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Traverse FeatureManager Design Tree (VBA)

This example shows how to traverse a FeatureManager design tree using ITreeControlItem.

 

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' Preconditions: Model document containing a part

                 or an assembly is open.

'

' Postconditions: None

'

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Option Explicit

Dim traverseLevel As Integer

Sub main()

    Dim swApp As SldWorks.SldWorks

    Dim myModel As SldWorks.ModelDoc2

    Dim featureMgr As SldWorks.FeatureManager

    Dim rootNode As SldWorks.TreeControlItem

    Set swApp = Application.SldWorks

    Set myModel = swApp.ActiveDoc

    Set featureMgr = myModel.FeatureManager

    Set rootNode = featureMgr.GetFeatureTreeRootItem()

    If Not rootNode Is Nothing Then

        Debug.Print

        traverseLevel = 0

        traverse_node rootNode

    End If

End Sub

Private Sub traverse_node(node As SldWorks.TreeControlItem)

    Dim childNode As SldWorks.TreeControlItem

    Dim featureNode As SldWorks.Feature

    Dim componentNode As SldWorks.Component2

    Dim nodeObjectType As Long

    Dim nodeObject As Object

    Dim restOfString As String

    Dim indent As String

    Dim i As Integer

    Dim displayNodeInfo As Boolean

    Dim compName As String

    Dim suppr As Long, supprString As String

    Dim vis As Long, visString As String

    Dim fixed As Boolean, fixedString As String

    Dim componentDoc As Object, docString As String

    Dim refConfigName As String

    displayNodeInfo = False

    nodeObjectType = node.ObjectType

    Set nodeObject = node.Object

    Select Case nodeObjectType

    Case SwConst.swTreeControlItemType_e.swFeatureManagerItem_Feature:

        displayNodeInfo = True

        If Not nodeObject Is Nothing Then

            Set featureNode = nodeObject

            restOfString = "[FEATURE: " & featureNode.Name & "]"

        Else

            restOfString = "[FEATURE: object Null?!]"

        End If

    Case SwConst.swTreeControlItemType_e.swFeatureManagerItem_Component:

        displayNodeInfo = True

        If Not nodeObject Is Nothing Then

            Set componentNode = nodeObject

            compName = componentNode.Name2

            If (compName = "") Then

                compName = "???"

            End If

            suppr = componentNode.GetSuppression()

            Select Case (suppr)

            Case SwConst.swComponentSuppressionState_e.swComponentFullyResolved

                supprString = "Resolved"

            Case SwConst.swComponentSuppressionState_e.swComponentLightweight

                supprString = "Lightweight"

            Case SwConst.swComponentSuppressionState_e.swComponentSuppressed

                supprString = "Suppressed"

            End Select

            vis = componentNode.Visible

            Select Case (vis)

            Case SwConst.swComponentVisibilityState_e.swComponentHidden

                visString = "Hidden"

            Case SwConst.swComponentVisibilityState_e.swComponentVisible

                visString = "Visible"

            End Select

            fixed = componentNode.IsFixed

            If fixed = 0 Then

                fixedString = "Floating"

            Else

                fixedString = "Fixed"

            End If

            Set componentDoc = componentNode.GetModelDoc

            If componentDoc Is Nothing Then

                docString = "NotLoaded"

            Else

                docString = "Loaded"

            End If

            refConfigName = componentNode.ReferencedConfiguration

            If (refConfigName = "") Then

                refConfigName = "???"

            End If

            

            restOfString = "[COMPONENT: " & compName & " " & docString & " " & supprString & " " & visString & " " & refConfigName & "]"

        Else

            restOfString = "[COMPONENT: object Null?!]"

        End If

    Case Else:

        displayNodeInfo = True

        If Not nodeObject Is Nothing Then

            restOfString = "[object type not handled]"

        Else

            restOfString = "[object Null?!]"

        End If

    End Select

    For i = 1 To traverseLevel

        indent = indent & "  "

    Next i

    If (displayNodeInfo) Then

        Debug.Print indent & node.Text & " : " & restOfString

    End If

    

    traverseLevel = traverseLevel + 1

    Set childNode = node.GetFirstChild()

    While Not childNode Is Nothing

        traverse_node childNode

        Set childNode = childNode.GetNext

    Wend

    traverseLevel = traverseLevel - 1

End Sub



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