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Translate Sketch Example (C#)

This example shows how to move a sketch.

'----------------------------------------------------------------------------
' Preconditions: Verify that the specified template exists.
'
' Postconditions:
' 1. Creates a sketch.
' 2. Creates a parabola.
' 3. While observing the graphics area, press F5 at
'   
System.Diagnostics.Debugger.Break to move the sketch.
'----------------------------------------------------------------------------
using Microsoft.VisualBasic;
using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Data;
using System.Diagnostics;
using SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks;
using SolidWorks.Interop.swconst;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System.Windows.Forms;
namespace TranslateSketch_CSharp.csproj
{
    
partial class SolidWorksMacro
    {

        
public void Main()
        {
            
ModelDoc2 swModel = default(ModelDoc2);
            swModel = (
ModelDoc2)swApp.NewDocument("C:\\ProgramData\\SOLIDWORKS\\SOLIDWORKS 2017\\templates\\Part.prtdot", 0, 0, 0);

            
if (swModel == null)
            {
                swApp.SendMsgToUser2(
"A part document must be active.", (int)swMessageBoxIcon_e.swMbWarning, (int)swMessageBoxBtn_e.swMbOk);
                
return;
            }

            
int modelType = 0;
            modelType = swModel.GetType();

            
if (modelType != (int)swDocumentTypes_e.swDocPART)
            {
                swApp.SendMsgToUser2(
"A part document must be active.", (int)swMessageBoxIcon_e.swMbWarning, (int)swMessageBoxBtn_e.swMbOk);
                
return;
            }

            
//Select a plane on which to sketch
            if (SelectPlane(swModel) == false)
            {
                
MessageBox.Show("Could not select plane.");
                
return;
            }

            
//Get point data
            SketchPoint pFocal = default(SketchPoint);
            
SketchPoint pApex = default(SketchPoint);
            
SketchPoint pStart = default(SketchPoint);
            
SketchPoint pEnd = default(SketchPoint);
            
SketchManager swSkMgr = default(SketchManager);
            swSkMgr = swModel.SketchManager;

            
SelectionMgr swSelMgr = default(SelectionMgr);
            swSelMgr = (
SelectionMgr)swModel.SelectionManager;

            
Sketch swSketch = default(Sketch);
            swSkMgr.InsertSketch(
true);
            swSketch = swSkMgr.ActiveSketch;

            
// Focal point
            pFocal = swSkMgr.CreatePoint(0, -0.025930732990048, 0);
            
// Apex point
            pApex = swSkMgr.CreatePoint(0.0110754938634727, -0.0485199777778575, 0);
            
// Start point
            pStart = swSkMgr.CreatePoint(0.057136404168939, 0.0869770346454566, 0);
            
// End point
            pEnd = swSkMgr.CreatePoint(-0.120690397734139, -0.00465528735997846, 0);

            
object[] vPoint = null;

            
// Make sure a sketch is active
            if (swSketch == null)
            {
                
MessageBox.Show("Please sketch a focal point, apex point, start point, and end point.");
                
return;
            }

            vPoint = (
object[])swSketch.GetSketchPoints2();

            
SketchParabola SkParabola = default(SketchParabola);
            SkParabola = (
SketchParabola)swModel.SketchManager.CreateParabola(pFocal.X, pFocal.Y, 0, pApex.X, pApex.Y, 0, pStart.X, pStart.Y, 0, pEnd.X,
            pEnd.Y, 0);

            swModel.ViewZoomtofit2();
            swSkMgr.InsertSketch(
true);

            System.Diagnostics.
Debugger.Break();

            swModel.SketchModifyTranslate(pApex.X, pApex.Y, 0.06, -0.01);

        }

        
public bool SelectPlane(ModelDoc2 Plane)
        {
            
bool functionReturnValue = false;

            
Feature featureTemp = default(Feature);
            featureTemp = (
Feature)Plane.FirstFeature();

            
while ((featureTemp != null))
            {
                
string sFeatureName = null;
                sFeatureName = featureTemp.GetTypeName2();


                
if (sFeatureName == "RefPlane")
                {
                    featureTemp.Select2(
true, 0);
                    functionReturnValue =
true;
                    
return functionReturnValue;
                }


                featureTemp = (
Feature)featureTemp.GetNextFeature();

            }
            
return functionReturnValue;

        }



        
public SldWorks swApp;

    }
}



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