr = (object[])swApp.GetMaterialDatabases();

            Debug.Print("Material schema pathname = " + swApp.GetMaterialSchemaPathName());

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

            {

                Debug.Print(" Material database: " + vMatDB);

            }

            Debug.Print("");

            Bodies = (object[])swPart.GetBodies2((int)swBodyType_e.swAllBodies, false);

            for (j = 0; j < Bodies.Length; j++)

            {

                swBody = (Body2)Bodies[j];

                // Get the name of the body

                Debug.Print(swBody.Name);

 

                swBody.Select2(false, null);

 

                // Set the SolidWorks material for that body

                BodyMaterialError = swBody.SetMaterialProperty("Default", "solidworks materials.sldmat", "ABS PC");

                // Comment out the previous statement and uncomment the following statement to use custom material

                //BodyMaterialError = swBody.SetMaterialProperty("Default", "custom materials.sldmat", "Custom Plastic");

 

                // Get the names of the body's material and the

                // database to which it belongs

                sMatName = swBody.GetMaterialPropertyName("", out sMatDB);

                if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(sMatName))

                {

                    Debug.Print("Body " + j + "'s material name: No material applied");

                }

                else

                {

                    Debug.Print("Body " + j + "'s material name: " + sMatName);

                    Debug.Print("Body " + j + "'s material database: " + sMatDB);

                    Debug.Print(" ");

                }

            }

        }

        /// <summary>

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

        /// </summary>

        public SldWorks swApp;

    }

}