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Attach Annotation Example (C#)

This example shows how to attach an existing annotation to a drawing view.

//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Preconditions: Open public_documents\samples\tutorial\api\replaceview.slddrw.
//
// Postconditions:
// 1. Inserts a note annotation n the drawing.
// 2. Selects the annotation.
// 3. Appends a face in a drawing view to the selection list.
// 4. Attaches the annotation to the selected face.
// 5. Examine the drawing.
// 6. Close the drawing without saving it.
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
using SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks;
using SolidWorks.Interop.swconst;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System;
namespace AttachAnnotation_CSharp.csproj
{
    
partial class SolidWorksMacro
    {

        
ModelDoc2 part;
        
DrawingDoc draw;
        
Note aNote;
        
Annotation anAnnot;
        
SelectData selectData = null;
        
int ret;

        
bool boolstatus;

        
public void Main()
        {
            part = (
ModelDoc2)swApp.ActiveDoc;
            draw = (
DrawingDoc)part;

            boolstatus = draw.ActivateSheet(
"Sheet1");

            aNote = (
Note)draw.CreateText2("This is a note.", 0.21, 0.12, 0, 0.005, 0);
            anAnnot = (
Annotation)aNote.GetAnnotation();
            ret = anAnnot.SetLeader3(
swLeaderStyle_e.swBENT, swLeaderSide_e.swLS_SMART, true, false, false, false);

            anAnnot.Select3(
false, selectData);
            boolstatus = draw.ActivateView(
"Drawing View1");
            boolstatus = part.Extension.SelectByID2(
"", "FACE", 0.0783563575357558, 0.17448024010205, -499.965138294658, true, 0, null, 0);

            draw.AttachAnnotation(
swAttachAnnotationOption_e.swAttachAnnotationOption_View);

        }

        
public SldWorks swApp;

    }


}



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