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Pack and Go Part and Linked Equation Example (C#)

This example shows how to determine if a part document includes any equations and whether those equations are linked files. The example also shows how to add the part document and any linked equations to Pack and Go.

//----------------------------------------
// Preconditions:
// 1. Verify that the specified part and equation documents 
//    exist.
// 2. Verify that c:\temp exists.
// 3. Open the Immediate window.
//
// Postconditions:
// 1. Opens the specified part document.
// 2. Adds the part and linked equation documents
//    to Pack and Go and copies the files to
//    c:\temp.
// 3. To verify, examine c:\temp.
//
// NOTE: Because the model is used elsewhere,
// do not save changes.
//-----------------------------------------
using SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks;
using SolidWorks.Interop.swconst;
using System;
using System.Diagnostics;
 
namespace EquationsPackAndGoCSharp.csproj
{
    partial class SolidWorksMacro
    {
 
        public void Main()
        {
            ModelDoc2 swModel = default(ModelDoc2);
            ModelDocExtension swModelDocExt = default(ModelDocExtension);
            EquationMgr swEqnMgr = default(EquationMgr);
            PackAndGo swPackAndGo = default(PackAndGo);
            string fileName = null;
            int errors = 0;
            int warnings = 0;
            int i = 0;
            int nCount = 0;
            bool eqnLinked = false;
            object fileNames = null;
            object[] pgFileNames = null;
            bool status = false;
            int[] statuses = null;
            string myPath = null;
 
 
            fileName = "C:\\Users\\Public\\Documents\\SOLIDWORKS\\SOLIDWORKS 2018\\samples\\tutorial\\api\\microphonehousing.sldprt";
            swModel = (ModelDoc2)swApp.OpenDoc6(fileName, (int)swDocumentTypes_e.swDocPART, (int)swOpenDocOptions_e.swOpenDocOptions_Silent, ""ref errors, ref warnings);
            swModelDocExt = (ModelDocExtension)swModel.Extension;
            Debug.Print("File = " + swModel.GetPathName());
            Debug.Print(" ");
 
            // Get Equation manager object
            swEqnMgr = (EquationMgr)swModel.GetEquationMgr();
 
            // List the equations, get whether they're linked
            // to files, make sure any equations are up to date, 
            // and get the paths where they're stored
            nCount = swEqnMgr.GetCount();
            for (i = 0; i <= nCount - 1; i++)
            {
                Debug.Print("  Equation #" + i + " = " + swEqnMgr.get_Equation(i));
 
                eqnLinked = swEqnMgr.LinkToFile;
                Debug.Print("  Equation linked to file? " + eqnLinked);
 
                if (eqnLinked)
                {
                    //Make sure equations are up to date
                    swEqnMgr.UpdateValuesFromExternalEquationFile();
 
                    //Get path and name of linked equation file
                    Debug.Print("  Path and filename of linked equation: " + swEqnMgr.FilePath);
                }
            }
 
            Debug.Print(" ");
 
            // Get Pack and Go object
            Debug.Print("  Pack and Go");
            swPackAndGo = swModelDocExt.GetPackAndGo();
 
            // Get current paths and names of the documents
            status = swPackAndGo.GetDocumentNames(out fileNames);
            pgFileNames = (object[])fileNames;
            Debug.Print("    Add these SOLIDWORKS files to Pack and Go: ");
            if ((pgFileNames != null))
            {
                for (i = 0; i <= pgFileNames.GetUpperBound(0); i++)
                {
                    Debug.Print("      The file to pack up is: " + pgFileNames[i]);
                }
            }
 
            // Set document paths and names for Pack and Go
            status = swPackAndGo.SetDocumentSaveToNames(pgFileNames);
 
            // Override path where to save documents
            myPath = "c:\\temp\\";
            status = swPackAndGo.SetSaveToName(true, myPath);
 
            // Pack and Go both SOLIDWORKS and non-SOLIDWORKS files
            statuses = (int[])swModelDocExt.SavePackAndGo(swPackAndGo);
 
        }
 
        /// <summary>
        /// The SldWorks swApp variable is pre-assigned for you.
        /// </summary>
 
        public SldWorks swApp;
 
    }
}


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