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Make Smart Component with Associated Features Example (VBA)

This example shows how to create a Smart Component with associated features.

 

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

'

' Preconditions: Assembly with a rod and plate with a

'                hole for the rod is open.

'

' Postconditions: A Smart Component with associated

'                features is created.

'

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

Option Explicit

 

Dim swApp As SldWorks.SldWorks

Dim swModel As SldWorks.ModelDoc2

Dim swAssembly As SldWorks.AssemblyDoc

Dim swSelMgr As SldWorks.SelectionMgr

Dim swModelDocExt As SldWorks.ModelDocExtension

Dim pFeat As Object

Dim pComp As Object

Dim pFeatArr(0) As Object

Dim boolstatus As Boolean

Dim relcomp As Variant

Dim relfeat As Variant

Dim boundval As Variant

Dim retval As Boolean

 

Sub main()

 

    Set swApp = Application.SldWorks

    Set swModel = swApp.ActiveDoc

    Set swAssembly = swModel

    Set swSelMgr = swModel.SelectionManager

    Set swModelDocExt = swModel.Extension

    

    ' Select the feature to make smart

    boolstatus = swModelDocExt.SelectByID2("Extrude1@rod-1@Assem5", "BODYFEATURE", 0, 0, 0, False, 0, Nothing, 0)

    ' Select the component to make smart

    boolstatus = swModelDocExt.SelectByID2("plate-1@Assem5", "COMPONENT", 0, 0, 0, True, 0, Nothing, 0)

    

    Set pFeat = swSelMgr.GetSelectedObject6(1, 0)

    Set pComp = swSelMgr.GetSelectedObject6(2, 0)

    

    Set pFeatArr(0) = pFeat

    relfeat = pFeatArr

    

    ' Create the Smart Component

    retval = swAssembly.CreateSmartComponent(pComp, (relcomp), (relfeat), False, Nothing, boundval)

    

End Sub

 

 



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