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Fire Notification When Changing Configuration of Reference Component Example (VBA)

This example shows how to fire an event when changing the configuration of a reference component in an assembly.

'---------------------------------------------------------------
' Preconditions:
' 1. Copy and paste this code in the main module.
' 2. Click Insert > Class Module and copy and past this code
'    the class module.
' 3. Open an assembly document that contains at least one
'    subassembly (i.e., reference component) that has
'    multiple configurations.
' 4. Run this macro (press F5).
' 5. Right-click a subassembly and select Configure Component.
' 6. In the Configuration column on the Modify Configurations
'    dialog, select a different configuration and click OK.
'
' Postconditions:
' 1. Displays a message box informing you that a component's
'    configuration is being changed.
' 2. Click OK to close the message box and
'    the Modify Configurations dialog.
'---------------------------------------------------------------
'Main module

Option Explicit

Dim swApp As SldWorks.SldWorks
Dim swModel As SldWorks.ModelDoc2
Dim swAssem As SldWorks.AssemblyDoc
Dim swAssemEvents As Class1

Sub main()

Set swApp = Application.SldWorks
Set swModel = swApp.ActiveDoc

'Set up events
Set swAssem = swModel
Set swAssemEvents = New Class1
Set swAssemEvents.swAssem = swApp.ActiveDoc

End Sub

'Class module

Option Explicit
 

Public WithEvents swAssem As SldWorks.AssemblyDoc

'Send message when user is changing the configuration of a reference component

Private Function swAssem_ComponentConfigurationChangeNotify(ByVal componentName As String, ByVal oldConfigurationName As String, ByVal newConfigurationName As String) As Long

    MsgBox "A component's configuration is being changed: Component name: " & componentName & ", previous configuration name: " & oldConfigurationName & ", and new configuration name: " & newConfigurationName

End Function



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