Insert and Use Plane with Manipulator (C#)

This example shows how to insert a plane with a manipulator.

//--------------------------------------------------------------
// Preconditions:
// 1. In the IDE:
//    a. Click Project > Add Reference > COM >
//       SolidWorks.Interop.swpublished.
//    b. Click Project > Add Reference > COM >
//       Microsoft.Basic.
//    c. Copy the code in SolidWorksMacro.cs to your project
//       and create a class and copy the code in Class1.cs
//       to that class.
//    d. Open the Immediate window.
// 2. Ensure that the specified part document exists.
//
// Postconditions:
// 1. Part document opens.
// 2. Plane with manipulator is displayed.
// 3. Distance, angles, height, and width of the plane are
//    printed to the Immediate window.
// 4. Click and hold the right-mouse button and drag the
//    plane up and down, which calls the handler. The handle
//    index is printed to the Immediate window at each drag.
// 5. Click and hold the right-mouse button and rotate the plane,
//    which calls the handler. The handle index
//    is printed to the Immediate window at each rotation.
//
// NOTE: Because the part document is used elsewhere, do not
// save any changes when closing the document.
//---------------------------------------------------------------
 

// SolidWorksMacro.cs

using SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks;
using SolidWorks.Interop.swconst;
using System;
using System.Diagnostics;
using SolidWorks.Interop.swpublished;
using Microsoft.VisualBasic;

namespace PlaneManipulatorCSharp.csproj
{
    partial class SolidWorksMacro
    {
        public Class1 swHdlr;
        public Manipulator swManipulator;
        public PlaneManipulator swPlaneManipulator;

        public void Main()
        {
            ModelDoc2 swModelDoc = default(ModelDoc2);
            ModelViewManager swModelViewMgr = default(ModelViewManager);

            string fileName = null;
            int errors = 0;
            int warnings = 0;

            swHdlr = new Class1();

            fileName = "C:\\Program Files\\SolidWorks Corp\\SolidWorks\\samples\\tutorial\\fillets\\knob.sldprt";
            swModelDoc = (ModelDoc2)swApp.OpenDoc6(fileName, (int)swDocumentTypes_e.swDocPART, (int)swOpenDocOptions_e.swOpenDocOptions_Silent, "", ref errors, ref warnings);

            // Create the plane with a manipulator
            swModelViewMgr = (ModelViewManager)swModelDoc.ModelViewManager;
            swManipulator = (Manipulator)swModelViewMgr.CreateManipulator((int)swManipulatorType_e.swPlaneManipulator, swHdlr);
            swPlaneManipulator = (PlaneManipulator)swManipulator.GetSpecificManipulator();

            // Set the distance of plane
            swPlaneManipulator.Distance = 0.04;
            Debug.Print("Distance = " + swPlaneManipulator.Distance);

            //Set the angles of plane
            swPlaneManipulator.XAngle = 2 * PiVal() / 180;
            Debug.Print("X = " + swPlaneManipulator.XAngle);

            swPlaneManipulator.YAngle = 10 * PiVal() / 180;
            Debug.Print("Y = " + swPlaneManipulator.YAngle);

            // Set the height and width of plane
            swPlaneManipulator.Height = 0.1;
            Debug.Print("Height = " + swPlaneManipulator.Height);

            swPlaneManipulator.Width = 0.075;
            Debug.Print("Width = " + swPlaneManipulator.Width);

            // Set the color of plane to red
            swPlaneManipulator.Color = Information.RGB(255, 0, 0);

            // Update the plane's properties
            swPlaneManipulator.Update();

            // Show the plane with the manipulator
            swManipulator.Show(swModelDoc);

        }

        public double PiVal()
        {
            // Set PI
            return 4 * System.Math.Atan(1);
        }

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


        public SldWorks swApp;
    }
}

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// Class1.cs

using SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks;
using SolidWorks.Interop.swpublished;
using System;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Runtime;

[System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComVisibleAttribute(true)]
public class Class1 : SwManipulatorHandler2
{




    public void SwManipulatorHandler2_OnUpdateDrag(object pManipulator, long handleIndex, object newPosMathPt)
    {
        Debug.Print("SwManipulatorHandler2_OnUpdateDrag");
        Debug.Print("  HandleIndex      = " + handleIndex);
        PlaneManipulator swRetManip = default(PlaneManipulator);
        swRetManip = (PlaneManipulator)pManipulator;

        if ((handleIndex == 8))
        {
            double retDist = 0;
            retDist = swRetManip.Distance;
        }
        else
        {
            double angleX = 0;
            double angleY = 0;
            angleX = swRetManip.XAngle;
            angleY = swRetManip.YAngle;
        }

    }

    public bool SwManipulatorHandler2_OnDelete(object pManipulator)
    {
        return false;
    }

    public void SwManipulatorHandler2_OnDirectionFlipped(object pManipulator)
    {

    }

    public bool SwManipulatorHandler2_OnDoubleValueChanged(object pManipulator, long Id, double Value)
    {
        return false;
    }

    public void SwManipulatorHandler2_OnEndNoDrag(object pManipulator, long handleIndex)
    {

    }

    public void SwManipulatorHandler2_OnHandleRmbSelected(object pManipulator, long handleIndex)
    {

    }

    public bool SwManipulatorHandler2_OnHandleLmbSelected(object pManipulator)
    {
        return false;
    }

    public void SwManipulatorHandler2_OnHandleSelected(object pManipulator, long handleIndex)
    {

    }

    public void SwManipulatorHandler2_OnItemSetFocus(object pManipulator, long Id)
    {

    }

    public bool SwManipulatorHandler2_OnLmbSelected(object pManipulator)
    {
        return false;
    }

    public bool SwManipulatorHandler2_OnStringValueChanged(object pManipulator, long Id, string Value)
    {
        return false;
    }

    public void SwManipulatorHandler2_OnEndDrag(object pMani, long index)
    {

    }

    public bool OnDelete(object pManipulator)
    {
        return false;
    }

    public void OnDirectionFlipped(object pManipulator)
    {

    }

    public bool OnDoubleValueChanged(object pManipulator, int handleIndex, ref double Value)
    {
        return false;
    }

    public void OnEndDrag(object pManipulator, int handleIndex)
    {

    }

    public void OnEndNoDrag(object pManipulator, int handleIndex)
    {

    }

    public bool OnHandleLmbSelected(object pManipulator)
    {
        return false;
    }

    public void OnHandleRmbSelected(object pManipulator, int handleIndex)
    {

    }

    public void OnHandleSelected(object pManipulator, int handleIndex)
    {

    }

    public void OnItemSetFocus(object pManipulator, int handleIndex)
    {

    }

    public bool OnStringValueChanged(object pManipulator, int handleIndex, ref string Value)
    {
        return false;
    }

    public void OnUpdateDrag(object pManipulator, int handleIndex, object newPosMathPt)
    {

    }

}

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