Create and Edit Bolt and Pin Connectors Example (C#)
This example shows how to:
add a bolt connector to the Connections in a SOLIDWORKS
Simulation static study, using persistent reference identifier (PIDs)
for entity selections.
change the bolt connector's default values, apply
library material, and set pre-load.
edit an existing pin connector connection.
The model used in this example had four extrudes (three bosses and one
cut resulting in four holes), a static study with a Pin
Connector-1 connection, and looked like this:
NOTE: To get persistent reference
identifiers (PIDs) for model selections, you can use
pidcollector.exe
or IModelDocExtension::GetPersistReference3.
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Preconditions:
// 1. Add the SOLIDWORKS Simulation as an add-in
// (in
SOLIDWORKS, click Tools > Add-ins
> SOLIDWORKS Simulation).
// 2. Add the SOLIDWORKS Simulation primary interop assembly as
// a
reference (in the IDE's Project Explorer, right-click
// the
project name, select Add Reference,
click the Browse tab,
// navigate
to the install_dir\api\redist\CLR2 folder and
// select
SolidWorks.Interop.cosworks.dll).
// 3. Model shown is the active document in SOLIDWORKS.
// 4. Modify path to solidworks
materials.sldmat as needed.
// 5. Run the macro.
//
// Postconditions: A bolt connector called Counterbore
with Nut-2
// is
added to the study.
//
//-------------------------------------------
using SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks;
using SolidWorks.Interop.swconst;
using SolidWorks.Interop.cosworks;
using System;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Collections;
using System.Text;
namespace BoltConnectorCSharp.csproj
{
partial
class SolidWorksMacro
{
public
void Main()
{
ModelDoc2
Part = default(ModelDoc2);
CosmosWorks
COSMOSWORKS = default(CosmosWorks);
CwAddincallback
COSMOSObject = default(CwAddincallback);
CWModelDoc
ActDoc = default(CWModelDoc);
CWStudyManager
StudyMngr = default(CWStudyManager);
CWStudy
Study = default(CWStudy);
CWLoadsAndRestraintsManager
LBCMgr = default(CWLoadsAndRestraintsManager);
CWBoltConnector
CWBolt = default(CWBoltConnector);
CWPinConnector
CWPin = default(CWPinConnector);
int
errCode = 0;
byte[]
var1 = null;
byte[]
var2 = null;
object
pDisp1 = null;
object
pDisp2 = null;
ArrayList
PIDCollection = new ArrayList();
PIDCollection
= PIDInitializer();
//
Get SOLIDWORKS Simulation object
COSMOSObject
= (CwAddincallback)swApp.GetAddInObject("SldWorks.Simulation");
if
(COSMOSObject == null) ErrorMsg(swApp, "COSMOSObject object not found.",
true);
COSMOSWORKS
= (CosmosWorks)COSMOSObject.CosmosWorks;
if
(COSMOSWORKS == null) ErrorMsg(swApp, "COSMOSWORKS object not found.",
true);
//
Get active SOLIDWORKS part document
Part
= (SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks.ModelDoc2)swApp.ActiveDoc;
ActDoc
= (CWModelDoc)COSMOSWORKS.ActiveDoc;
//
Get study manager and study
StudyMngr
= (CWStudyManager)ActDoc.StudyManager;
Study
= StudyMngr.GetStudy(0);
//
Get PIDs for the selections
//
Edge of a hole
SelectByPID("selection1",
PIDCollection, ref var1);
//
Opposite edge of hole
SelectByPID("selection2",
PIDCollection, ref var2);
pDisp1
= (object)Part.Extension.GetObjectByPersistReference3((var1),
out errCode);
pDisp2
= (object)Part.Extension.GetObjectByPersistReference3((var2),
out errCode);
//
Create and initialize object array
object[]
DispArray1 = { pDisp1 };
object[]
DispArray2 = { pDisp2 };
LBCMgr
= (CWLoadsAndRestraintsManager)Study.LoadsAndRestraintsManager;
//
Add bolt connector
CWBolt
= (CWBoltConnector)LBCMgr.AddBoltConnector((int)swsBoltType_e.swsBoltTypeStandardOrCounterboreNut,
(DispArray1), (DispArray2), ref errCode);
//
Edit bolt connector
CWBolt.BoltConnectorBeginEdit();
CWBolt.HeadDiameterUnit = 0;
CWBolt.HeadDiameterValue = 5;
CWBolt.BoltShankDiameterUnit = 0;
CWBolt.BoltShankDiameterValue = 2.9;
CWBolt.MaterialType = 1;
CWBolt.SetLibraryMaterial("c:\\Program
Files\\SOLIDWORKS Corp\\SOLIDWORKS\\lang\\english\\sldmaterials\\solidworks
materials.sldmat", "Ductile Iron (SN)");
CWBolt.BoltUnit = 0;
CWBolt.PreLoadForceType = 0;
CWBolt.PreLoadForceValue = 0.85;
CWBolt.FrictionValue = 0.3;
errCode
= CWBolt.BoltConnectorEndEdit();
//
Get Pin Connector-1
CWPin
= (CWPinConnector)LBCMgr.GetLoadsAndRestraints(0,
out errCode);
//
Edit Pin Connector-1
CWPin.PinConnectorBeginEdit();
CWPin.IncludeTypeWithKey = false;
CWPin.IncludeTypeWithRetainerRing = false;
CWPin.Unit = 0;
CWPin.AxialStiffnessValue = 1000;
CWPin.RotationalStiffnessValue = 10000000.0;
errCode
= CWPin.PinConnectorEndEdit();
}
private
void SelectByPID(string PIDName, ArrayList PIDCollection, ref byte[] varEntity)
{
//
Select by PID
byte[]
PID = null;
string[]
PIDVariant = null;
string
PIDString = null;
int
i = 0;
//
Get string from array
PIDString
= "";
switch(PIDName)
{
case
"selection1":
PIDString
= (string)PIDCollection[0];
break;
case
"selection2":
PIDString
= (string)PIDCollection[1];
break;
default:
break;
}
//
Parse the string into an array
PIDVariant
= PIDString.Split(new char[] {','});
//
Convert string array to byte array
int
sizeArray =
PIDVariant.Length;
PID
= new byte[sizeArray];
for
(i = 0; i < PIDVariant.Length - 1; i++)
{
PID[i]
= Convert.ToByte(PIDVariant[i]);
}
varEntity
= PID;
}
public
ArrayList PIDInitializer()
{
//
Initialize PIDs
ArrayList
PIDCollection = new ArrayList();
string
selection1 = null;
string
selection2 = null;
//
Constants
selection1
= "35,29,213,113,218,129,72,162,168,88,152,178,27,137,239,153,184,1,0,0,17,1,0,0,120,1,157,80,189,78,195,48,24,188,242,87,42,64,136,13,169,11,12,172,8,149,9,24,105,163,68,20,129,146,142,72,81,112,156,210,82,59,40,184,18,11,82,38,158,128,7,224,5,88,120,5,102,120,10,158,163,230,220,144,169,27,182,228,179,239,190,251,62,157,191,182,129,101,0,118,102,121,18,109,3,27,80,121,47,29,202,80,102,177,104,204,105,96,197,225,82,245,120,254,124,61,120,15,62,6,53,86,182,93,103,211,169,151,8,121,28,104,19,77,139,44,72,67,249,16,139,74,95,163,238,133,177,112,35,182,92,237,147,185,186,29,75,97,42,106,135,212,121,100,138,145,30,250,137,78,39,146,244,204,238,123,56,197,13,174,81,32,199,24,18,2,6,143,216,67,7,71,220,39,212,212,156,189,67,2,141,17,53,133,67,68,232,163,75,87,136,1,90,37,251,180,22,171,24,230,231,66,248,168,19,254,5,117,95,209,236,178,103,198,142,83,76,56,175,94,29,94,212,165,240,157,227,237,165,242,185,52,109,151,172,200,85,116,111,122,218,44,132,95,45,215,113,70,203,55,173,77,16";
selection1
= selection1 + "2,229,34,96,179,4,254,163,57,239,47,9,100,114,100,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0";
selection1
= selection1 + ",Type=1";
selection2
= "35,29,213,113,218,129,72,162,168,88,152,178,27,137,239,153,184,1,0,0,20,1,0,0,120,1,157,80,189,78,195,48,24,188,242,87,42,64,136,13,137,5,6,54,132,16,76,192,72,27,37,2,4,74,42,38,164,40,56,78,105,105,28,20,92,137,165,82,38,158,128,7,224,5,88,120,5,102,120,10,158,163,230,92,147,169,27,182,228,207,190,239,187,59,157,191,214,129,121,0,102,98,120,178,154,6,86,144,23,157,180,39,67,153,197,162,49,133,129,5,91,231,220,99,252,249,186,251,30,124,116,235,234,104,91,164,121,101,145,71,15,186,163,244,81,160,116,52,42,179,32,13,229,99,44,220,200,146,29,9,99,97,93,214,172,203,179,190,186,27,72,161,29,180,65,232,44,210,101,95,245,252,68,165,67,73,120,98,118,60,156,224,22,215,40,81,96,0,9,1,141,39,108,227,16,7,220,199,236,229,83,244,30,9,20,250,236,229,216,71,132,11,180,201,10,209,69,171,162,78,107,118,138,121,126,206,133,143,58,228,95,86,251,27,205,54,53,51,42,142,48,164,95,189,78,121,249,190,20,126,147,213,112,89,220,166,217,180,105,84,234,37,66,206,36,95,172,150,177,199,185,27,242,";
selection2
= selection2 + "172,211,219,139,243,91,173,128,255,244,40,129,95,173,223,107,131,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0";
selection2
= selection2 + ",Type=1";
//
Store constants in arrays
PIDCollection.Add(selection1);
PIDCollection.Add(selection2);
//
Pass the arrays back
return
PIDCollection;
}
private
void ErrorMsg(object SwApp, string Message, bool EndTest)
{
swApp.SendMsgToUser2(Message,
0, 0);
swApp.RecordLine("'***
WARNING - General");
swApp.RecordLine("'***
" + Message);
swApp.RecordLine("");
if
(EndTest)
{
}
}
///
<summary>
///
The SldWorks swApp variable is pre-assigned for you.
///
</summary>
public
SldWorks swApp;
}
}