Get Block Information Example (VBA)
This example shows how to get information about blocks in a drawing
document. This example also shows how to migrate the now obsolete and
not-supported block definition and block instance interfaces (IBlockDefinition
and IBlockInstance) to the new block definition and sketch block instance
interfaces (ISketchBlockDefinition and ISketchBlockInstance).
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' Preconditions:
' 1. Open drawing with block definitions
' and instances.
' 2. Open the Immediate window.
'
' Postconditions: Examine the Immediate window.
'----------------------------------------------
Option Explicit
Sub main()
Dim
swApp As
SldWorks.SldWorks
Dim
swModel As
SldWorks.ModelDoc2
Dim
swDraw As
SldWorks.DrawingDoc
Dim
vBlockDef As
Variant
Dim
vBlockInst As
Variant
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'
OLD BLOCKS: Obsolete and not supported block
'
interfaces
as of SOLIDWORKS 2007
'Dim
swBlockDef As
SldWorks.BlockDefinition
'Dim
swBlockInst As
SldWorks.BlockInstance
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'
NEW BLOCKS: New block interfaces as of SOLIDWORKS 2007
Dim
swBlockDef As
SldWorks.SketchBlockDefinition
Dim
swBlockInst As
SldWorks.SketchBlockInstance
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Dim
vNote As
Variant
Dim
swNote As
SldWorks.Note
Dim
vDispDim As
Variant
Dim
swDispDim As
SldWorks.DisplayDimension
Dim
swDim As
SldWorks.Dimension
Dim
i As
Long
Dim
j As
Long
Dim
k As
Long
Dim
bRet As
Boolean
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'
NEW BLOCKS: Additional declaration needed for new blocks
Dim
SwSketchMgr As
SldWorks.SketchManager
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Set
swApp = CreateObject("SldWorks.Application")
Set
swModel = swApp.ActiveDoc
Set
swDraw = swModel
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'
NEW BLOCKS: For SketchBlockDefinition
Set
SwSketchMgr = swModel.SketchManager
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Debug.Print
"File = " & swModel.GetPathName
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'
OLD BLOCKS: Obsolete and not supported method to get block
'
definitions
'vBlockDef
= swDraw.GetBlockDefinitions
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'
NEW BLOCKS: New method to get block definitions
vBlockDef
= SwSketchMgr.GetSketchBlockDefinitions
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If
Not IsEmpty(vBlockDef) Then
For
i = 0 To UBound(vBlockDef)
Set
swBlockDef = vBlockDef(i)
vBlockInst
= swBlockDef.GetInstances
vNote
= swBlockDef.GetNotes
vDispDim
= swBlockDef.GetDisplayDimensions
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'
OLD BLOCKS: Obsolete and not supported block-related
'
methods
and properties
'Debug.Print
" "
& swBlockDef.Name
'Debug.Print
" UseExternalFile
= " & swBlockDef.GetUseExternalFile
'Debug.Print
" ExternalFileName
= " & swBlockDef.GetExternalFileName
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'
NEW BLOCKS: New block-related properties for external files; no
'
corresponding block definition Name property
Debug.Print
" Block
definition linked to file? " & swBlockDef.LinkToFile
Debug.Print
" File
name: " & swBlockDef.FileName
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If
Not IsEmpty(vNote) Then
Debug.Print
""
Debug.Print
" Notes:"
For
j = 0 To UBound(vNote)
Set
swNote = vNote(j)
Debug.Print
" Tag
Name =
" & swNote.TagName
Debug.Print
" Text
=
" & swNote.GetText
Debug.Print
""
Next
j
End
If
If
Not IsEmpty(vDispDim) Then
Debug.Print
""
Debug.Print
" Dimensions:"
For
j = 0 To UBound(vDispDim)
Set
swDispDim = vDispDim(j)
Set
swDim = swDispDim.GetDimension
Debug.Print
" Name
=
" & swDim.Name
Debug.Print
" FullName
=
" & swDim.FullName
Debug.Print
" Type
=
" & swDim.GetType
Debug.Print
" DrivenState
=
" & swDim.DrivenState
Debug.Print
" ReadOnly
=
" & swDim.ReadOnly
Debug.Print
" Value
=
" & swDim.GetSystemValue2("")
* 1000# & " mm"
Debug.Print
" TextAll
=
" & swDispDim.GetText(swDimensionTextAll)
Debug.Print
" TextPrefix
=
" & swDispDim.GetText(swDimensionTextPrefix)
Debug.Print
" TextSuffix
=
" & swDispDim.GetText(swDimensionTextSuffix)
Debug.Print
" CalloutAbove
=
" & swDispDim.GetText(swDimensionTextCalloutAbove)
Debug.Print
" CalloutBelow
=
" & swDispDim.GetText(swDimensionTextCalloutBelow)
Debug.Print
""
Next
j
End
If
If
Not IsEmpty(vBlockInst) Then
Debug.Print
""
For
j = 0 To UBound(vBlockInst)
Set
swBlockInst = vBlockInst(j)
vNote
= swBlockInst.GetAttributes
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'
NEW BLOCKS: Get block instance Name
Debug.Print
" Name
of block instance: " & swBlockInst.Name
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Debug.Print
" Block
instance(" & j & "):"
' 1 radian = 180º/p
= 57.295779513º or approximately 57.3º
Debug.Print
" Angle
=
" & swBlockInst.Angle
* 57.3 & " deg"
Debug.Print
" Scale
=
" & swBlockInst.Scale
Debug.Print
" TextDisplay
=
" & swBlockInst.TextDisplay
If
Not IsEmpty(vNote) Then
Debug.Print
" Notes:"
For
k = 0 To UBound(vNote)
Set
swNote = vNote(k)
Debug.Print
" Tag
Name =
" & swNote.TagName
Debug.Print
" Text
=
" & swNote.GetText
Debug.Print
""
Next
k
End
If
Next
j
End
If
Debug.Print
" ------------------------------------"
Next
i
End
If
End Sub
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