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Get Names of Components and Model's Handle and DIBSECTION Example (VBA)

This example shows how to get the names of the assembly components in an open, but not active, assembly document. It also shows how to get the window's handle and DIBSECTION of this model document.

 

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' Preconditions: Assembly document is open but not active.

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' Postconditions: None

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Option Explicit

Sub main()

    Dim swApp                       As SldWorks.SldWorks

    Dim swModel                     As SldWorks.ModelDoc2

    Dim swModView                   As SldWorks.ModelView

    Set swApp = Application.SldWorks

    Set swModel = swApp.GetFirstDocument

    

    Do While Not swModel Is Nothing

        ' Assembly components are open, but they are not visible

        ' until opened by the user

        Debug.Print swModel.GetPathName & "  [" & swModel.Visible & "]"

        Debug.Print "  " & swModel.GetTitle

        

        Set swModView = swModel.ActiveView

        Do While Not swModView Is Nothing

            Debug.Print "  hWnd     = " & swModView.GetViewHWnd

            Debug.Print "    DIB    = " & swModView.GetViewDIB

        

            Set swModView = swModView.GetNext

        Loop

        Set swModel = swModel.GetNext

    Loop

End Sub

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