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Mirror Components Example (C#)

This example shows how to mirror components in an assembly.

//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Preconditions: Open public_documents\samples\tutorial\advdrawings\98food processor.sldasm.
//
// Postconditions:
// 1. Inserts reference plane PLANE4.
// 2. Creates feature MirrorComponent1 that mirrors six assembly
//    components.
// 3. Saves the mirror components to files with file name suffix _TestMirror to
//    public_documents\samples\tutorial\advdrawings.
// 4. Examine public_documents\samples\tutorial\advdrawings, the FeatureManager design
//    tree, and the graphics area.
//
// NOTE: Because the assembly is used elsewhere, do not save changes.
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------

using Microsoft.VisualBasic;
using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Data;
using System.Diagnostics;
using SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks;
using SolidWorks.Interop.swconst;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
namespace MirrorComponents2_CSharp.csproj
{
    
partial class SolidWorksMacro
    {

        
public void Main()
        {

            
ModelDoc2 swModel = default(ModelDoc2);
            swModel = (
ModelDoc2)swApp.ActiveDoc;

            
bool boolstatus = false;
            boolstatus = swModel.Extension.SelectByID2(
"", "FACE", 0.104250921669188, -0.000236987012272039, -0.0597199999999418, true, 0, null, 0);
            
RefPlane myRefPlane = default(RefPlane);
            myRefPlane = (
RefPlane)swModel.FeatureManager.InsertRefPlane(8, 0.01, 0, 0, 0, 0);

            
AssemblyDoc swAssem = default(AssemblyDoc);
            swAssem = (
AssemblyDoc)swModel;

            
object compsToInstance = null;
            compsToInstance =
null;

            
object filenames = null;
            filenames =
null;

            
string location = null;
            location =
"";

            
swMirrorComponentNameModifier_e nameModifierType = default(swMirrorComponentNameModifier_e);
            nameModifierType =
swMirrorComponentNameModifier_e.swMirrorComponentName_Suffix;
            
string nameModifier = null;
            nameModifier =
"_TestMirror";

            
Feature mirrorPlane = default(Feature);
            mirrorPlane = (
Feature)swAssem.FeatureByName("PLANE4");

            
Component2[] compsToMirror = new Component2[6];
            compsToMirror[0] = swAssem.GetComponentByName(
"gear- caddy-1");
            compsToMirror[1] = swAssem.GetComponentByName(
"middle-gear-1");
            compsToMirror[2] = swAssem.GetComponentByName(
"shaft gear-1");
            compsToMirror[3] = swAssem.GetComponentByName(
"middle-gear plate-1");
            compsToMirror[4] = swAssem.GetComponentByName(
"base plate-1");
            compsToMirror[5] = swAssem.GetComponentByName(
"shaft gear insert-1");

            
object orientations = null;
            orientations =
null;

            
bool orientAboutCoM = false;
            orientAboutCoM =
true;

            
bool createDerivedConfigs = false;
            createDerivedConfigs =
false;

            
int importOptions = 0;
            importOptions = (
int)swMirrorPartOptions_e.swMirrorPartOptions_ImportSolids;

            
bool breakLinks = false;
            breakLinks =
false;
            
bool preserveZAxis = false;
            preserveZAxis =
true;

            
object vResult = null;
            vResult = swAssem.MirrorComponents3(mirrorPlane, compsToInstance, orientations, orientAboutCoM, (compsToMirror), createDerivedConfigs, filenames, (
int)nameModifierType, nameModifier, location, importOptions, breakLinks, preserveZAxis, true);

        }

        
public SldWorks swApp;

    }
}



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