Function LoadFile4( _
   ByVal FileName As String, _
   ByVal ArgString As String, _
   ByVal ImportData As Object, _
   ByRef Errors As Integer _
) As ModelDoc2

Dim instance As ISldWorks
Dim FileName As String
Dim ArgString As String
Dim ImportData As Object
Dim Errors As Integer
Dim value As ModelDoc2
 
value = instance.LoadFile4(FileName, ArgString, ImportData, Errors)

ModelDoc2 LoadFile4( 
   string FileName,
   string ArgString,
   object ImportData,
   out int Errors
)

ModelDoc2^ LoadFile4( 
&   String^ FileName,
&   String^ ArgString,
&   Object^ ImportData,
&   [Out] int Errors
) 

Parameters

FileName

Full path and filename of the non-native SolidWorks file to import

ArgString

Space-separated string that allows optional arguments to be specified when opening a foreign file (see Remarks)

ImportData

IImportIgesData or IImportDxfDwgData object (see Remarks)

Errors

Errors as defined in swFileLoadError_e

Return Value

The general form of ArgString is BOOLEAN and enumerator arguments, which should be passed as a string.

When importing a DXF/DWG file, you can:

• Let SolidWorks determine the default values:

  • PaperSize and SheetScale are computed to fit the input data.

  • LengthUnit is determined from the header of the input DXF/DWG file.

  • SheetName is the same as the layout name in the input file.

     - or -

• Set your own values by using:

  1. ISldWorks::GetImportFileData to obtain the IImportDxfDwgData interface.

  2. Use the following methods with a Sheet argument of "" (an empty string), to set up your defaults:

     • IImportDxfDwgData::GetPaperSize

     • IImportDxfDwgData::GetPosition

     • IImportDxfDwgData::GetSheetScale

     • IImportDxfDwgData::ImportMethod

     • IImportDxfDwgData::LengthUnit

     • IImportDxfDwgData::SetPaperSize

     • IImportDxfDwgData::SetPosition

     • IImportDxfDwgData::SetSheetScale

     • IImportDxfDwgData::SheetName

before loading the file.

NOTES:

• Getting the IImportDxfDwgData interface does not get default values from the input file. Any values not set by you are set to the values computed by SolidWorks.

• If the DWG/DXF file has multiple sheets, use these methods with a valid layout name in the Sheet argument to set up sheet specific settings, which will override the default settings. If any of the individual items are not specified for a given layout name, the value used is from the defaults (layout name ""). If the default value is not specified, SolidWorks will compute and use a meaningful value for that item.