Get Names of Annotations Example (C#)
This example shows show to:
- get the names of all of the
annotations in a drawing.
- select all of the
annotations in a drawing.
//--------------------------------------------------------------
// Preconditions:
// 1. Verify that the specified drawing document to open exists.
// 2. Open the Immediate window.
//
// Postconditions:
// 1. Opens the specified drawing document.
// 2. Iterates the drawing views and gets and selects
// each annotation in each drawing view.
// 3. Examine the Immediate window and drawing.
//--------------------------------------------------------------
using SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks;
using SolidWorks.Interop.swconst;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System;
using System.Diagnostics;
namespace GetNamesCSharp.csproj
{
public partial class SolidWorksMacro
{
public void Main()
{
DrawingDoc swDrawing = default(DrawingDoc);
View swDrView = default(View);
object[] annArray = null;
object obj = null;
Annotation currAnn = default(Annotation);
string fileName = null;
int errors = 0;
int warnings = 0;
fileName = "C:\\Users\\Public\\Documents\\SOLIDWORKS\\SOLIDWORKS 2017\\tutorial\\api\\cylinder20.SLDDRW";
swDrawing = (DrawingDoc)swApp.OpenDoc6(fileName, (int)swDocumentTypes_e.swDocDRAWING, (int)swOpenDocOptions_e.swOpenDocOptions_Silent, "", ref errors, ref warnings);
//Get drawing views and names of annotations in
//each drawing view
swDrView = (View)swDrawing.GetFirstView();
//First drawing view is the sheet, so get next drawing view
swDrView = (View)swDrView.GetNextView();
while ((swDrView != null))
{
Debug.Print("Name of drawing view: " + swDrView.GetName2());
annArray = (object[])swDrView.GetAnnotations();
if ((annArray != null))
{
foreach (object obj_loopVariable in annArray)
{
obj = (object)obj_loopVariable;
currAnn = (Annotation)obj;
Debug.Print(" Name of annotation: " + currAnn.GetName());
currAnn.Select3(true, null);
}
}
swDrView = (View)swDrView.GetNextView();
}
}
/// <summary>
/// The SldWorks swApp variable is pre-assigned for you.
/// </summary>
public SldWorks swApp;
}
}