Edit Balloon Example (C#)

This example shows how to edit a balloon in a drawing document.

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

// Preconditions:

// 1. Open:

// <SolidWorks_install_dir>\samples\tutorial\advdrawings\foodprocessor.slddrw

// 2. Click Insert > Annotations > Balloon.

// 3. Click a model edge in either drawing view and add the balloon.

// 4. Close the Balloon PropertyManager page.

// 5. Select the balloon in the drawing.

//

// Postconditions:

// A balloon is added to the selected model edge and then modified.

//

// NOTES: Because this drawing document is used in a

// SolidWorks online tutorial, do not save any

// changes made to the document when closing it.

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

using SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks;

using SolidWorks.Interop.swconst;

using System;

using System.Diagnostics;

namespace CSharp.csproj

{

    partial class SolidWorksMacro

    {

        public void Main()

        {

            ModelDoc2 swModel = default(ModelDoc2);

            ModelDocExtension swModelDocExt = default(ModelDocExtension);

            DrawingDoc swDrawing = default(DrawingDoc);

            SelectionMgr swSelMgr = default(SelectionMgr);

            Note swNote = default(Note);

            bool boolstatus = false;

            swModel = (ModelDoc2)swApp.ActiveDoc;

            swModelDocExt = swModel.Extension;

            swSelMgr = (SelectionMgr)swModel.SelectionManager;

            swDrawing = (DrawingDoc)swModel;

            boolstatus = swDrawing.ActivateView("Drawing View1");

            // Get the selected balloon

            swNote = (Note)swSelMgr.GetSelectedObject6(1, -1);

            // Edit the selected balloon

            swNote = (Note)swModelDocExt.EditBalloonProperties((int)swBalloonStyle_e.swBS_Circular, (int)swBalloonFit_e.swBF_4Chars, (int)swDetailingNoteTextContent_e.swDetailingNoteTextQuantity, "Upper Text 2", (int)swDetailingNoteTextContent_e.swDetailingNoteTextQuantity, "Balloon Lower Text", 0, true, 2, "Denotation"

            );

            // Balloon is actually a note

            Debug.Print("Balloon name: " + swNote.GetName());

        }

       

        public SldWorks swApp;

    }

}