Link Projected View to Parent Configuration Example (C#)

This example shows how to link a projected drawing view to the parent configuration.

//-------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Preconditions:
// 1. Verify that the specified file exists.
// 2. Open the Immediate window.
//
// Postconditions:
// 1. Links the projected view to the parent configuration.
// 2. Examine the 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 LinkParentConfigurationCSharp.csproj

{


    partial class SolidWorksMacro

    {


        public ModelDoc2 swModel;

        public View swView;

        public bool status;


        public void Main()

        {


            ModelDocExtension swModelDocExt = default(ModelDocExtension);

            DrawingDoc swDrawing = default(DrawingDoc);

            string fileName = null;

            int errors = 0;

            int warnings = 
0;


            // Open drawing document that has a 
projected view 

            fileName = "C:\\Users\\Public\\Documents\\SOLIDWORKS\\SOLIDWORKS 2018\\samples\\tutorial\\advdrawings\\foodprocessor.slddrw";

            swModel = (ModelDoc2)swApp.OpenDoc6(fileName, (int)swDocumentTypes_e.swDocDRAWING, 
(int)swOpenDocOptions_e.swOpenDocOptions_Silent, "", ref errors, ref warnings);

            swDrawing = (DrawingDoc)swModel;

            swModelDocExt = (ModelDocExtension)swModel.Extension;


            // Make the projected view the active 
view 

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

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

            swView = (View)swDrawing.ActiveDrawingView;


            // Determine whether the projected view 
is linked to the 

            // parent 
configuration 

            LinkConfiguration();


            // Link the projected view to the parent 

            // 
configuration 

            swView.LinkParentConfiguration = true;


            // Determine whether the projected view 
is linked to the 

            // parent 
configuration 


            LinkConfiguration();

        }


        public void LinkConfiguration()

        {

            // Print to the Immediate window whether 

            // the 
projected view is linked to the parent 

            // 
configuration 

            status = swView.LinkParentConfiguration;

            if (status)

            {

                Debug.Print("Projected view now linked to parent configuration.");

                swModel.EditRebuild3();

            }

            else

            {

                Debug.Print("Projected view not linked to parent configuration.");

            }

        }




        /// <summary> 

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

        /// </summary> 

        public SldWorks swApp;



    }

}