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Rotate and Copy 3D Sketch About Vector Example (C#)

This example shows how to rotate and copy 3D sketches about a vector.

//---------------------------------------------------
// Preconditions: 
// 1. Open a part that contains two 3D sketches,
//    3DSketch1 and 3DSketch2.
// 2. Open the Immediate window.
//
// Postconditions:
// 1. Copies and rotates the 3DSketch2 sketch around
//    the center point of the 3DSketch1 sketch's arc.
// 2. Rotates the 3DSketch1 sketch around the center 
//    point of its arc.
// 3. Examine the Immediate window.
//---------------------------------------------------

using SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks;

using SolidWorks.Interop.swconst;

using System;

using System.Diagnostics;

namespace RotateorCopy3DAboutVectorXYZ_CSharp.csproj

{

    partial class SolidWorksMacro

    {

        public void Main()

        {

            ModelDoc2 swModel = default(ModelDoc2);

            SelectionMgr swSelMgr = default(SelectionMgr);

            ModelDocExtension swModelDocExt = default(ModelDocExtension);

            SelectData swSelData = default(SelectData);

            SketchManager swSketchMgr = default(SketchManager);

            Sketch swSketch = default(Sketch);

            bool boolStatus = false;

            object[] varSketchSegments = null;

            int i = 0;

            if (swApp == null) return;

            // Document with two 3D sketches, named 3DSketch2 and

            // 3DSketch1, is open and active

            swModel = (ModelDoc2)swApp.ActiveDoc;

            if (swModel == null)

            {

                System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show("Failed to open document.");

                return;

            }

            swModelDocExt = swModel.Extension;

            swSelMgr = (SelectionMgr)swModel.SelectionManager;

            swSelData = (SelectData)swSelMgr.CreateSelectData();

            swSketchMgr = swModel.SketchManager;

            // Select 3DSketch2 sketch

            boolStatus = swModelDocExt.SelectByID2("3DSketch2", "SKETCH", 0, 0, 0, false, 0, null, 0);

            if (boolStatus == false)

            {

                System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show("Failed to select sketch 3DSketch2.");

                return;

            }

            // Open 3DSketch2 sketch in edit mode

            swModel.EditSketch();

            swSketch = swSketchMgr.ActiveSketch;

            if (swSketch == null)

            {

                System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show("Failed to get pointer to 3DSketch2 sketch.");

                return;

            }

            // Select all sketch segments in 3DSketch2 sketch

            varSketchSegments = (object[])swSketch.GetSketchSegments();

            for (i = 0; i <= varSketchSegments.GetUpperBound(0); i++)

            {

                boolStatus = ((SketchSegment)varSketchSegments[i]).Select4(true, swSelData);

                if (boolStatus == false) System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show("Failed to select sketch segment instance." + i + ".");

            }

            // Copy and rotate 3DSketch2 sketch about center

            // point of 3DSketch1 sketch's arc

            Debug.Print("Rotating and copying 3DSketch2 sketch about the center point of 3DSketch1's arc? " + swSketchMgr.RotateOrCopy3DAboutVector(true, 1, true, -0.09925811702374, 0.004131001848179, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1.5707963267949

            ));

            swModel.ClearSelection2(true);

            // Exit 3DSketch2 sketch

            swSketchMgr.InsertSketch(true);

            // Select 3DSketch1 sketch

            boolStatus = swModelDocExt.SelectByID2("3DSketch1", "SKETCH", 0, 0, 0, false, 0, null, 0);

            if (boolStatus == false)

            {

                System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show("Failed to select sketch 3DSketch1.");

                return;

            }

            // Edit 3DSketch1 sketch

            swModel.EditSketch();

            swSketch = (Sketch)swModel.GetActiveSketch2();

            if (swSketch == null)

            {

                System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show("Failed to get pointer to sketch 3DSketch1.");

                return;

            }

            // Select all sketch segments in 3DSketch1 sketch

            varSketchSegments = (object[])swSketch.GetSketchSegments();

            for (i = 0; i <= varSketchSegments.GetUpperBound(0); i++)

            {

                boolStatus = ((SketchSegment)varSketchSegments[i]).Select4(true, swSelData);

                if (boolStatus == false)

                {

                    System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show("Failed to select sketch segment instance." + i + ".");

                    return;

                }

            }

            // Rotate 3DSketch1 sketch about the

            // center point of its arc

            Debug.Print("Rotating 3DSketch1 sketch about the center point of its arc? " + swSketchMgr.RotateOrCopy3DAboutVector(false, 1, true, -0.09925811702374, 0.004131001848179, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1.5707963267949

            ));

            swModel.ClearSelection2(true);

            // Exit 3DSketch1 sketch

            swSketchMgr.InsertSketch(true);

        }

        public SldWorks swApp;

    }

}



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