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Get and Set Scene Properties Example (C#)

This example shows how to get a model's scene and get and set some scene properties.

//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Preconditions:
// 1. Open a model document.
// 2. Open an Immediate window.
//
// Postconditions: Inspect the Immediate window.
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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;
namespace Scene_CSharp.csproj
{
    partial class SolidWorksMacro
    {
 
        SWScene Scene;
        ModelDoc2 swModel;
        Configuration swConfig;
        MathPoint swPoint;
        MathVector swVector;
        double[] point;
        double[] vect;
 
        public void Main()
        {
            swModel = (ModelDoc2)swApp.ActiveDoc;
 
            swConfig = (Configuration)swModel.GetActiveConfiguration();
            Debug.Print("Configuration: " + swConfig.Name);
 
            Scene = swConfig.GetScene();
 
            string P2SFilename = null;
            Scene.GetP2SFileName(ref P2SFilename);
            Debug.Print("Scene file: " + P2SFilename);
 
            Debug.Print("Scene background top gradient color: " + Scene.BackgroundTopGradientColor);
            Debug.Print("Scene background bottom gradient color: " + Scene.BackgroundBottomGradientColor);
 
            Scene.GetFloorNormal(ref swPoint, ref swVector);
            point = (double[])swPoint.ArrayData;
            Debug.Print("Scene floor normal point: " + point[0] + ", " + point[1] + ", " + point[2]);
            vect = (double[])swVector.ArrayData;
            Debug.Print("Scene floor normal vector: " + vect[0] + ", " + vect[1] + ", " + vect[2]);
 
            Scene.BackgroundType = (int)swSceneBackgroundType_e.swBackgroundType_UseEnvironment;
            Debug.Print("Type of scene background as defined in swSceneBackgroundType_e: " + Scene.BackgroundType);
            Debug.Print("Scene background environment image file: " + Scene.BackgroundEnvImage);
            Debug.Print("Scene background image file: " + Scene.BackgroundImage);
            Debug.Print("Scene environment rotation: " + Scene.EnvironmentRotation);
            Scene.FitToSWWindow = true;
            Debug.Print("Stretch to fit in SOLIDWORKS window? " + Scene.FitToSWWindow);
            Debug.Print("Scale the scene floor uniformly? " + Scene.FixedAspectRatio);
            Debug.Print("Flip the scene floor direction? " + Scene.FloorDirection);
            Debug.Print("Automatically resize the scene floor based on the model bounding box? " + Scene.FloorAutoSize);
            Debug.Print("Distance between scene floor and model: " + Scene.FloorOffset);
            Debug.Print("Flip the scene floor offset direction? " + Scene.FloorOffsetDirection);
            Scene.FloorReflections = true;
            Debug.Print("Show model reflections on the scene floor? " + Scene.FloorReflections);
            Debug.Print("Scene floor rotation: " + Scene.FloorRotation);
            Debug.Print("Show model shadows on the scene floor? " + Scene.FloorShadows);
            Debug.Print("Keep the scene background when changing the scene? " + Scene.KeepBackground);
            Scene.FlattenFloor = true;
            Debug.Print("Flatten the scene floor of the spherical environment? " + Scene.FlattenFloor);
            Debug.Print("Horizon height: " + Scene.HorizonHeight);
            Debug.Print("Environment size: " + Scene.EnvironmentSize);

 
        }
 
        public SldWorks swApp;
 
    }
}



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