Insert New Virtual Component Example (C#)

This example shows how to insert a new part as a virtual component in an assembly and save it to an external file.

//---------------------------------------------------------------------
// Preconditions:
// 1. Open:
//    <SolidWorks_install_dir>\samples\tutorial\smartcomponents\stepped_shaft.sldasm
// 2. A planar face on the assembly is selected.
// 3. Rename the namespace of this macro to match your C# project name.
//
// Postconditions: The new part is inserted as a virtual component in the assembly.
//
// NOTE: Because this assembly is used in a SolidWorks online tutorial, do not
//       save the assembly when you close it.
//---------------------------------------------------------------------
using SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks;
using SolidWorks.Interop.swconst;
using System;
using System.Diagnostics;

namespace InsertVirtualComponent_CSharp.csproj
{
    partial class SolidWorksMacro
    {

        ModelDoc2 swModel;
        AssemblyDoc swAssy;
        Component2 swComponent;
        SelectionMgr swSelMgr;
        long status;

        public void Main()
        {

            swModel = (ModelDoc2)swApp.ActiveDoc;
            swAssy = (AssemblyDoc)swModel;

            // Get the pre-selected planar face
            Face2 swFeature = default(Face2);
            swSelMgr = (SelectionMgr)swModel.SelectionManager;
            swFeature = (Face2)swSelMgr.GetSelectedObject6(1, 0);

            // Create the part and insert it as a virtual component
            // in the assembly
            status = swAssy.InsertNewVirtualPart(swFeature, out swComponent);

            if (status == 1)
            {

                Debug.Print("Name of virtual component: " + swComponent.Name2);

                // Check to see if the part is a virtual component
                Debug.Print("Is component virtual? " + swComponent.IsVirtual);

            }


            swModel.ClearSelection2(true);
        }

        public SldWorks swApp;

    }
}