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Change Configuration Properties Example (VBA)

This example shows how to change the properties of one or more configurations.

 

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

'

' Preconditions: A part is open and contains one or more configurations.

'

' Postconditions: The part number to display when used in the Bill of

'                 Materials (XXX) and the source for the part number  

'                 (User Specified Name) are changed for each configuration.

'

' NOTE: Call IConfiguration::UseAlternateNameInBOM after changing the part number

'       to display in the Bill of Materials and the source for the part number.

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

Option Explicit

 

Dim swApp As SldWorks.SldWorks

Dim Part As SldWorks.PartDoc

Dim Doc As SldWorks.ModelDoc2

Dim SelMgr As SldWorks.SelectionMgr

 

Function BOMPartNumber(config As SldWorks.Configuration, document As SldWorks.ModelDoc2) As String

    Select Case config.BOMPartNoSource

    Case SwConst.swBOMPartNumberSource_e.swBOMPartNumber_ConfigurationName

        BOMPartNumber = config.Name

    Case SwConst.swBOMPartNumberSource_e.swBOMPartNumber_DocumentName

        BOMPartNumber = document.GetTitle

    Case SwConst.swBOMPartNumberSource_e.swBOMPartNumber_UserSpecified

        BOMPartNumber = config.AlternateName

    Case SwConst.swBOMPartNumberSource_e.swBOMPartNumber_ParentName

        Dim parentConfig As SldWorks.Configuration

        Set parentConfig = config.GetParent

        If parentConfig.BOMPartNoSource = SwConst.swBOMPartNumberSource_e.swBOMPartNumber_ParentName Then

            BOMPartNumber = BOMPartNumber(parentConfig, document)

        Else

            BOMPartNumber = parentConfig.Name

        End If

    End Select

End Function

 

Function InspectConfigurations(Doc As SldWorks.ModelDoc2)

    Dim params As Variant

    params = Doc.GetConfigurationNames

    Dim vName As Variant

    Dim Name As String

    Dim thisConfig As Configuration

    For Each vName In params

        Name = vName

        Set thisConfig = Doc.GetConfigurationByName(Name)

        Debug.Print "Name                      ", thisConfig.Name

        

        ' Work out what the BOM part number is based on any derived configurations

        Debug.Print "BOMPartNumber             ", BOMPartNumber(thisConfig, Doc)

        

        Debug.Print "AlternateName             ", thisConfig.AlternateName

        Debug.Print "Comment                   ", thisConfig.Comment

        Debug.Print "Description               ", thisConfig.Description

        Debug.Print "HideNewComponentModels    ", thisConfig.HideNewComponentModels

        Debug.Print "Lock                      ", thisConfig.Lock

        Debug.Print "ShowChildComponentsInBOM  ", thisConfig.ShowChildComponentsInBOM

        Debug.Print "UseAlternateNameInBOM     ", thisConfig.UseAlternateNameInBOM

        Debug.Print "SuppressNewComponentModels", thisConfig.SuppressNewComponentModels

        Debug.Print "SuppressNewFeatures       ", thisConfig.SuppressNewFeatures

        Debug.Print "------------------------------------------------------------------"

    Next vName

End Function

 

Sub main()

 

Set swApp = Application.SldWorks

 

Set Part = swApp.ActiveDoc

Set Doc = Part

Set SelMgr = Doc.SelectionManager

 

Call InspectConfigurations(Doc)

 

Dim params As Variant

params = Doc.GetConfigurationNames

Dim vName As Variant

Dim Name As String

Dim thisConfig As Configuration

Debug.Print "Modifying the configurations..."

For Each vName In params

    Name = vName

    Set thisConfig = Doc.GetConfigurationByName(Name)

    Debug.Print "Name                      ", thisConfig.Name

    

    thisConfig.BOMPartNoSource = swBOMPartNumber_UserSpecified

    thisConfig.AlternateName = "XXXX"

    thisConfig.UseAlternateNameInBOM = True

    thisConfig.AlternateName = "XXXX"

 

Next vName

 

Debug.Print "------------------------------------------------------------------"

 

Call InspectConfigurations(Doc)

Debug.Print "------------------------------------------------------------------"

 

End Sub



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