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Get Parent-Child Relationship for Component Example (VBA)

This example shows how to get the parent-child relationship for an assembly component.

 

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

'

' Preconditions:

'       (1) Assembly is open.

'       (2) Component is selected in the FeatureManager design tree or

'           something is selected in the graphics area.

'       (3) Selected item is not in a sub-assembly.

'

' Postconditions: None

'

' NOTE: This example does not currently support selection in subassemblies

'       because the selected (sub)component is not a feature

'        in the top-level assembly.

'

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

 

Option Explicit

Sub ProcessFeature _

( _

    swApp As SldWorks.SldWorks, _

    swModel As SldWorks.ModelDoc2, _

    swFeat As SldWorks.feature _

)

    Dim vParentArr              As Variant

    Dim vParent                 As Variant

    Dim swParentFeat            As SldWorks.feature

    

    Dim vChildArr               As Variant

    Dim vChild                  As Variant

    Dim swChildFeat             As SldWorks.feature

    

    Dim i                       As Long

    vParentArr = swFeat.GetParents

    vChildArr = swFeat.GetChildren

    

    Debug.Print "  FeatName = " + swFeat.Name + " [" + swFeat.GetTypeName + "]"

    

    If Not IsEmpty(vParentArr) Then

        Debug.Print "    Parents:"

        

        For Each vParent In vParentArr

            Set swParentFeat = vParent

            

            Debug.Print "      " + swParentFeat.Name + " [" + swParentFeat.GetTypeName + "]"

        Next vParent

    End If

    If Not IsEmpty(vChildArr) Then

        Debug.Print "    Children:"

        

        For Each vChild In vChildArr

            Set swChildFeat = vChild

            

            Debug.Print "      " + swChildFeat.Name + " [" + swChildFeat.GetTypeName + "]"

        Next vChild

    End If

End Sub

Sub main()

    Dim swApp                   As SldWorks.SldWorks

    Dim swModel                 As SldWorks.ModelDoc2

    Dim swAssy                  As SldWorks.AssemblyDoc

    Dim swSelMgr                As SldWorks.SelectionMgr

    Dim swComp                  As SldWorks.Component2

    Dim swFeat                  As SldWorks.feature

    Dim i                       As Long

    Dim bRet                    As Boolean

    

    Set swApp = Application.SldWorks

    Set swModel = swApp.ActiveDoc

    Set swAssy = swModel

    Set swSelMgr = swModel.SelectionManager

    Set swComp = swSelMgr.GetSelectedObjectsComponent(1)

    Set swFeat = swAssy.FeatureByName(swComp.Name2): Debug.Assert Not swFeat Is Nothing

    

    Debug.Print "File = " & swModel.GetPathName

    

    ProcessFeature swApp, swModel, swFeat

End Sub

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