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CompareGeometry3 Method (ICompareGeometry)

Identifies the differences in geometry in the solid features and surface models between two versions of the same part and generates a report.

.NET Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration) 
Function CompareGeometry3( _
   ByVal reffile As String, _
   ByVal refconfig As String, _
   ByVal modfile As String, _
   ByVal modconfig As String, _
   ByVal lOperationOptions As Integer, _
   ByVal lResultOptions As Integer, _
   ByVal reportname As String, _
   ByVal vtAddToBinderOption As Boolean, _
   ByVal vtOverwrite As Boolean, _
   ByRef volDiffStatus As Integer, _
   ByRef faceDiffStatus As Integer _
) As Integer
Visual Basic (Usage) 
Dim instance As ICompareGeometry
Dim reffile As String
Dim refconfig As String
Dim modfile As String
Dim modconfig As String
Dim lOperationOptions As Integer
Dim lResultOptions As Integer
Dim reportname As String
Dim vtAddToBinderOption As Boolean
Dim vtOverwrite As Boolean
Dim volDiffStatus As Integer
Dim faceDiffStatus As Integer
Dim value As Integer
 
value = instance.CompareGeometry3(reffile, refconfig, modfile, modconfig, lOperationOptions, lResultOptions, reportname, vtAddToBinderOption, vtOverwrite, volDiffStatus, faceDiffStatus)
C# 
int CompareGeometry3( 
   string reffile,
   string refconfig,
   string modfile,
   string modconfig,
   int lOperationOptions,
   int lResultOptions,
   string reportname,
   bool vtAddToBinderOption,
   bool vtOverwrite,
   out int volDiffStatus,
   out int faceDiffStatus
)
C++/CLI 
int CompareGeometry3( 
&   String^ reffile,
&   String^ refconfig,
&   String^ modfile,
&   String^ modconfig,
&   int lOperationOptions,
&   int lResultOptions,
&   String^ reportname,
&   bool vtAddToBinderOption,
&   bool vtOverwrite,
&   [Out] int volDiffStatus,
&   [Out] int faceDiffStatus
) 

Parameters

reffile
Path and filename of the SolidWorks document containing the referenced part
refconfig
Name of reference part's configuration; if blank, then the active configuration is used
modfile
Path and filename of the SolidWorks document containing the modified part
modconfig
Name of modified part's configuration
lOperationOptions
Compare face, volume, or face and volume options as defined by gtGdfOperationOption_e
lResultOptions
Display the results or save the results to a report as defined by gtResultOptions_e
reportname
Path where to save the results report
vtAddToBinderOption
True to add the results report to the Design Binder, false to not
vtOverwrite
True to overwrite an existing results report of the same name, false to not
volDiffStatus
Error types for volume differences as defined in gtVolDiffStatusOptionType_e
faceDiffStatus
Error types for face differences as defined in gtVolDiffStatusOptionType_e

Return Value

Error as defined by gtError_e

Example

Remarks

The vtAddToBinderOption argument is disabled when comparing:

 

  • Two documents with the same name, but located in different folders, or

  • Two configurations of the same part, or

  • Documents selected from the PDM vault

because the documents are saved as temporary files during the comparison.

 

See Also

Availability


SolidWorks 2010 FCS, Revision Number 18.0


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