Function AddFeatureMgrView3( _
   ByRef Bitmap As Integer, _
   ByRef AppView As Integer, _
   ByVal ToolTip As String, _
   ByVal WhichPane As Integer _
) As Boolean

Dim instance As IModelDoc2
Dim Bitmap As Integer
Dim AppView As Integer
Dim ToolTip As String
Dim WhichPane As Integer
Dim value As Boolean
 
value = instance.AddFeatureMgrView3(Bitmap, AppView, ToolTip, WhichPane)

bool AddFeatureMgrView3( 
   ref int Bitmap,
   ref int AppView,
   string ToolTip,
   int WhichPane
)

bool AddFeatureMgrView3( 
&   int% Bitmap,
&   int% AppView,
&   String^ ToolTip,
&   int WhichPane
) 

Parameters

Bitmap

Pointer to the bitmap that you want to use for the FeatureManager design tree tab; the bitmap should be no larger than 16x18; this standard pointer is created by performing a New on Cbitmap

AppView

Pointer to an existing view that you want to use as your FeatureManager design tree view. If you do not have an existing view, then use IModelViewMgr::CreateFeatureMgrView2, which returns a view handle

ToolTip

ToolTip string

WhichPane

Pane in which to add the view as defined in swFeatMgrPane_e

Return Value

This method is not valid in the context of the Microsoft .NET Framework; it is only valid for old-style add-ins, which are now obsolete. Instead, use IModelViewManager::CreateFeatureMgrControl3, which allows you to provide the ProgID or CLSID of an ActiveX control to use in the new tab for the FeatureManager design tree.

This method is identical to the earlier version, IModelDoc2::AddFeatureMgrView2, except that this method provides the ability to place the new tab on either the top or bottom pane. The pane may or may not be visible. However, the tab is added to the specified pane. Only the values swFeatMgrPaneTop and swFeatMgrPaneBottom from swFeatMgrPane_e should be used as inputs in the whichPane argument.

Under certain conditions, for example while the Surface, Extend command is active in the user interface, SolidWorks locks the bottom pane and does not allow the activation of any other tab. If your application needs the ability to activate your new tab at all times, consider adding it either to the top pane or to both panes. If you add it to the top pane only, it may not be apparent to the user until the top pane is made visible.

If you have an existing CView, this method adds that view as a new FeatureManager design tree view. This method also provides a parameter for adding a tab, which the user clicks to activate your view.

The FeatureManager design tree view added to this document is not persistent. In other words, the FeatureManager design tree view is not stored with this document and must be recreated upon reloading the document.

This method does not receive IFeatMgrView::ActivateNotify and IFeatMgrView::DeactivateNotify events.

This view is generated by you and can be drawn into as you desire. However, because you generated this view, you are responsible for deleting it. See IModelDoc2::DeleteFeatureMgrView and IModelDocExtension::DeleteFeatureMgrViewx64 for details on how to delete your Feature Manager view.