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Get Mate Reference Properties Example (VB.NET)

This example shows how to get mate reference properties.

'----------------------------------------------------------------------------
' Preconditions:
Open a part or assembly document containing a mate reference

'                named Default-<1>.
'
' Postconditions: Inspect the Immediate window.
' ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Imports SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks
Imports SolidWorks.Interop.swconst
Imports System
Imports System.Diagnostics

Partial Class SolidWorksMacro

    
Sub main()

        
Dim swMateReference As MateReference
        
Dim swFeature As Feature
        
Dim mateRefObj As Object
        Dim mateRefEntityType As Long
        Dim swModel As ModelDoc2
        
Dim swModelDocExt As ModelDocExtension
        
Dim swSelMgr As SelectionMgr
        
Dim strMateReferencename As String
        Dim nCount As Long
        Dim refEntType As Long
        Dim mateRefAlignment As Long
        Dim boolstatus As Boolean

        swModel = swApp.ActiveDoc
        swModelDocExt = swModel.Extension
        swSelMgr = swModel.SelectionManager

        swModel.ClearSelection2(
True)
        boolstatus = swModelDocExt.SelectByID2(
"Default-<1>", "POSGROUP", 0, 0, 0, False, 0, Nothing, 0)

        swFeature = swSelMgr.GetSelectedObject6(1, -1)
        swMateReference = swFeature.GetSpecificFeature2

        swModel.ClearSelection2(
True)

        
' Get the name of the mate reference
        strMateReferencename = swMateReference.Name
        Debug.Print(
"Name of mate reference is " & strMateReferencename)

        
' Get the number of reference entities in the mate reference
        nCount = swMateReference.ReferenceEntityCount
        Debug.Print(
"Number of mate reference entities is " & nCount)

        
' Get the mate reference type for the primary mate
        ' entity in the selected mate reference
        refEntType = swMateReference.ReferenceType(0)
        Debug.Print(
"Mating type of primary mate entity is " & refEntType)

        
' Get the mate reference alignment for the
        ' mate reference entity in the selected mate reference
        mateRefAlignment = swMateReference.ReferenceAlignment(0)
        Debug.Print(
"Alignment of primary mate entity is " & mateRefAlignment)

        
' Get the  mate reference entity in the mate reference
        mateRefObj = swMateReference.ReferenceEntity2(0)

        
' Get the mate reference entity type
        mateRefEntityType = swMateReference.ReferenceEntityType(0)
        Debug.Print(
"Entity type of primary mate entity is " & mateRefEntityType)

        
' QueryInterface the returned object as a Face, if a face
        If mateRefEntityType = swSelectType_e.swSelFACES Then

            Dim mateRefFace As Face2
            mateRefFace = mateRefObj

            Debug.Print(
"Primary mate entity is a face with area = " & mateRefFace.GetArea)

        
End If

        swModel.ClearSelection2(True)

    
End Sub


  
    
Public swApp As SldWorks


End Class

 



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