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Get Feature Type and Name Example (VB.NET)

This example shows how to get the feature type and name of the selected feature for use with IModelDocExtension::SelectByID2.

'----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
' Preconditions:
' 1. Open public_documents\tutorial\floxpress\ball valve\ball_valve.sldasm.
' 2. Expand any component in the FeatureManager design tree
'    and select one of its features.
'
' Postconditions:
' 1. Gets the selected feature's type and name.
' 2. Examine the Immediate window.
'
' NOTE: Because this assembly document is used elsewhere, do not save changes.
'----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Imports SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks
Imports SolidWorks.Interop.swconst
Imports System
Imports System.Diagnostics


Partial Class SolidWorksMacro


    Public Sub main()


        Dim swModel As ModelDoc2
        Dim swModelDocExt As ModelDocExtension

        Dim swSelMgr As SelectionMgr
        Dim swFeat As Feature
        Dim featName As String, featType As String


        swModel = swApp.ActiveDoc
        swSelMgr = swModel.SelectionManager
        swModelDocExt = swModel.Extension


        ' Get the selected feature
        swFeat = swSelMgr.GetSelectedObject6(1, -1)

        swModel.ClearSelection2(True)


        featType = ""
        featName = ""


        ' Get the feature's type and name
       featName = swFeat.GetNameForSelection(featType)
        swModelDocExt.SelectByID2(featName, featType, 0, 0, 0, True, 0, Nothing, 0)


        ' Print the feature's type and name
        ' to the Immediate window
        Debug.Print("Feature type: " & featType)
        Debug.Print("Feature name: " & featName)


    End Sub

 

    ''' <summary>
    ''' The SldWorks swApp variable is pre-assigned for you.
    ''' </summary>
    Public swApp As SldWorks
 

End Class



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