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Selective Open Post-Notify Event Example (C#)

This example shows how to handle the post-notification event that fires when components are selected for Quick View/Selective Open.

//------------------------------------------------------

// Preconditions: Specified file to open exists.

//

// Postconditions:

// 1. When prompted, select components to open.

// 2. A message box displays (look in the taskbar for the hidden dialog).

// 3. Click OK.

// 4. Only the selected components display.

// 5. Inspect the Immediate Window.

//------------------------------------------------------

using SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks;

using SolidWorks.Interop.swconst;

using System;

namespace SelectiveOpenPostNotify_CSharp.csproj

{

    partial class SolidWorksMacro

    {

        public AssemblyDoc swAssembly;

        public void Main()

        {

            swApp.SetUserPreferenceToggle((int)swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swStopDebuggingVstaOnExit, false);

            ModelDoc2 swModel = default(ModelDoc2);

            DocumentSpecification swDocSpecification = default(DocumentSpecification);

            swDocSpecification = (DocumentSpecification)swApp.GetOpenDocSpec("C:\\Program Files\\SolidWorks Corp\\SolidWorks\\samples\\tutorial\\advdrawings\\bowl and chute.sldasm");

            swDocSpecification.InteractiveComponentSelection = true;

            swDocSpecification.DocumentType = (int)swDocumentTypes_e.swDocASSEMBLY;

            swModel = swApp.OpenDoc7(swDocSpecification);

            swModel = (ModelDoc2)swApp.ActiveDoc;

            swAssembly = (AssemblyDoc)swModel;

            // Set up event

            AttachEventHandlers();

        }

        public void AttachEventHandlers()

        {

            AttachSWEvents();

        }

        public void AttachSWEvents()

        {

            swAssembly.SelectiveOpenPostNotify += this.swAssembly_SelectiveOpenPostNotify;

        }

        public int swAssembly_SelectiveOpenPostNotify(string NewAddedDisplayStateName, ref object SelectedComponentNames)

        {

            System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show("A post-notification event has been fired for the selective open.");

            System.Diagnostics.Debug.Print("New display state name: " + NewAddedDisplayStateName);

            System.Diagnostics.Debug.Print("Selected component names:");

            long i = 0;

            String[] selected;

            selected = (String[])SelectedComponentNames;

            for (i = 0; i <= selected.GetUpperBound(0); i++)

            {

                System.Diagnostics.Debug.Print(" " + selected[i]);

            }

            swApp.SetUserPreferenceToggle((int)swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swStopDebuggingVstaOnExit, true);

            return 0;

        }

        public SldWorks swApp;

    }

}



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