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Is There a Projection Arrow and Is It Visible Example (C#)

This example shows how to find out if:

  • the selected drawing view is a projected view

  • a projection arrow exists in the projected view

  • the projected arrow is visible

//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Preconditions:
// 1. Open public_documents\samples\tutorial\advdrawings\foodprocessor.slddrw.
// 2. Double-click the projected view (i.e., the upper-right drawing view).
// 3. In the PropertyManager page, click the Arrow check box and
//    type a label for the projection arrow.
// 4. Click OK to close the PropertyManager page.
//
// Postconditions:
// 1. Creates a visible projection arrow for Drawing View2, which is
//    a projected view.
// 2. Examine the graphics area and Immediate window.
//
// NOTE: Because this drawing document is used elsewhere, do not save
// changes.
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------

using SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks;

using SolidWorks.Interop.swconst;

using System;

using System.Diagnostics;

 

namespace Visibleprojectionarrowcsharp.csproj

{

    partial class SolidWorksMacro

    {

        public void Main()

        {

            ModelDoc2 swModel;

            ModelDocExtension swModelDocExt;

            DrawingDoc swDrawing;

            View swView;

            ProjectionArrow swProjectionArrow;

            int typeDrawingView;

            bool boolstatus;

 

            swModel = (ModelDoc2)swApp.ActiveDoc;

            swDrawing = (DrawingDoc)swModel;

 

            swModelDocExt = (ModelDocExtension)swModel.Extension;

            boolstatus = swDrawing.ActivateView("Drawing View2");

            boolstatus = swModelDocExt.SelectByID2("Drawing View2", "DRAWINGVIEW", 0.4426278247583, 0.3837831481976, 0, false, 0, null, 0);

 

            swView = (View)swDrawing.ActiveDrawingView;

            typeDrawingView = swView.Type;

            if (typeDrawingView == 4)

            {

                Debug.Print("Type of selected drawing view is projected.");

            }

            else

            {

                Debug.Print("Type of selected drawing view is not projected. Exiting macro.");

                return;

            }

 

            swProjectionArrow = (ProjectionArrow)swView.GetProjectionArrow();

            if ((swProjectionArrow != null))

            {

                Debug.Print("Projection arrow visible: " + swProjectionArrow.Visible);

            }

            else

            {

                Debug.Print("No projection arrow in projected view.");

            }

 

        }

 

        /// <summary>

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

        /// </summary>

        public SldWorks swApp;

 

    }

}



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