Get View Bounding Box and Position Example (VB.NET)
This example shows how to get the drawing view's bounding box, position, and
position lock status.
'---------------------------------------------------------
' Preconditions:
' 1. Verify that the drawing document to open exists.
' 2. Open the Immediate window.
'
' Postconditions:
' 1. Opens the specified drawing document.
' 2. Gets each drawing view's:
' * origin's x and y positions relative
' to the drawing sheet origin
' * bounding box
' * position lock status
' 3. Examine the Immediate window.
'
' NOTE: Because the drawing is used elsewhere, do not save
' changes.
'----------------------------------------------------------
Imports SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks
Imports SolidWorks.Interop.swconst
Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices
Imports System
Imports System.Diagnostics
Partial Class SolidWorksMacro
Public Sub main()
Dim swDraw As DrawingDoc
Dim swView As View
Dim outline() As Double
Dim pos() As Double
Dim fileName As String
Dim errors As Integer
Dim warnings As Integer
fileName = "C:\Users\Public\Documents\SOLIDWORKS\SOLIDWORKS 2018\samples\tutorial\api\replaceview.slddrw"
swDraw = swApp.OpenDoc6(fileName, swDocumentTypes_e.swDocDRAWING, swOpenDocOptions_e.swOpenDocOptions_Silent, "", errors, warnings)
swView = swDraw.GetFirstView
Do While Not swView Is Nothing
outline = swView.GetOutline
pos = swView.Position
Debug.Print("View = " + swView.Name)
Debug.Print(" X and Y positions = (" & pos(0) * 1000.0# & ", " & pos(1) * 1000.0# & ") mm")
Debug.Print(" X and Y bounding box minimums = (" & outline(0) * 1000.0# & ", " & outline(1) * 1000.0# & ") mm")
Debug.Print(" X and Y bounding box maximums = (" & outline(2) * 1000.0# & ", " & outline(3) * 1000.0# & ") mm")
Debug.Print(" Position locked? " + swView.PositionLocked)
swView = swView.GetNextView
Loop
End Sub
''' <summary>
''' The SldWorks swApp variable is pre-assigned for you.
''' </summary>
Public swApp As SldWorks
End Class