Insert New Virtual Component Example (C#)
This example shows how to insert a new part as a virtual component in
an assembly and save it to an external file.
//---------------------------------------------------------------------
// Preconditions:
// 1. Add a reference to Microsoft Scripting Runtime (right-click
// the name of the project in the Project Explorer and click Add Reference >
// the Browse tab > C:\windows\system32\scrrun.dll > OK.
// 2. Open public_documents\samples\tutorial\smartcomponents\stepped_shaft.sldasm.
// 3. Select a planar face on the assembly.
// 4. Open the Immediate window.
// 5. Step through this macro by pressing F8.
//
// Postconditions:
// 1. Inserts a new part as a virtual component in the assembly.
// 2. Attempts to save the virtual component to an external file,
// 3. Examine the Immediate window and FeatureManager design tree.
//
// NOTE: Because this assembly is used elsewhere,
// do not save changes.
//---------------------------------------------------------------------
using SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks;
using SolidWorks.Interop.swconst;
using System;
using System.Diagnostics;
using Scripting;
namespace Macro1CSharp.csproj
{
partial class SolidWorksMacro
{
ModelDoc2 swModel;
AssemblyDoc swAssy;
Component2 swComponent;
SelectionMgr swSelMgr;
FileSystemObject objFSO;
string compName;
object[] splits;
long status;
public void Main()
{
swModel = (ModelDoc2)swApp.ActiveDoc;
swAssy = (AssemblyDoc)swModel;
// Get the pre-selected planar face
Face2 swFeature = default(Face2);
swSelMgr = (SelectionMgr)swModel.SelectionManager;
swFeature = (Face2)swSelMgr.GetSelectedObject6(1, 0);
// Create the part and insert it as a virtual component
// in the assembly
status = swAssy.InsertNewVirtualPart(swFeature, out swComponent);
if (status == 1)
{
Debug.Print("Virtual component inserted!");
Debug.Print("Name of virtual component: " + swComponent.Name2);
// Check to see if the part is a virtual component
Debug.Print("Is component virtual? " + swComponent.IsVirtual);
objFSO = new Scripting.FileSystemObject();
splits = swComponent.Name2.Split('^');
compName = objFSO.GetParentFolderName(swModel.GetPathName()) + "\\" + splits[0];
ModelDoc2 compModel = default(ModelDoc2);
compModel = (ModelDoc2)swComponent.GetModelDoc();
if (compModel.GetType() == (int)swDocumentTypes_e.swDocPART)
{
compName = compName + ".sldprt";
}
else
{
compName = compName + ".sldasm";
}
Debug.Print("Path and name of virtual component: " + compName);
bool ret;
ret = swComponent.SaveVirtualComponent(compName);
if (ret)
{
Debug.Print(" Virtual component saved!");
}
else
{
Debug.Print(" Virtual component not saved!");
Debug.Print(" Check the folder's attributes where to save the virtual component and check your permissions to this folder.");
}
}
else
{
Debug.Print("Error code returned when attempting to insert new part as virtual component: " + status);
}
swModel.ClearSelection2(true);
}
public SldWorks swApp;
}
}