Get Appearance File Name Example (VB.NET)
This example shows how to get the file name of the first appearance applied
to a model.
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' Preconditions:
' 1. Verify that the specified model document exists.
' 2. Verify that the specified materials file exists.
' 3. Open the Immediate window.
'
' Postconditions:
' 1. Opens the specified model document.
' 2. Applies the specified appearance to the selected face.
' 3. Gets the material IDs.
' 4. Gets the file name of the first appearance applied to the model.
' 5. Examine the graphics area and the Immediate window.
'
' NOTE: Because the model is used elsewhere, do not save changes.
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Imports SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks
Imports SolidWorks.Interop.swconst
Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices
Imports System
Imports System.Diagnostics
Partial Class SolidWorksMacro
Public Sub main()
Dim swModel As ModelDoc2
Dim swModelDocExt As ModelDocExtension
Dim swSelectionMgr As SelectionMgr
Dim swFace As Face2
Dim swConfiguration As Configuration
Dim swRenderMaterial As RenderMaterial
Dim nbrRenderMaterials As Integer
Dim fileName As String
Dim warnings As Integer
Dim errors As Integer
Dim status As Boolean
Dim materialName As String
Dim displayStateNames() As String
Dim materialID1 As Integer
Dim materialID2 As Integer
'Open model document
fileName = "C:\Program Files\SolidWorks Corp\SolidWorks\samples\tutorial\api\cover_plate.sldprt"
swModel = swApp.OpenDoc6(fileName, swDocumentTypes_e.swDocPART, swOpenDocOptions_e.swOpenDocOptions_Silent, "", errors, warnings)
'Create material for the appearance
materialName = "C:\Program Files\SolidWorks Corp\SolidWorks\data\graphics\Materials\plastic\low gloss\blue low gloss plastic.p2m"
swModelDocExt = swModel.Extension
swRenderMaterial = swModelDocExt.CreateRenderMaterial(materialName)
'Verify that RealView Graphics is set
Debug.Print("RealView Graphics set? " & swModelDocExt.ViewDisplayRealView)
'Select a face and add an appearance
status = swModelDocExt.SelectByID2("", "FACE", 0.0417924256550464, 0.0796803314056547, 0, False, 0, Nothing, 0)
swSelectionMgr = swModel.SelectionManager
swFace = swSelectionMgr.GetSelectedObject6(1, -1)
status = swRenderMaterial.AddEntity(swFace)
Debug.Print("Appearance added to selected face? " & status)
swModel.ClearSelection2(True)
'Get the names of display states
'Add the appearance to all display states
swConfiguration = swModel.GetActiveConfiguration
displayStateNames = swConfiguration.GetDisplayStates
status = swModelDocExt.AddDisplayStateSpecificRenderMaterial(swRenderMaterial, swDisplayStateOpts_e.swAllDisplayState, displayStateNames, materialID1, materialID2)
Debug.Print("Material IDs returned by IModelDocExtension::AddDisplayStateSpecificRenderMaterial: ")
Debug.Print(" ID1: " & materialID1)
Debug.Print(" ID2: " & materialID2)
'Get the number of appearances
nbrRenderMaterials = swModelDocExt.GetRenderMaterialsCount2(swDisplayStateOpts_e.swAllDisplayState, displayStateNames)
'If one or more appearances are applied to the model,
'then get the file name of the first appearance applied
If nbrRenderMaterials > 0 Then
swRenderMaterial.GetMaterialIds(materialID1, materialID2)
Debug.Print("Material IDs returned by IModelDocExtension::GetMaterialIds: ")
Debug.Print(" ID1: " & materialID1)
Debug.Print(" ID2: " & materialID2)
Debug.Print("First appearance's file name: " & swRenderMaterial.FileName)
Else
Debug.Print("No appearances applied to this model.")
End If
End Sub
''' <summary>
''' The SldWorks swApp variable is pre-assigned for you.
''' </summary>
Public swApp As SldWorks
End Class