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Run Interference Detection Example (C#)

This example shows how to run interference detection and observe the interferences in an assembly.

//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Preconditions:
// 1. Open public_documents\samples\tutorial\advdrawings\bowl and chute.sldasm.
// 2. Open the Immediate window.
//
// Postconditions:
// 1. Opens the Interference Detection pane.
// 2. Gets interferences.
// 3. Gets interfering components and transforms.
// 4. Gets interference information.
// 5. In the Results list on the Interference Detection pane,
//    click on each interference and observe it in the graphics area (red).
// 6. To close the Interference Detection pane, right-click the graphics area
//    and select Cancel.
// 7. Inspect the Immediate window.
//
// 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
Interference_CSharp.csproj
{

partial class SolidWorksMacro
{

public void Main()
{

ModelDoc2 swModelDoc = default(ModelDoc2);
AssemblyDoc swAssemblyDoc = default(AssemblyDoc);
InterferenceDetectionMgr pIntMgr = default(InterferenceDetectionMgr);
object[] vInts = null;
long i = 0;
long j = 0;
IInterference interference = default(IInterference);
object vIntComps = null;
object[] vComps = null;
Component2 comp = default(Component2);
double vol = 0;
object vTrans = null;
bool ret = false;


swModelDoc = (
ModelDoc2)swApp.ActiveDoc;
swAssemblyDoc = (
AssemblyDoc)swModelDoc;

//Open the Interference Detection pane
swAssemblyDoc.ToolsCheckInterference;
pIntMgr = swAssemblyDoc.InterferenceDetectionManager;


//Specify the interference detection settings and options
pIntMgr.TreatCoincidenceAsInterference =
false;
pIntMgr.TreatSubAssembliesAsComponents =
false;
pIntMgr.IncludeMultibodyPartInterferences =
true;
pIntMgr.MakeInterferingPartsTransparent =
true;
pIntMgr.CreateFastenersFolder =
false;
pIntMgr.IgnoreHiddenBodies =
false;
pIntMgr.ShowIgnoredInterferences =
false;
pIntMgr.UseTransform =
false;


//Specify how to display non-interfering components

pIntMgr.NonInterferingComponentDisplay = (
int)swNonInterferingComponentDisplay_e.swNonInterferingComponentDisplay_Wireframe;


//Run interference detection

vInts = (
object[])pIntMgr.GetInterferences();
Debug.Print("Number of interferences: " + pIntMgr.GetInterferenceCount());


//Get interfering components and transforms

ret = pIntMgr.GetComponentsAndTransforms(
out vIntComps, out vTrans);

//Get interference information
for (i = 0; i <= vInts.GetUpperBound(0); i++)
{

Debug.Print("Interference " + (i + 1));
interference = (
IInterference)vInts[i];
Debug.Print("  Number of components in this interference: " + interference.GetComponentCount());
vComps = (
object[])interference.Components;
for (j = 0; j <= vComps.GetUpperBound(0); j++)
{

comp = (Component2)vComps[j];
Debug.Print("   " + comp.Name2);

}
vol = interference.Volume;
Debug.Print("  Interference volume is " + (vol * 1000000000) + " mm^3");

}

//Stop interference detection and close Inteference Detection pane
//pIntMgr.Done();

    }

    public SldWorks swApp;
}

}



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