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Create and Edit Linear Sketch Pattern Example (C#)

This example shows how to create and edit a linear sketch pattern.

//---------------------------------------------------------------
// Preconditions: Verify that the specified part template exists.
//
// Postconditions:
// 1. Creates an extrude feature.
// 2. Opens a sketch on the front face of the extrude feature.
// 3. Creates a linear sketch pattern.
// 4. Closes the sketch.
// 5. Opens the linear sketch pattern.
// 6. Deletes an entity (i.e., Line3) in each instance of the linear
//    sketch pattern.
// 7. Examine the graphics area.
//---------------------------------------------------------------
using SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks;
using SolidWorks.Interop.swconst;
using System;
 
namespace Macro1CSharp.csproj
{
    partial class SolidWorksMacro
    {
        public void Main()
        {
            ModelDoc2 swModel = default(ModelDoc2);
            ModelDocExtension swModelDocExt = default(ModelDocExtension);
            SketchManager swSketchMgr = default(SketchManager);
            Feature swFeature = default(Feature);
            FeatureManager swFeatureMgr = default(FeatureManager);
            object vSkLines = null;
            bool boolstatus = false;
            int longstatus = 0;
 
            // Reset the counts for untitled documents for this macro 
            swApp.ResetUntitledCount(0, 0, 0);
 
            // Create part document 
            swModel = (ModelDoc2)swApp.NewDocument("C:\\ProgramData\\SOLIDWORKS\\SOLIDWORKS 2016\\templates\\Part.prtdot", 0, 0, 0);
            swApp.ActivateDoc2("Part1"falseref longstatus);
            swModel = (ModelDoc2)swApp.ActiveDoc;
 
            // Select the Front plane 
            swModelDocExt = swModel.Extension;
            boolstatus = swModelDocExt.SelectByID2("Front Plane""PLANE", 0, 0, 0, false, 0, null, 0);
 
            // Open a sketch and sketch a rectangle 
            swSketchMgr = swModel.SketchManager;
            swSketchMgr.InsertSketch(true);
            swModel.ClearSelection2(true);
            vSkLines = swSketchMgr.CreateCornerRectangle(-0.07606134448097, 0.04933121484909, 0, 0.07649598073515, -0.0510697598658, 0);
 
            // Change view orientation and clear all selections 
            swModel.ShowNamedView2("*Trimetric", 8);
            swModel.ClearSelection2(true);
 
            // Select the sketch entities to extrude 
            swModelDocExt = swModel.Extension;
            boolstatus = swModelDocExt.SelectByID2("Line2""SKETCHSEGMENT", 0, 0, 0, false, 0, null, 0);
            boolstatus = swModelDocExt.SelectByID2("Line1""SKETCHSEGMENT", 0, 0, 0, true, 0, null, 0);
            boolstatus = swModelDocExt.SelectByID2("Line4""SKETCHSEGMENT", 0, 0, 0, true, 0, null, 0);
            boolstatus = swModelDocExt.SelectByID2("Line3""SKETCHSEGMENT", 0, 0, 0, true, 0, null, 0);
 
            // Create the extrude feature 
            swFeatureMgr = swModel.FeatureManager;
            swFeature = swFeatureMgr.FeatureExtrusion2(truefalsefalse, 0, 0, 0.0508, 0.381, falsefalsefalse,
            false, 0.01745329251994, 0.01745329251994, falsefalsefalsefalsetruetruetrue, 0, 0, false);
 
            // Fit the model in the graphics area 
            swModel.ViewZoomtofit2();
 
            // Select the face on the extrude feature and sketch the entities to pattern 
            swModel.ShowNamedView2("*Front", 1);
            boolstatus = swModelDocExt.SelectByID2("""FACE", -0.05428715407583, 0.03314479661076, 0.05079999999998, false, 0, null, 0);
            vSkLines = swSketchMgr.CreateCornerRectangle(-0.00838865116811, 0.00609746454014, 0, 0.00738895920642, -0.007221297464333, 0);
 
            // Create a linear sketch pattern using the newly 
            // sketched rectangle as the linear pattern seed feature 
            boolstatus = swSketchMgr.CreateLinearSketchStepAndRepeat(2, 2, 0.0254, 0.0254, 0.296705972839, 1.134464013796, ""truetruefalsetruetrue);
            swModel.ClearSelection2(true);
 
            // Close the sketch 
            swSketchMgr.InsertSketch(true);
 
            // Select an entity in the linear sketch seed 
            // pattern and open the linear sketch pattern to edit 
            boolstatus = swModelDocExt.SelectByID2("Line3@Sketch2""EXTSKETCHSEGMENT", -0.002651338304644, -0.007221297464333, 0, false, 0, null, 0);
            swModel.EditSketch();
 
            // Delete the Line3 sketch entity from each instance 
            // of the linear sketch pattern 
            boolstatus = swSketchMgr.EditLinearSketchStepAndRepeat(3, 2, 0.0254, 0.0254, 0.296705972839, 1.134464013796, ""falsefalsefalsetruetrue"Line2_Line1_Line4_");
 
        }
 
        public SldWorks swApp;
 
    }
}


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