Get Tangent Edges of Bendlines (C#)
This example shows how to get each bendline's visible tangent edges
in a flat-pattern view in a drawing of a sheet metal part.
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Preconditions:
// 1. Open a SOLIDWORKS drawing that has a flat-pattern
// view
of a sheet metal part that has bend lines
// with
tangent edges.
// 2. Run the macro and examine the Immediate window
// and
the drawing document to verify the results.
//
// Postconditions: None
//----------------------------------
using SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks;
using SolidWorks.Interop.swconst;
using System;
using System.Diagnostics;
namespace GetBendlinesTangentEdges_CSharp.csproj
{
partial
class SolidWorksMacro
{
public
void Main()
{
ModelDoc2
swModel = default(ModelDoc2);
DrawingDoc
swDrawing = default(DrawingDoc);
Sheet
swSheet = default(Sheet);
View
swView = default(View);
long
nbrBendlines = 0;
object[]
BendlinesArr = null;
long
nbrRelatedTangentEdges = 0;
object
RelatedTangentEdgesArr = null;
long
i = 0;
SketchSegment
swSketchSegment = default(SketchSegment);
swModel
= (ModelDoc2)swApp.ActiveDoc;
swDrawing
= (DrawingDoc)swModel;
//
Get drawing sheet
swSheet
= (Sheet)swDrawing.GetCurrentSheet();
//
Get name of drawing sheet
Debug.Print("Name
of drawing sheet: " + swSheet.GetName());
//
Get number of views on drawing sheet
Debug.Print("
Number of drawing views on drawing sheet: " + swDrawing.GetViewCount());
//
First view is the current drawing sheet
swView
= (View)swDrawing.GetFirstView();
Debug.Print("
First drawing view is the current drawing sheet, so...");
//
Get first drawing view on drawing sheet
swView
= (View)swView.GetNextView();
while
((swView != null))
{
Debug.Print("
Get next drawing view on drawing sheet...");
//
Get first true drawing view on current drawing sheet
Debug.Print("
Is this drawing view a flat-pattern view? " + swView.IsFlatPatternView());
//
If this drawing view is a flat pattern view, then
//
get its bendlines and their related tangent edges
if
(swView.IsFlatPatternView())
{
//
Get number of bendlines in the drawing view
nbrBendlines
= swView.GetBendLineCount();
BendlinesArr
= new Object[nbrBendlines];
Debug.Print("
Number of bendlines in this drawing view: " + nbrBendlines);
if
((nbrBendlines > 0))
{
BendlinesArr
= (Object[])swView.GetBendLines();
for
(i = 0; i <= BendlinesArr.GetUpperBound(0); i++)
{
swSketchSegment
= (SketchSegment)BendlinesArr[i];
Debug.Print("
Is bend line " + i + " really a bend line? " + swSketchSegment.IsBendLine());
//
Get the number of tangent lines related to
//
the bendline
nbrRelatedTangentEdges
= swView.GetRelatedTangentEdgeCount(BendlinesArr[i]);
Debug.Print("
Number of tangent edges for Bendline " + i + ": " + nbrRelatedTangentEdges);
//
Get the tangent lines related to the bendline
if
((nbrRelatedTangentEdges > 0))
{
RelatedTangentEdgesArr
= swView.GetRelatedTangentEdges(BendlinesArr[i]);
nbrRelatedTangentEdges
= nbrRelatedTangentEdges - 1;
}
}
}
}
//
Get next drawing view
swView
= (View)swView.GetNextView();
}
}
public
SldWorks swApp;
}
}