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Get Display State Settings Example (VB.NET)

This example shows how to get display modes, transparency states, and visibility states of components.

'------------------------------------------------------------------------------
' Preconditions: Open an assembly that contains a minimum of three top-level
' components and two display states, "DS_1" and "DS_2".
'
' Postconditions: Inspect the Immediate Window for the display modes,
' transparency states, and visibility states of all three components
' in both DS_1 and DS_2.
'-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Imports SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks
Imports SolidWorks.Interop.swconst
Imports System.Diagnostics

Partial Public Class SolidWorksMacro
    
Private swDoc As ModelDoc2 = Nothing
    Private swExt As ModelDocExtension = Nothing
    Private swDSS As DisplayStateSetting = Nothing
    Private varStatus As Object
    Private varTStatus As Object
    Private varVStatus As Object
    Private statusArray As Array
    
Private statusTArray As Array
    
Private statusVArray As Array
    
Const maxEntMode As Integer = 3

    
Public Sub Main()
        swDoc =
DirectCast(swApp.ActiveDoc, ModelDoc2)
        swExt = swDoc.Extension
        
Dim docType As Integer = swDoc.[GetType]()
        
If docType = CInt(swDocumentTypes_e.swDocASSEMBLY) Then

            CreateDisplayStateSetting()

            varStatus = swExt.DisplayMode(swDSS)
            statusArray =
DirectCast(varStatus, Array)

            varTStatus = swExt.Transparency(swDSS)
            statusTArray =
DirectCast(varTStatus, Array)

            varVStatus = swExt.Visibility(swDSS)
            statusVArray =
DirectCast(varVStatus, Array)

            WriteOutput()

        
End If
    End Sub

    Public Sub CreateDisplayStateSetting()
        swDSS = swExt.GetDisplayStateSetting(
CInt(swDisplayStateOpts_e.swThisDisplayState))
        swDSS.Option =
CInt(swDisplayStateOpts_e.swSpecifyDisplayState)

        
Dim specDSNames As String() = New String(1) {}
        specDSNames(0) =
"DS_1"
        specDSNames(1) = "DS_2"
        Dim varSpecDSNames As Object = specDSNames
        swDSS.Names = varSpecDSNames

        
Dim swADoc As AssemblyDoc
        swADoc =
DirectCast(swDoc, AssemblyDoc)
        
Dim compCnt As Integer = swADoc.GetComponentCount(True)
        
Dim listComp As Component2() = New Component2(maxEntMode - 1) {}
        
If compCnt >= maxEntMode Then
            Dim varComp As Object() = DirectCast(swADoc.GetComponents(True), Object())
            listComp(0) =
DirectCast(varComp(0), Component2)
            listComp(1) =
DirectCast(varComp(1), Component2)
            listComp(2) =
DirectCast(varComp(2), Component2)
            swDSS.Entities = listComp
        
End If

    End Sub

    Public Sub WriteOutput()
        
Dim entCount As Integer = swDSS.GetEntityCount()
        
Dim listComp As Object() = DirectCast(swDSS.Entities, Object())
        
Dim allCtr As Integer = 0
        
For entctr As Integer = 0 To entCount - 1
            
Dim swComp As Component2 = DirectCast(listComp(entctr), Component2)
            Debug.Print(swComp.Name2)
            
Dim dsNameCount As Integer = swDSS.GetNameCount()
            
Dim dsNames As Object() = DirectCast(swDSS.Names, Object())

            
For namectr As Integer = 0 To dsNameCount - 1
                Debug.Print(
"   " & DirectCast(dsNames(namectr), String))
                
Dim status As Integer = CInt(statusArray.GetValue(allCtr))
                
Dim statusT As Integer = CInt(statusTArray.GetValue(allCtr))
                
Dim statusV As Integer = CInt(statusVArray.GetValue(allCtr))
                WriteMode(status)
                WriteTransparency(statusT)
                WriteVisibility(statusV)
                allCtr += 1
            
Next
        Next
    End Sub
    Public Sub WriteMode(ByVal status As Integer)
        
Select Case status
            
Case CInt(swDisplayMode_e.swDisplayModeDEFAULT)
                Debug.Print(
"       swDisplayModeDEFAULT")
                
Exit Select
            Case CInt(swDisplayMode_e.swHIDDEN)
                Debug.Print(
"       swHIDDEN")
                
Exit Select
            Case CInt(swDisplayMode_e.swHIDDEN_GREYED)
                Debug.Print(
"       swHIDDEN_GREYED")
                
Exit Select
            Case CInt(swDisplayMode_e.swSHADED)
                Debug.Print(
"       swSHADED")
                
Exit Select
            Case CInt(swDisplayMode_e.swSHADED_EDGES)
                Debug.Print(
"       swSHADED_EDGES")
                
Exit Select
            Case CInt(swDisplayMode_e.swWIREFRAME)
                Debug.Print(
"       swWIREFRAME")
                
Exit Select
            Case CInt(swDisplayMode_e.swDisplayModeUNKNOWN)
                Debug.Print(
"       Error:swDisplayModeUNKNOWN")
               
Exit Select

            Case CInt(swDisplayMode_e.swFACETED_WIREFRAME)
                Debug.Print ("       swFACETED_WIREFRAME")
                Exit Select

            Case CInt(swDisplayMode_e.swFACETED_HIDDEN_GREYED)
                Debug.Print ("       swFACETED_HIDDEN_GREYED")
                Exit Select

            Case CInt(swDisplayMode_e.swFACETED_HIDDEN)
                Debug.Print ("       swFACETED_HIDDEN")
                
Exit Select
        End Select
    End Sub
    Public Sub WriteTransparency(ByVal status As Integer)
        
Select Case status
            
Case CInt(swTransparencyState_e.swTransparencyStateTransparent)
                Debug.Print(
"       swTransparencyStateTransparent")
                
Exit Select
            Case CInt(swTransparencyState_e.swTransparencyStateNonTransparent)
                Debug.Print(
"       swTransparencyStateNonTransparent")
                
Exit Select
            Case CInt(swTransparencyState_e.swTransparencyStateUnknown)
                Debug.Print(
"       ERROR : swTransparencyStateUnknown")
                
Exit Select
        End Select
    End Sub
    Public Sub WriteVisibility(ByVal status As Integer)
        
Select Case status
            
Case CInt(swVisibilityState_e.swVisibilityStateHide)
                Debug.Print(
"       swVisibilityStateHide")
                
Exit Select
            Case CInt(swVisibilityState_e.swVisibilityStateShown)
                Debug.Print(
"       swVisibilityStateShown")
                
Exit Select
            Case CInt(swVisibilityState_e.swVisibilityStateUnknown)
                Debug.Print(
"       ERROR : swVisibilityStateUnknown")
                
Exit Select
        End Select
    End Sub

    Public swApp As SldWorks
End Class

 



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