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Create Slot Mate Example (C#)

This example shows how to create a slot mechanical mate.

// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Preconditions: Open 
// public_documents\samples\tutorial\api\MechanicalMates\slot_slot.sldasm.
// 
// Postconditions: Inspect the Mates folder of the FeatureManager design tree.
//
// NOTE: Because the model is used elsewhere, do not save changes. 
// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
using SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks;
using SolidWorks.Interop.swconst;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System;
 
namespace CreateSlotMate_CSharp
{
    partial class SolidWorksMacro
    {
 
 
        private ModelDoc2 Part;
        private AssemblyDoc swAssembly;
        private bool boolstatus;
 
 
        public void Main()
        {
 
            Part = (ModelDoc2)swApp.ActiveDoc;
            swAssembly = (AssemblyDoc)Part;
            boolstatus = Part.Extension.SelectByRay(0.12649032355856, 0.133857958976421, 0.00879467058769023, 0.0353905007657348, 0.579257713320296, 0.814375843216443, 0.00214371287556113, 2, true, 1, 0);
            boolstatus = Part.Extension.SelectByRay(0.0959257342875013, 0.0999222046038994, -0.0251429018803719, 0.0353905007657348, 0.579257713320296, 0.814375843216443, 0.00214371287556113, 2, true, 1, 0);
 
            // Create SlotMateFeatureData
            SlotMateFeatureData MateData = (SlotMateFeatureData)swAssembly.CreateMateData(21);
 
            // Set the entities to mate
            object[] EntitiesToMate = new object[2];
            EntitiesToMate[0] = ((SelectionMgr)(Part.SelectionManager)).GetSelectedObject6(1, -1);
            EntitiesToMate[1] = ((SelectionMgr)(Part.SelectionManager)).GetSelectedObject6(2, -1);
            object EntitiesToMateVar = EntitiesToMate;
            MateData.EntitiesToMate = (EntitiesToMateVar);
 
            // Set the mate alignment
            MateData.MateAlignment = 0;
 
            // Set the mate constraint
            MateData.Constraint = 0;
 
            // Create the mate
            Feature MateFeature = (Feature)swAssembly.CreateMate(MateData);
            Part.ClearSelection2(true);
            Part.EditRebuild3();
 
        }
 
        /// <summary>
        /// The SldWorks swApp variable is pre-assigned for you.
        /// </summary>
        public SldWorks swApp;
    }
}