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Display Hidden Lines Example (C#)

This example shows how to set the display mode of a model.

//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Preconditions:
// 1. Open a model document.
// 2. Press F5 five times, inspecting the graphics area each time.
//
// Postconditions: The display mode settings for the document are modified
// as specified.
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
using Microsoft.VisualBasic;
using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Data;
using System.Diagnostics;
using SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks;
using SolidWorks.Interop.swconst;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
namespace DisplayHiddenLines_CSharp.csproj
{
    
partial class SolidWorksMacro
    {

        
public void Main()
        {
            
ModelDoc2 swModel = default(ModelDoc2);
            swModel = (
ModelDoc2)swApp.ActiveDoc;

            
// Make hidden lines visible
            swModel.ViewDisplayHiddengreyed();
            System.Diagnostics.
Debugger.Break();
            
// Display shaded
            swModel.ViewDisplayShaded();
            System.Diagnostics.
Debugger.Break();
            
// Remove hidden lines
            swModel.ViewDisplayHiddenremoved();
            System.Diagnostics.
Debugger.Break();
            
// Display as wireframe
            swModel.ViewDisplayWireframe();
            System.Diagnostics.
Debugger.Break();
            
// Toggle display of surface curvature
            swModel.ViewDisplayCurvature();
            System.Diagnostics.
Debugger.Break();
            
// Display the facets of the shaded model
            swModel.ViewDisplayFaceted();

        }

        
public SldWorks swApp;

    }
}

 



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