Get Component by Name Example (C#)
This examples shows how to get a component by name and to determine
if that component is fixed or floating.
//-------------------------------------------
// Preconditions:
// 1. Open install_dir\samples\tutorial\EDraw\claw\claw-mechanism.sldasm.
// 2. Open the Immediate window.
//
// Postconditions:
// 1. Gets the specified component.
// 2. Gets whether the specified component is fixed.
// 3. Examine the Immediate window.
//-------------------------------------------
using SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks;
using SolidWorks.Interop.swconst;
using System;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
namespace Macro1.csproj
{
public partial class SolidWorksMacro
{
ModelDoc2 swModel;
AssemblyDoc swAssy;
Component2 swComp;
public void Main()
{
swModel = swApp.ActiveDoc as ModelDoc2;
swAssy = swModel as AssemblyDoc;
string compName;
compName = "center-1";
swComp = swAssy.GetComponentByName(compName);
bool bRet;
bRet = swComp.IsFixed();
Debug.Print("Is component fixed: " + bRet);
}
/// <summary>
/// The SldWorks swApp variable is pre-assigned for you.
/// </summary>
public SldWorks swApp;
}
}