Insert Column in BOM Table Example (C#)

This example shows how to insert a part number column in a BOM table.

//---------------------------------------------------
// Preconditions:
// 1. Open a drawing that contains a BOM table.
// 2. Right-click the BOM table, select Select,
//    and select Table.
// 3. Open the Immediate window.
//
// Postconditions:
// 1. Inserts a part number column at the end of the
//    the BOM table.
// 2. Examine the BOM table and Immediate window.
//--------------------------------------------------- 
using SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks;
using SolidWorks.Interop.swconst;
using System;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Windows.Forms;

namespace InsertColumn2TableAnnotationCSharp.csproj

{

partial class SolidWorksMacro

{

    

    public void Main()

    {

        ModelDoc2 swModel = default(ModelDoc2);

        bool boolstatus = false;

        SelectionMgr SelMgr = default(SelectionMgr);

        TableAnnotation theTableAnnotation = default(TableAnnotation);

        int SelObjType = 0;

        int TableAnnotationType = 0;

 

        swModel = (ModelDoc2)swApp.ActiveDoc;

        SelMgr = (SelectionMgr)swModel.SelectionManager;

        SelObjType = SelMgr.GetSelectedObjectType3(1, -1);

        if (SelObjType != (int)swSelectType_e.swSelANNOTATIONTABLES)

        {

            MessageBox.Show("Select a BOM table in the drawing before running this example.");

            return;

        }

        theTableAnnotation = (TableAnnotation)SelMgr.GetSelectedObject6(1, -1);

        TableAnnotationType = theTableAnnotation.Type;

        if (TableAnnotationType != (int)swTableAnnotationType_e.swTableAnnotation_BillOfMaterials)

        {

            MessageBox.Show("Select a BOM table in the drawing before running this example.");

            return;

        }

        Debug.Print("Table before inserting a column...");

        // Display table before inserting a column

        DisplayTableColumnProps(theTableAnnotation);

 

        // Insert new column

        boolstatus = theTableAnnotation.InsertColumn2((int)swTableItemInsertPosition_e.swTableItemInsertPosition_Last, 0, "New Column", (int)swInsertTableColumnWidthStyle_e.swInsertColumn_DefaultWidth);

        boolstatus = theTableAnnotation.SetColumnType2(theTableAnnotation.ColumnCount - 1, (int)swTableColumnTypes_e.swBomTableColumnType_PartNumber, true);

 

        Debug.Print(" ");

 

        Debug.Print("Table after inserting a column...");

        // Display table after inserting a column

        DisplayTableColumnProps(theTableAnnotation);

    }

 

 

    public void DisplayTableColumnProps(TableAnnotation theTableAnnotation)

    {

        int ColCount = 0;

        int i = 0;

        string iString = null;

        int ColType = 0;

        string ColTypeString = null;

        string ColTitle = null;

        Debug.Print("Col# " + "Type  " + "Title");

        ColCount = theTableAnnotation.ColumnCount;

        for (i = 0; i <= ColCount - 1; i++)

        {

            ColType = theTableAnnotation.GetColumnType2(i, true);

            ColTypeString = System.Convert.ToString(ColType);

            ColTitle = theTableAnnotation.GetColumnTitle2(i, true);

            iString = System.Convert.ToString(i);

            Debug.Print(iString + "    " + ColTypeString + "  " + ColTitle);

        }

    }

    /// <summary>

    /// The SldWorks swApp variable is pre-assigned for you.

    /// </summary>

    public SldWorks swApp;

}

}