Box Select a Sketch Example (C#)

This example shows how to box select all of the entities in a sketch block.

//----------------------------------------------------------------------------

// Preconditions: <SolidWorks_install_dir>\samples\tutorial\blocks\piston_mechanism.sldblk

//    is open.

//

// Postconditions:

//     (1) Notice the list of selected entities

//         in the PropertyManager page.

//     (2) Interactively quit the sketch without

//         saving any changes.

//     (3) Close the document.

//--------------------------------------

using SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks;

using SolidWorks.Interop.swconst;

using System;

namespace SketchBoxSelect_CSharp.csproj

{

    partial class SolidWorksMacro

    {

        public void Main()

        {

            ModelDoc2 swModel = default(ModelDoc2);

            ModelDocExtension swModelDocExt = default(ModelDocExtension);

            bool boolstatus = false;

            swModel = (ModelDoc2)swApp.ActiveDoc;

            swModelDocExt = swModel.Extension;

            // Select the sketch and open it

            boolstatus = swModelDocExt.SelectByID2("Sketch1", "SKETCH", 0, 0, 0, false, 0, null, 0);

            swModel.EditSketch();

            swModel.ViewZoomtofit2();

            // Box select the sketch

            boolstatus = swModelDocExt.SketchBoxSelect(-0.034327, 1.423590, 0.000000, 0.212609, 0.692279, 0.000000);

        }

        public SldWorks swApp;

    }

}