Function IFeatureByPositionReverse( _
   ByVal Num As Integer _
) As Feature

Dim instance As IModelDoc2
Dim Num As Integer
Dim value As Feature
 
value = instance.IFeatureByPositionReverse(Num)

Feature IFeatureByPositionReverse( 
   int Num
)

Feature^ IFeatureByPositionReverse( 
&   int Num
) 

Parameters

Num

Number of feature from the last feature in the FeatureManager design tree; 0 is the last feature in FeatureManager design tree

Return Value

Pointer to the nth from last feature in the document

Do not assume that the name or the order of SolidWorks features is always the same. For example, you should not assume that the last feature in the list is always the Annotations folder. Additionally because feature names can be customized, you cannot assume that the first reference plane feature is named Plane1 or that the Annotations folder is called Annotations. See IFeature::GetTypeName and IFeature::Name for more information.

Because SolidWorks does not guarantee the name or positioning of default features, your application should not make any assumptions in this area. If your application is trying to access geometric features (i.e., sketches, fillets, bosses, reference surfaces, etc.) using IModelDoc2::IFeatureByPositionReverse, then it is safest to determine the number of default features at the top and bottom of the list for each particular document. This could be done once for each document by traversing the FeatureManager design tree using IModelDoc2::IFirstFeature or IModelDoc2::IFirstFeature and IFeature::IGetNextFeature. Based on the feature type, IFeature::GetTypeName, you can recognize where new features will be placed in the FeatureManager design tree upon creation.

For example, in SolidWorks 98Plus, a new fillet is created at position (n-1) where n is the total number of features in the part. Therefore, to obtain this feature, then specify 1 for PositionFromEnd. This allows you to obtain the newly created fillet feature which is 1 from the bottom of the list.

If you are using this method to obtain the last feature object created by your application, then, as a precaution, you may also want to check the feature count immediately before your feature creation and immediately after your feature creation. If the feature count has increased by 1, then it is relatively safe to assume that only your application has modified the document and added a feature. However, this is not a guaranteed methodology because another third-party applications may be running and may have also modified your document. Feature count can be determined by calling IModelDoc2::GetFeatureCount.

For access to the first feature in the FeatureManager design tree and access to sub-features, use IModelDoc2::IFirstFeature and IFeature::IGetFirstSubFeature methods, respectively.

IModelDoc2::IFeatureByPositionReverse can access suppressed features.