Add Configuration and Promote Child Components in BOM Example (VB.NET)
This example shows how to add a configuration to an assembly and promote its
child components one level in a BOM.
'----------------------------------------
' Preconditions:
' 1. Specified assembly document exists.
' 2. Open the Immediate window.
'
' Postconditions:
' 1. Opens the specified assembly document.
' 2. Adds a new configuration named Config2.
' 3. Sets the option to dissolve the assembly's
' configuration when it appears in a BOM and
' promote all of its child components one level.
' 4. To verify, examine the option value printed to
' the Immediate window.
'
' NOTE: Because this assembly document is used
' elsewhere, do not save changes when closing it.
'----------------------------------------
Imports SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks
Imports SolidWorks.Interop.swconst
Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices
Imports System
Imports System.Diagnostics
Partial Class SolidWorksMacro
Dim swAssembly As AssemblyDoc
Dim swModel As ModelDoc2
Dim swModelDocExt As ModelDocExtension
Dim swConfig As Configuration
Dim fileName As String
Dim status As Boolean
Dim errors As Integer
Dim warnings As Integer
Sub main()
'Open assembly document
fileName = "C:\Program Files\SOLIDWORKS Corp\SOLIDWORKS\samples\tutorial\advdrawings\bowl and chute.sldasm"
swAssembly = swApp.OpenDoc6(fileName, swDocumentTypes_e.swDocASSEMBLY, swOpenDocOptions_e.swOpenDocOptions_Silent, "", errors, warnings)
swModel = swAssembly
'Add configuration named Config2
swModelDocExt = swModel.Extension
status = swModelDocExt.SelectByID2("bowl and chute.SLDASM", "COMPONENT", 0, 0, 0, False, 0, Nothing, 0)
swModel.ClearSelection2(True)
swConfig = swModel.AddConfiguration3("Config2", "", "", swConfigurationOptions2_e.swConfigOption_DoDisolveInBOM + swConfigurationOptions2_e.swConfigOption_DontShowPartsInBOM)
'Dissolve the assembly's configuration
'when it appears in a BOM and promote all of
'its child components one level
swConfig.ChildComponentDisplayInBOM = swChildComponentInBOMOption_e.swChildComponent_Promote
Debug.Print("Child component display option in BOM: " & swConfig.ChildComponentDisplayInBOM)
End Sub
''' <summary>
''' The SldWorks swApp variable is pre-assigned for you.
''' </summary>
Public swApp As SldWorks
End Class