Create Detail Circle and Detail View Example (VB.NET)
This example shows how to create a detail circle and detail view.
' ******************************************************************************
' Preconditions:
' 1. Specified drawing document to open exists.
' 2. Open the Immediate window.
'
' Postconditions:
' 1. Specified drawing document opens and is activated.
' 2. Drawing View4 is activated.
' 3. Detail circle and detail view are created using the visible
' corner of Drawing View4.
' 4. Detail view is activated.
' 5. Get detail circle and some properties.
' 6. Examine the drawing document and Immediate window to verify.
'
' NOTE: Because this drawing document is used elsewhere, do
' not save any changes when saving it.
' ******************************************************************************
Imports SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks
Imports SolidWorks.Interop.swconst
Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices
Imports System
Imports System.Diagnostics
Partial Class SolidWorksMacro
Public Sub Main()
Dim swModel As ModelDoc2
Dim swDrawing As DrawingDoc
Dim swSketchManager As SketchManager
Dim swSketchSegment As SketchSegment
Dim swView As View
Dim swDetailCircle As DetailCircle
Dim swSelMgr As SelectionMgr
Dim swSelData As SelectData
Dim fileName As String
Dim status As Boolean
Dim errors As Integer, warnings As Integer
' Open drawing
fileName = "C:\Program Files\SolidWorks Corp\SolidWorks\samples\tutorial\api\replaceview.slddrw"
swModel = swApp.OpenDoc6(fileName, swDocumentTypes_e.swDocDRAWING, swOpenDocOptions_e.swOpenDocOptions_Silent, "", errors, warnings)
swDrawing = swModel
swSelMgr = swModel.SelectionManager
swSelData = swSelMgr.CreateSelectData
swApp.ActivateDoc3("replaceview - Sheet1", False, swRebuildOnActivation_e.swDontRebuildActiveDoc, errors)
' Activate Drawing View4 and create detail circle and detail view
status = swDrawing.ActivateView("Drawing View4")
swSketchManager = swModel.SketchManager
swSketchSegment = swSketchManager.CreateCircle(0.007581, 0.053509, 0.0#, 0.013533, 0.016475, 0.0#)
swView = swDrawing.CreateDetailViewAt3(0.22305342706156, 0.0762140266484527, 0, swDetViewStyle_e.swDetViewSTANDARD, 1, 1, "A", swDetCircleShowType_e.swDetCircleCIRCLE, False)
swModel.ClearSelection2(True)
' Activate detail view
status = swDrawing.ActivateView("Drawing View5")
' Get detail circle and some properties
swDetailCircle = swView.GetDetail
Debug.Print("Detail circle:")
Debug.Print(" Selected: " & swDetailCircle.Select(True, Nothing))
Debug.Print(" Label: " & swDetailCircle.GetLabel)
Debug.Print(" Type of circle: " & swDetailCircle.GetDisplay)
Debug.Print(" Name: " & swDetailCircle.GetName)
Debug.Print(" Style: " & swDetailCircle.GetStyle)
Debug.Print(" Default document text formatting? " & swDetailCircle.GetUseDocTextFormat)
End Sub
''' <summary>
''' The SldWorks swApp variable is pre-assigned for you.
''' </summary>
Public swApp As SldWorks
End Class