Replace Component (C#)

This example shows how to replace a component with a different component.

//---------------------------------------------------------------------------

// Preconditions: Specified file exists.

//

// Postconditions: The first instance of the shaft washer component is

// replaced with a lock washer.

//

// NOTE: The replacement does not fit properly with the model.

//--------------------------------------------------------------------------

using SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks;

using SolidWorks.Interop.swconst;

using System;

using System.Diagnostics;

using SwDocumentMgr;

namespace ExampleCS.csproj

{

    partial class SolidWorksMacro

    {

        public void Main()

        {

            // Opening the file using the SolidWorks Document Manager API,

            // not the SolidWorks API.  This sample code is packaged in a SolidWorks

            // macro for your convenience.

            SwDMClassFactory swCf;

            swCf = new SwDMClassFactory();

            SwDocumentMgr.SwDMApplication swDocMgr;

            swDocMgr = swCf.GetApplication("your_license_key");

            SwDMDocument12 swDoc12;

            SwDocumentMgr.SwDmDocumentOpenError res;

            SwDmDocumentType dt;

            dt = SwDmDocumentType.swDmDocumentAssembly;

            string filename;

            Debug.Print("Opening an assembly...");

            Debug.Print("Substitute your path to this SolidWorks sample file.");

            filename = "C:\\Program Files\\SolidWorks Corp\\SolidWorks\\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; // TODO: Might not be correct. Was : Exit Sub

            }

            Debug.Print("Getting the active configuration...");

            SwDMConfiguration8 activeConfig;

            SwDocumentMgr.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();

        }

        /// <summary>

        /// The SldWorks swApp variable is pre-assigned for you.

        /// </summary>

        public SldWorks swApp;

    }

}