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Split Open Sketch Segment Example (C#)

This example shows how to split an open sketch segment.

//---------------------------------------------------------------
// Preconditions:
// 1. Open a new part document.
// 2. Open the Immediate window.
//
// Postconditions:
// 1. Opens a sketch.
// 2. Creates a line segment.
// 3. Splits the line segment into two segments.
// 4. Examine the Immediate window.
//----------------------------------------------------------------
using SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks;
using SolidWorks.Interop.swconst;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System;
using System.Diagnostics;


namespace SplitOpenSegment_CSharp.csproj
{
    
partial class SolidWorksMacro
    {

        
ModelDoc2 swModel;
        
SketchSegment swSketchSegment;
        
object[] skSegmentArray;

        
bool boolstatus;

        
public void Main()
        {
            swModel = (
ModelDoc2)swApp.ActiveDoc;

            boolstatus = swModel.Extension.SelectByID2(
"Front Plane", "PLANE", 0, 0, 0, false, 0, null, 0);
            swModel.SketchManager.InsertSketch(
true);
            swModel.ClearSelection2(
true);

            
// Create a line
            swSketchSegment = swModel.SketchManager.CreateLine(-0.055964, 0.033212, 0.0, 0.102938, -0.014129, 0.0);
            swModel.ViewZoomtofit2();

            skSegmentArray = (
object[])swModel.SketchManager.SplitOpenSegment(0.02, 0.01, 0.0);

            
// Close the sketch and rebuild
            swModel.SketchManager.Insert3DSketch(true);

            Debug.Print("Number of segments in sketch = " + skSegmentArray.Length);

        }



        
public SldWorks swApp;

    }
}



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