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Is There a Projection Arrow and Is It Visible Example (VBA)

This example shows how to find out if:

  • the selected drawing view is a projected view

  • a projection arrow exists in the projected view

  • the projected arrow is visible

' --------------------------------------------------------------------------

' Preconditions:

' 1. Open:

' <SolidWorks_install_dir>\samples\tutorial\advdrawings\foodprocessor.slddrw

' 2. Double-click the projected view (upper-right drawing view).

' 3. In the PropertyManager page, click the Arrow checkbox and

'    type a label for the projection arrow.

' 4. Click the green checkmark to close the PropertyManager page.

' 5. Run the macro and examine the IDE window for the results.

'

' Postconditions: A visible projection arrow was created for Drawing View2,

'  which is a projected view.

'

' NOTE: Because this drawing document is used in an

'       online SolidWorks tutorial, do not save the

'       changes you made to the document when closing

'       the document.

' --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Option Explicit

 

Dim swApp As SldWorks.SldWorks

Dim swModel As SldWorks.ModelDoc2

Dim swModelDocExt As SldWorks.ModelDocExtension

Dim swDrawing As SldWorks.DrawingDoc

Dim swView As SldWorks.View

Dim swProjectionArrow As SldWorks.ProjectionArrow

Dim typeDrawingView As Long

Dim boolstatus As Boolean

Sub main()

 

Set swApp = Application.SldWorks

Set swModel = swApp.ActiveDoc

Set swDrawing = swModel

 

Set swModelDocExt = swModel.Extension

boolstatus = swDrawing.ActivateView("Drawing View2")

boolstatus = swModelDocExt.SelectByID2("Drawing View2", "DRAWINGVIEW", 0.4426278247583, 0.3837831481976, 0, False, 0, Nothing, 0)

 

Set swView = swDrawing.ActiveDrawingView

typeDrawingView = swView.Type

If typeDrawingView = 4 Then

    Debug.Print "Type of selected drawing view is projected."

Else

    Debug.Print "Type of selected drawing view is not projected. Exiting macro."

    Exit Sub

End If

 

Set swProjectionArrow = swView.GetProjectionArrow

If Not swProjectionArrow Is Nothing Then

    Debug.Print "Projection arrow visible: " & swProjectionArrow.Visible

Else

    Debug.Print "No projection arrow in projected view."

End If

 

End Sub



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