Save Configuration Data Example (VB.NET)
This example shows how to mark each configuration in a multi-configuration
model as needing to be rebuilt and how to save its configuration data, including
preview bitmaps, every time you save the model document.
'------------------------------------------------------------
' Preconditions:
' 1. Verify that the specified file to open exists.
' 2. Open the Immediate window.
'
' Postconditions:
' 1. Activates each configuration in the model.
' 2. Sets each configuration's Rebuild/Save Mark to true, if it is false.
' 3. Saves each configuration's preview bitmap to disk.
' 4. Examine the Immediate window.
'
' NOTES:
' * In SOLIDWORKS 2013 and later, to mark each configuration
' as needing to be rebuilt and to save its configuration data
' every time you save the model:
' 1. Activate each configuration and set
' IConfiguration::AddRebuildSaveMark to true.
' 2. Save the model.
' * Because this model is used elsewhere, do not
' save changes.
'------------------------------------------------------------
Imports SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks
Imports SolidWorks.Interop.swconst
Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices
Imports System
Imports System.Diagnostics
Partial Class SolidWorksMacro
Public Sub Main()
Dim swModel As ModelDoc2
Dim swConfig As Configuration
Dim swConfMgr As ConfigurationManager
Dim configNameArr As Object
Dim configName As Object
Dim fileName As String
Dim bitmapName As String
Dim bitmapPathName As String
Dim status As Boolean
Dim errors As Integer, warnings As Integer
fileName = "C:\Users\Public\Documents\SOLIDWORKS\SOLIDWORKS 2018\samples\tutorial\api\multiconfig-part-2.sldprt"
swModel = swApp.OpenDoc6(fileName, swDocumentTypes_e.swDocPART, swOpenDocOptions_e.swOpenDocOptions_Silent, "", errors, warnings)
swConfMgr = swModel.ConfigurationManager
configNameArr = swModel.GetConfigurationNames
Debug.Print("Checking each configuration's Add Rebuild/Save Mark setting after opening the model document:")
For Each configName In configNameArr
swConfig = swModel.GetConfigurationByName(configName)
status = swModel.ShowConfiguration2(configName)
Debug.Print(" " & configName & "'s" & " Add Rebuild/Save Mark = " & swConfig.AddRebuildSaveMark)
If swConfig.AddRebuildSaveMark = False Then
swConfig.AddRebuildSaveMark = True
bitmapName = configName + ".bmp"
Debug.Print(" Resetting " & configName & "'s" & " Add Rebuild/Save Mark = " & swConfig.AddRebuildSaveMark)
bitmapPathName = "C:\Users\Public\Documents\SOLIDWORKS\SOLIDWORKS 2018\samples\tutorial\api\" + bitmapName
status = swApp.GetPreviewBitmapFile(fileName, configName, bitmapPathName)
If status Then
Debug.Print(" " & configName & "'s " & "preview bitmap written to disk: " & bitmapPathName)
End If
End If
Next
'Save the model to save each configuration's data with the model
'status = swModel.Save3(swSaveAsOptions_e.swSaveAsOptions_Silent, errors, warnings)
End Sub
''' <summary>
''' The SldWorks swApp variable is pre-assigned for you.
''' </summary>
Public swApp As SldWorks
End Class