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GetSymbol Method (ISFSymbol)

Gets the type of symbol for this surface finish symbol.

.NET Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration) 
Function GetSymbol() As System.Integer
Visual Basic (Usage) 
Dim instance As ISFSymbol
Dim value As System.Integer
 
value = instance.GetSymbol()
C# 
System.int GetSymbol()
C++/CLI 
System.int GetSymbol();

Return Value

Type of symbol as defined in swSFSymType_e (see Remarks)

Remarks

This method returns one of the following values from the swSFSymType_e enumeration: swSFBasic, swSFMachining_Req, swSFDont_Machine, swSFJIS_No_Machining, swSFJIS_Basic, or swSFJIS_Machining_Req.

 

If the symbol is...

Then use...

swSFJIS_No_Machining or swSFJIS_Basic

ISFSymbol::GetSymbolSurfaceTexture to retrieve more information about the symbol.  

It returns one of these values from the swSFSymType_e enumeration: swSFJIS_Surface_Texture_1, swSFJIS_Surface_Texture_2, swSFJIS_Surface_Texture_3, or swSFJIS_Surface_Texture_4.

swSFBasic, swSFMachining_Req, or swSFDont_Machine

ISFSymbol::GetSymbolAllAround to retrieve more information about the symbol. This method returns a Boolean indicating whether this is an All Around or Local symbol.

 

 

To set the symbol type, use ISFSymbol::SetSymbol.

 

See Also

Availability

SOLIDWORKS 2006 FCS, Revision Number 14.0


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