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Make Component Independent Example (C#)

This example shows how to:

  • make a selected component independent.
  • save the selected component as a new part.
  • reference the new part in the assembly.
//------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Preconditions:
// 1. Verify that c:\temp exists.
// 2. Copy these files from public_documents\samples\tutorial\driveworksxpress
//    to c:\temp:
//    * leg.sldprt
//    * mobile gantry.sldasm
//    * universal beam.sldpart
//
// Postconditions:
// 1. Opens the assembly.
// 2. Selects the leg<1> component.
// 3. Makes the selected component independent, saves the component as
//    a new part, c:\temp\my leg.sldprt, and references the new part in 
//    the assembly.
// 4. Examine the FeatureManager design tree and c:\temp.
//------------------------------------------------------------------------
using SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks;
using SolidWorks.Interop.swconst;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System;
 
namespace Macro1CSharp.csproj
{
    public partial class SolidWorksMacro
    {
 
 
        public void Main()
        {
            ModelDoc2 swModel = default(ModelDoc2);
            ModelDocExtension swModelDocExt = default(ModelDocExtension);
            AssemblyDoc swAssembly = default(AssemblyDoc);
            string fileName = null;
            bool status = false;
            int errors = 0;
            int warnings = 0;
 
            fileName = "c:\\temp\\mobile gantry.sldasm";
            swModel = (ModelDoc2)swApp.OpenDoc6(fileName, (int)swDocumentTypes_e.swDocASSEMBLY, (int)swOpenDocOptions_e.swOpenDocOptions_Silent, ""ref errors, ref warnings);
            swModelDocExt = (ModelDocExtension)swModel.Extension;
            swAssembly = (AssemblyDoc)swModel;
 
            //Select leg<1>
            status = swModelDocExt.SelectByID2("leg-1@mobile gantry""COMPONENT", 0, 0, 0, false, 0, null, 0);
 
            //Make leg<1> independent, save it as a new part,
            //and reference the new part in the assembly
            status = swAssembly.MakeIndependent("c:\\temp\\my leg.sldprt");
 
 
        }
 
        /// <summary>
        ///  The SldWorks swApp variable is pre-assigned for you.
        /// </summary>
        public SldWorks swApp;
    }
}


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