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Add Comment to Assembly Component Example (VB.NET)

This example shows how to add a comment to an assembly component.

'----------------------------------------------------------------------------
' Preconditions:
' 1. Open an assembly document.
' 2. Select a component in the FeatureManager design tree.
' 3. Open an Immediate window.
'
' Postconditions: A comment about the selected component is added to the
' document's Comments folder.
' ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Imports SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks
Imports SolidWorks.Interop.swconst
Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices
Imports System

Partial Class SolidWorksMacro

    
Public Sub main()

        
Dim swModel As ModelDoc2
        
Dim swSelMgr As SelectionMgr
        
Dim swModelDocExt As ModelDocExtension
        
Dim selComp As Component2
        
Dim selCompName As String
        Dim newComment As Comment

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

        selComp = swSelMgr.GetSelectedObjectsComponent4(1, -1)
        selCompName = selComp.Name2

        newComment = swModelDocExt.AddComment(
"This component's name is " & selCompName)

    
End Sub

  
    
Public swApp As SldWorks


End Class

 

 



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