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Run SolidWorks Design Checker Example (VB.NET)

This example shows how to check the active document using the SolidWorks Design Checker API.

 

'--------------------------------------------

'

' Preconditions:

'  1. Load the SolidWorks Design Checker add-in

'     (click Tools > Add-ins > SolidWorks Design Checker).

'  2  Create c:\test if needed.

'  3. Create a SolidWorks Design Checker standards file using

'     the SolidWorks Design Checker tutorial

'     and saving the standards file to c:\test (click

'     Tools > Design Checker > Build Checks > Design Checker  

'     Tutorial to open the tutorial and perform the steps

'     through "Building the Design Requirements-2").

'  4. Reference the SolidWorks Design Checker primary interop assembly

'     (in the IDE, right-click the project name, select

'     Add Reference, click the Browse tab, navigate to the

'     <SolidWorks_install_dir>\api\redist folder and

'     select SolidWorks.Interop.dsgnchk.dll).

'  5. Open the Immediate window.

'  6. Run the macro.

'

' Postconditions:

'  1. The Design Binder folder is shown in the FeatureManager design tree.

'  2. SolidWorks Design Checker checks the active

'     model document as per the standards file, adds the

'     Post-Correction Result.drp and Pre-Correction Result.drp

'     reports to the Design Binder and the SWCDReport.xml reports to the

'     c:\test\Food Processor_mm_dd_yyyy_hr_min\Post-Correction Result and

'     c:\test\Food Processor_mm_dd_yyyy_hr_min\Pre-Correction Result folders.

'  3. To verify that these reports were added

'     to the Design Binder, examine the Design Binder in the

'     FeatureManager design tree. To verify that the folder and reports

'     were created, examine c:\test.

'

' NOTE: Because this drawing document is used by a SolidWorks

'   tutorial, do not save any changes when closing the

'   document.

'

'---------------------------------------------

Imports SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks

Imports SolidWorks.Interop.swconst

Imports SolidWorks.Interop.dsgnchk

Imports System

Imports System.Diagnostics

 

Partial Class SolidWorksMacro

 

    Public Sub main()

 

        Dim swDCAddIn As SWDesignCheck

        Dim StandardFileName As String

        Dim ReportFolderName As String

        Dim retValue As Long

        Dim AddtoDesignBinder As Boolean

        Dim OverWriteReport As Boolean

        Dim warnings As Long

        Dim errors As Long

        Dim AutoCorrect As Boolean

 

        ' Get the SolidWorks Design Checker add-in

        swDCAddIn = swApp.GetAddInObject("SWDesignChecker.SWDesignCheck")

        If swDCAddIn Is Nothing Then

            Debug.Print("No SolidWorks Design Checker add-in.")

            Exit Sub

        End If

 

        ' Show the Design Binder in the FeatureManager design tree

        swApp.SetUserPreferenceIntegerValue(swUserPreferenceIntegerValue_e.swFeatureManagerDesignBinderVisibility, swAutoHideShowResponse_e.swAutoHideShowResponse_Show)

 

        ' Open the drawing document to check

        swApp.OpenDoc6("C:\Program Files\SolidWorks Corp\SolidWorks\samples\tutorial\advdrawings\FoodProcessor.slddrw", swDocumentTypes_e.swDocDRAWING, swOpenDocOptions_e.swOpenDocOptions_Silent, "", errors, warnings)

 

        ' Requirements file

        StandardFileName = "C:\test\tutorial.swstd"

        ' Filename for report

        ReportFolderName = "c:\test\Food Processor"

        ' Add report to Design Binder

        AddtoDesignBinder = True

        ' Overwrite any existing report

        OverWriteReport = True

        ' Autocorrect all failures

        AutoCorrect = True

 

        ' Run SolidWorks Design Checker on the active drawing document

        retValue = swDCAddIn.RunDesignCheck4(StandardFileName, ReportFolderName, AddtoDesignBinder, OverWriteReport, AutoCorrect)

        Select Case retValue

            Case 0

                Debug.Print("No errors.")

            Case 1

                Debug.Print("Report already exists.")

            Case 2

                Debug.Print("Could not create report directory.")

            Case 3

                Debug.Print("No active document.")

            Case 4

                Debug.Print("Standards file does not exist.")

        End Select

 

    End Sub

 

    ''' <summary>

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

    ''' </summary>

    Public swApp As SldWorks

 

End Class

 



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