Switch Documents Example (C#)
This example shows how to switch documents by opening documents in their own
and client model windows.
//----------------------------------------------
// Preconditions:
// 1. Verify that the specified documents to open exist.
// 2. Open the Immediate window.
//
// Postconditions:
// 1. Opens the specified documents in their own
// and client model windows.
// 2. Closes all open documents.
// 3. Examine the Immediate window.
//----------------------------------------------
using SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks;
using SolidWorks.Interop.swconst;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System;
using System.Diagnostics;
namespace FrameCSharp.csproj
{
public partial class SolidWorksMacro
{
public void Main()
{
ModelDoc2 swModelDoc = default(ModelDoc2);
Frame swFrame = default(Frame);
ModelWindow swModelWindow = default(ModelWindow);
object[] modelWindows = null;
int errors = 0;
int warnings = 0;
int HWnd = 0;
string fileName = null;
string strFolder = null;
//Open the specified documents in their own windows
fileName = "C:\\Users\\Public\\Documents\\SOLIDWORKS\\SOLIDWORKS 2018\\samples\\tutorial\\assemblymates\\knee.sldprt";
swModelDoc = (ModelDoc2)swApp.OpenDoc6(fileName, (int)swDocumentTypes_e.swDocPART, (int)swOpenDocOptions_e.swOpenDocOptions_Silent, "", ref errors, ref warnings);
//Open client model window containing the active document
swApp.CreateNewWindow();
fileName = "C:\\Users\\Public\\Documents\\SOLIDWORKS\\SOLIDWORKS 2018\\samples\\tutorial\\assemblymates\\bracket.sldprt";
swModelDoc = (ModelDoc2)swApp.OpenDoc6(fileName, (int)swDocumentTypes_e.swDocPART, (int)swOpenDocOptions_e.swOpenDocOptions_Silent, "", ref errors, ref warnings);
//Open client model window containing the active document
swApp.CreateNewWindow();
fileName = "C:\\Users\\Public\\Documents\\SOLIDWORKS\\SOLIDWORKS 2018\\samples\\tutorial\\assemblymates\\clamp.sldprt";
swModelDoc = (ModelDoc2)swApp.OpenDoc6(fileName, (int)swDocumentTypes_e.swDocPART, (int)swOpenDocOptions_e.swOpenDocOptions_Silent, "", ref errors, ref warnings);
//Open client model window containing the active document
swApp.CreateNewWindow();
swFrame = (Frame)swApp.Frame();
modelWindows = (object[])swFrame.ModelWindows;
Debug.Print("Open documents in their own windows:");
foreach (object obj in modelWindows)
{
swModelWindow = (ModelWindow)obj;
//Get the model document in this model window
swModelDoc = (ModelDoc2)swModelWindow.ModelDoc;
//Rebuild the document
swModelDoc.EditRebuild3();
swModelDoc = null;
//Show the model window
Debug.Print("");
swFrame.ShowModelWindow(swModelWindow);
//Get and print the model window handle
HWnd = swModelWindow.HWnd;
Debug.Print(" Model window handle: " + HWnd);
//Get and print the model title as it is seen in the model window's title bar
Debug.Print(" Model title as it seen in the model's window's title bar: " + swModelWindow.Title);
}
strFolder = "";
//Specify true to close all documents, specify false to close
//only the documents not modified
swApp.CloseAllDocuments(true);
}
/// <summary>
/// The SldWorks swApp variable is pre-assigned for you.
/// </summary>
public SldWorks swApp;
}
}