Get Render References (C#)

This example shows how to get the render stock (SOLIDWORKS-supplied) references for a model.

//-------------------------------------------------
// Preconditions:
// 1. Verify that the specified part to open and
//    kitchen background scene files exist.
// 2. Open the Immediate window.
//
// Postconditions:
// 1. Inserts the kitchen background scene in the part.
// 2. Gets the names of the render references.
// 3. Examine the Immediate window.
//
// NOTE: Because the part is used elsewhere, do
// not save changes.
//--------------------------------------------------
using SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks;
using SolidWorks.Interop.swconst;
using System;
using System.Diagnostics;

namespace GetRenderStockReferencesCSharp.csproj
{

    partial class SolidWorksMacro
    {

        public void Main()
        {

            ModelDoc2 swModel;
            ModelDocExtension swModelDocExt;
            string modelName = null;
            object[] renderReferences = null;
            bool status = false;
            int errors = 0;
            int warnings = 0;
            int i = 0;

            modelName = "C:\\Users\\Public\\Documents\\SOLIDWORKS\\SOLIDWORKS 2017\\tutorial\\api\\toaster.sldprt";
            swModel = (ModelDoc2)swApp.OpenDoc6(modelName, (int)swDocumentTypes_e.swDocPART, (int)swOpenDocOptions_e.swOpenDocOptions_Silent, "", ref errors, ref warnings);
            swModelDocExt = (ModelDocExtension)swModel.Extension;

            // Insert kitchen background scene
            // and rebuild the model to see it
            status = swModelDocExt.InsertScene("C:\\Program Files\\SOLIDWORKS Corp\\SOLIDWORKS\\data\\graphics\\scenes\\03 presentation scenes\\00 kitchen_background.p2s");
            status = swModel.ForceRebuild3(true);

            // Get the render stock references for the
            // kitchen background scene and print
            // them to the Immediate window
            renderReferences = (object[])swModelDocExt.GetRenderStockReferences();
            for (i = 0; i <= renderReferences.GetUpperBound(0); i++)
            {
                Debug.Print("Render reference: " + renderReferences[i]);

            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// The SldWorks swApp variable is pre-assigned for you.
        /// </summary>
        public SldWorks swApp;


    }
}