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Set Viewports Example (VB.NET)

This example shows how to set viewports and check and change whether they're linked.

'--------------------------------------------------------------------------
' Preconditions:
' 1. Open public_documents\samples\tutorial\introtosw\pressure_plate.sldprt.
' 2. Set some breakpoints (e.g., before and after panning the viewports).
' 3. Open the Immediate window.
' 4. Press F5 at each breakpoint.
'
' Postconditions:
' 1. Sets viewport arrangement to Two View-Horizontal (* Top viewport is
'    panned; bottom viewport also panned because it is linked to top
'    viewport).
' 3. Unlinks viewports (Top viewport is panned; bottom view isn't panned
'    because viewports were unlinked).
' 4. Sets viewport arrangement to a single viewport.
' 5. Examine the Immediate window.
'
' NOTE: Because this part is used elsewhere, do not save changes.
'--------------------------------------------------------------------------

Imports SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks

Imports SolidWorks.Interop.swconst

Imports System

Imports System.Diagnostics

 

Partial Class SolidWorksMacro

 

    Public Sub main()

 

        Dim swModel As ModelDoc2

        Dim swModelViewManager As ModelViewManager

        Dim swModelView As ModelView

 

        swModel = swApp.ActiveDoc

 

        ' Set the viewport arrangement to Two View-Horizontal

        Debug.Print("Set viewport arrangement to Two View-Horizontal...")

        swModelViewManager = swModel.ModelViewManager

        swModelViewManager.ViewportDisplay = swViewportDisplay_e.swViewportTwoViewHorizontal

 

        ' Check to see if the viewports are linked

        Debug.Print("Are viewports linked? " & swModelViewManager.LinkedViews)

 

        ' Pan the model in the top viewport

        ' The model in the bottom viewport also pans

        ' because it's linked to the top viewport

        Debug.Print("Panning the model in top viewport; model in bottom viewport also pans because the viewports are linked...")

        swModelView = swModel.ActiveView

        swModelView.TranslateBy(-0.0005535897435897, 0)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(-0.0005535897435897, 0)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(-0.0005535897435897, 0.0005535897435897)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(-0.003875128205128, 0.001660769230769)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(-0.004982307692308, 0.0005535897435897)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(-0.005535897435897, 0.0005535897435897)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(-0.007196666666667, 0)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(-0.006089487179487, 0)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(-0.006643076923077, 0)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(-0.004982307692308, 0)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(-0.005535897435897, 0)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(-0.002214358974359, 0)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(-0.0005535897435897, 0)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(0, -0.0005535897435897)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(0, -0.001107179487179)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(0.001107179487179, -0.002214358974359)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(0.001660769230769, -0.004982307692308)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(0.002214358974359, -0.006643076923077)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(0.001660769230769, -0.006089487179487)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(0.001107179487179, -0.003321538461538)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(0, -0.001107179487179)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(0, 0.0005535897435897)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(0, 0.001107179487179)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(0.0005535897435897, 0.0005535897435897)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(0.001107179487179, 0.003875128205128)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(0.002767948717949, 0.004428717948718)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(0.002214358974359, 0.006643076923077)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(0.002767948717949, 0.005535897435897)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(0.003875128205128, 0.006643076923077)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(0.002214358974359, 0.004428717948718)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(0, 0.001107179487179)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(-0.0005535897435897, 0)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(-0.0005535897435897, 0)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(-0.001660769230769, 0)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(-0.003875128205128, 0.0005535897435897)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(-0.01328615384615, 0.002767948717949)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(-0.01328615384615, 0.002767948717949)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(-0.0160541025641, 0.003321538461538)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(-0.01273256410256, 0.003321538461538)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(-0.006643076923077, 0.001660769230769)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(-0.002767948717949, 0.0005535897435897)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(0.0005535897435897, 0)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(0.002767948717949, 0)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(0.008857435897436, -0.0005535897435897)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(0.02435794871795, -0.001660769230769)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(0.03044743589744, -0.002214358974359)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(0.01826846153846, -0.004428717948718)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(0.01217897435897, -0.004982307692308)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(0.004428717948718, -0.004982307692308)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(0.001660769230769, -0.003875128205128)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(0, -0.001660769230769)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(0.0005535897435897, -0.0005535897435897)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(0.001660769230769, 0)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(0.002214358974359, 0)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(0.008303846153846, 0.001107179487179)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(0.009411025641026, 0.004428717948718)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(0.01328615384615, 0.008303846153846)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(0.003875128205128, 0.007750256410256)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(-0.002767948717949, 0.007750256410256)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(-0.006643076923077, 0.003875128205128)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(-0.006643076923077, 0)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(-0.006089487179487, 0)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(-0.008857435897436, 0)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(-0.006643076923077, -0.001107179487179)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(-0.002767948717949, -0.003321538461538)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(-0.001660769230769, -0.001660769230769)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(-0.0005535897435897, -0.001107179487179)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(0, -0.0005535897435897)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(0, 0.0005535897435897)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(0, 0.0005535897435897)

 

        ' Fit the model in each viewport

        swModel.ViewZoomtofit2()

 

        ' Unlink the viewports

        Debug.Print("Unlink the viewports...")

        swModelViewManager.LinkedViews = False

        Debug.Print("Are viewports linked? " & swModelViewManager.LinkedViews)

 

        ' Pan the model in the top viewport

        ' The model in the bottom viewport doesn't pan

        ' because it's no longer linked to the top viewport

        Debug.Print("Panning the model in top viewport; model in bottom viewport doesn't pan because the viewports are no longer linked...")

        swModelView = swModel.ActiveView

        swModelView.TranslateBy(-0.0005535897435897, 0)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(-0.0005535897435897, 0)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(-0.0005535897435897, 0.0005535897435897)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(-0.003875128205128, 0.001660769230769)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(-0.004982307692308, 0.0005535897435897)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(-0.005535897435897, 0.0005535897435897)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(-0.007196666666667, 0)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(-0.006089487179487, 0)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(-0.006643076923077, 0)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(-0.004982307692308, 0)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(-0.005535897435897, 0)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(-0.002214358974359, 0)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(-0.0005535897435897, 0)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(0, -0.0005535897435897)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(0, -0.001107179487179)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(0.001107179487179, -0.002214358974359)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(0.001660769230769, -0.004982307692308)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(0.002214358974359, -0.006643076923077)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(0.001660769230769, -0.006089487179487)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(0.001107179487179, -0.003321538461538)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(0, -0.001107179487179)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(0, 0.0005535897435897)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(0, 0.001107179487179)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(0.0005535897435897, 0.0005535897435897)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(0.001107179487179, 0.003875128205128)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(0.002767948717949, 0.004428717948718)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(0.002214358974359, 0.006643076923077)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(0.002767948717949, 0.005535897435897)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(0.003875128205128, 0.006643076923077)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(0.002214358974359, 0.004428717948718)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(0, 0.001107179487179)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(-0.0005535897435897, 0)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(-0.0005535897435897, 0)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(-0.001660769230769, 0)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(-0.003875128205128, 0.0005535897435897)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(-0.01328615384615, 0.002767948717949)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(-0.01328615384615, 0.002767948717949)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(-0.0160541025641, 0.003321538461538)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(-0.01273256410256, 0.003321538461538)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(-0.006643076923077, 0.001660769230769)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(-0.002767948717949, 0.0005535897435897)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(0.0005535897435897, 0)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(0.002767948717949, 0)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(0.008857435897436, -0.0005535897435897)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(0.02435794871795, -0.001660769230769)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(0.03044743589744, -0.002214358974359)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(0.01826846153846, -0.004428717948718)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(0.01217897435897, -0.004982307692308)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(0.004428717948718, -0.004982307692308)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(0.001660769230769, -0.003875128205128)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(0, -0.001660769230769)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(0.0005535897435897, -0.0005535897435897)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(0.001660769230769, 0)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(0.002214358974359, 0)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(0.008303846153846, 0.001107179487179)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(0.009411025641026, 0.004428717948718)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(0.01328615384615, 0.008303846153846)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(0.003875128205128, 0.007750256410256)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(-0.002767948717949, 0.007750256410256)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(-0.006643076923077, 0.003875128205128)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(-0.006643076923077, 0)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(-0.006089487179487, 0)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(-0.008857435897436, 0)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(-0.006643076923077, -0.001107179487179)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(-0.002767948717949, -0.003321538461538)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(-0.001660769230769, -0.001660769230769)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(-0.0005535897435897, -0.001107179487179)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(0, -0.0005535897435897)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(0, 0.0005535897435897)

        swModelView.TranslateBy(0, 0.0005535897435897)

 

        ' Change the viewport arrangement back to a single viewport

        swModelViewManager.ViewportDisplay = swViewportDisplay_e.swViewportSingle

 

        ' Fit the model in the viewport

        swModel.ViewZoomtofit2()

 

    End Sub

    ''' <summary>

    ''' The SldWorks swApp variable is pre-assigned for you.

    ''' </summary>

    Public swApp As SldWorks

 

End Class



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