Make Assembly from Selected Components Example (C#)

This example shows how to create a new assembly using the selected components of the active assembly.

//---------------------------------------------------------------------
// Preconditions:
// 1. Open public_documents\samples\tutorial\motionstudies\valve_cam2.sldasm
// 2. Ensure that the Save new components to external files check box
//    on the Tools > Options > Assemblies dialog is selected.
//    Otherwise, the selected components are saved as virtual components
//    and not as external files.
// 3. Select valve<1> and valve_guide<1> components.
//
// Postconditions:
// 1. Creates public_documents\samples\tutorial\motionstudies\MyTestValveAssembly.sldasm,
//    which is made up of the valve<1> and valve_guide<1> components.
// 2. Replaces the valve<1> and valve_guide<1> components with
//    MyTestValveAssembly subassembly.
// 3. Examine the FeatureManager design tree and
//    public_documents\samples\tutorial\motionstudies.
// 4. Clear the Save new components to external files check box
//    on the Tools > Options > Assemblies dialog if you selected
//    it for this example.
//
// NOTE: Because the assembly is used elsewhere, do not save changes.
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------

using SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks;

using SolidWorks.Interop.swconst;

using System;

using System.Diagnostics;

namespace MakeAssemblyFromSelectedComponents_CSharp.csproj

{

    partial class SolidWorksMacro

    {

        public void Main()

        {

            ModelDoc2 swModel = default(ModelDoc2);

            AssemblyDoc swAssy = default(AssemblyDoc);

            string tmpPath = null;

            swModel = (ModelDoc2)swApp.ActiveDoc;

            string strCompModelname = null;

            strCompModelname = "MyTestValveAssembly.sldasm";

            // Save the new assembly in the same folder as the original assembly

            tmpPath = swModel.GetPathName();

            tmpPath = tmpPath.Substring(0, tmpPath.Length - 17);

            Debug.Print( tmpPath);

            swAssy = (AssemblyDoc)swModel;

            // Create a new assembly using the selected components

            swAssy.MakeAssemblyFromSelectedComponents(tmpPath + strCompModelname);

        }

        public SldWorks swApp;

    }

}