Replace Component Example (C#)
This example shows how to replace a component with a different component.
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// Preconditions:
// 1. Read the SOLIDWORKS Document Manager API Getting Started
// topic and ensure that the required DLLs are registered.
// 2. Copy and paste this code into a VB.NET console application
// in Microsoft Visual Studio.
// 3. Add the SolidWorks.Interop.swdocumentmgr.dll reference to the project:
// a. Right-click the solution in Solution Explorer.
// b. Click Add Reference.
// c. Click Browse.
// d. Click:
// install_dir\api\redist\CLR2\SolidWorks.Interop.swdocumentmgr.dll
// e. Click Add.
// f. Click Close.
// 4. Ensure that the model to open exists.
// 5. Substitute your_license_key with your SOLIDWORKS Document
// Manager license key.
// 6. Open the Immediate window.
'
' Postconditions:
' 1. Inspect the Immediate window.
' 2. The first instance of the shaft washer component is
' replaced with a lock washer in the document.
'
' NOTE: The specified file should be backed up before running this macro,
' as it is used elsewhere. The macro uses a replacement that does not
' properly fit in the model.
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using
System;
using
System.Diagnostics;
using
SolidWorks.Interop.swdocumentmgr;
namespace
ConsoleApplication2
{
class
Program
{
static
void Main(string[]
args)
{
SwDMClassFactory
swCf;
swCf = new
SwDMClassFactory();
SwDMApplication
swDocMgr;
swDocMgr = (SwDMApplication)swCf.GetApplication("your_license_key");
SwDMDocument12
swDoc12;
SwDmDocumentOpenError
res;
SwDmDocumentType
dt;
dt = SwDmDocumentType.swDmDocumentAssembly;
string
filename;
Debug.Print("Opening
an assembly...");
filename = "C:\\Users\\Public\\Documents\\SOLIDWORKS\SOLIDWORKS
2018\\samples\\tutorial\\advdrawings\\98food
processor.sldasm";
swDoc12 = swDocMgr.GetDocument(filename, dt,
false,
out res)
as
SwDMDocument12;
if
(swDoc12 == null
| (res != SwDmDocumentOpenError.swDmDocumentOpenErrorNone))
{
Debug.Print("Error
opening file...");
return;
}
Debug.Print("Getting
the active configuration...");
SwDMConfiguration8
activeConfig;
SwDMConfigurationMgr
configMgr;
configMgr = swDoc12.ConfigurationManager;
configMgr.GetConfigurationNames();
activeConfig =
configMgr.GetConfigurationByName(configMgr.GetActiveConfigurationName())
as
SwDMConfiguration8;
if
(activeConfig == null)
{
Debug.Print("Error
getting the active configuration...");
return;
}
Debug.Print("Getting
the components of the active configuration...");
object[]
vComponents;
vComponents = (object[])activeConfig.GetComponents();
SwDMComponent6
swDmComponent;
int
i;
for
(i = 0; i < vComponents.Length; i++)
{
swDmComponent = (SwDMComponent6)vComponents[i];
if
(swDmComponent.Name == "shaft washer")
{
bool
bResult = swDmComponent.Replace("C:\\Program
Files\\SOLIDWORKS Corp\\SOLIDWORKS\\samples\\tutorial\\smartcomponents\\lockwasher.sldprt",
"Default",
false);
Debug.Print("Replacing
shaft washer with lock washer...");
Debug.Print(bResult.ToString());
break;
}
}
swDoc12.Save();
swDoc12.CloseDoc();
}
}
}