Temporarily Fix and Group Components Example (C#)

This example shows how to to temporarily fix and group components.

//-----------------------------------------------------------------------
// Preconditions: Verify that the specified assembly exists.
//
// Postconditions:
// 1. Opens the specified assembly, changes the view orientation to
//    dimetric, and zooms and fits the assembly in the graphics area.
// 2. Selects the rocker-1@valve_cam component.
//    a. Temporarily changes the rocker-1@valve_cam component from
//       floating to fixed, which is indicated by (f)* appearing before
//       rocker-1@value_cam in the FeatureManager design tree and
//       the pink component in the graphics area.
//    b. Press F5 after examining the FeatureManager design tree and
//       graphics area.
//    c. Changes the rocker-1@valve_cam component back to floating.
// 3. Selects the rocker-1@valve_cam and camshaft-1@valve_cam
//    components.
//    a. Temporarily groups the rocker-1@valve_cam and
//       camshaft-1@valve_cam components, which is indicated by
//       the pink components in the graphics area.
//    b. Press F5 after examining the graphics area.
//    c. Ungroups the rocker-1@valve_cam and camshaft-1@valve_cam
//       components.
// 4. Examine both the FeatureManager design tree and graphics area to
//    verify steps 2.c and 3.c.
//
// NOTE: Because the assembly is used elsewhere, do not save changes.
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
using SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks;
using SolidWorks.Interop.swconst;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System;
 
namespace Macro1CSharp.csproj
{
    public partial class SolidWorksMacro
    {
 
        public void Main()
        {
            ModelDoc2 swModel = default(ModelDoc2);
            AssemblyDoc swAssembly = default(AssemblyDoc);
            ModelDocExtension swModelDocExt = default(ModelDocExtension);
            string fileName = null;
            bool status = false;
            int errors = 0;
            int warnings = 0;
 
            fileName = "C:\\Users\\Public\\Documents\\SOLIDWORKS\\SOLIDWORKS 2018\\samples\\tutorial\\motionstudies\\valve_cam.sldasm";
            swModel = (ModelDoc2)swApp.OpenDoc6(fileName, (int)swDocumentTypes_e.swDocASSEMBLY, (int)swOpenDocOptions_e.swOpenDocOptions_Silent, "", ref errors, ref warnings);
            swAssembly = (AssemblyDoc)swModel;
            swModelDocExt = (ModelDocExtension)swModel.Extension;
            swModel.ShowNamedView2("*Dimetric", 9);
            swModel.ViewZoomtofit2();
 
            swModel.ClearSelection2(true);
 
            //Temporarily fix a component
            status = swModelDocExt.SelectByID2("rocker-1@valve_cam", "COMPONENT", 0, 0, 0, true, 0, null, 0);
 
            swAssembly.TemporaryFixGroup();
 
            System.Diagnostics.Debugger.Break();
            //Examine rocker-1@valve_cam in the FeatureManager design tree and graphics area
            //(f)* and the pink component indicate that the component is fixed
            //Press F5    
 
            //Changes the component back to floating
            swAssembly.TemporaryFixGroupExit();
 
            swModel.ClearSelection2(true);
 
            //Temporarily group components
            status = swModelDocExt.SelectByID2("camshaft-1@valve_cam", "COMPONENT", 0, 0, 0, true, 2, null, 0);
            status = swModelDocExt.SelectByID2("rocker-1@valve_cam", "COMPONENT", 0, 0, 0, true, 2, null, 0);
            swAssembly.TemporaryFixGroup();
 
            System.Diagnostics.Debugger.Break();
            //Examine the graphics area
            //Pink components indicate that the components are grouped
            //Press F5    
 
            //Ungroup components
            swAssembly.TemporaryFixGroupExit();
 
        }
 
        /// <summary>
        ///  The SldWorks swApp variable is pre-assigned for you.
        /// </summary>
        public SldWorks swApp;
    }
}