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IAddMate Method (IMoveCopyBodyFeatureData)

Adds a mate to the feature.

.NET Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration) 
Function IAddMate( _
   ByVal Nsize As Integer, _
   ByRef MateEntArr As Object, _
   ByVal MateTypeFromEnum As Integer, _
   ByVal AlignFromEnum As Integer, _
   ByVal Distance As Double, _
   ByVal Angle As Double, _
   ByRef ErrorStatus As Integer _
) As Mate2
Visual Basic (Usage) 
Dim instance As IMoveCopyBodyFeatureData
Dim Nsize As Integer
Dim MateEntArr As Object
Dim MateTypeFromEnum As Integer
Dim AlignFromEnum As Integer
Dim Distance As Double
Dim Angle As Double
Dim ErrorStatus As Integer
Dim value As Mate2
 
value = instance.IAddMate(Nsize, MateEntArr, MateTypeFromEnum, AlignFromEnum, Distance, Angle, ErrorStatus)
C# 
Mate2 IAddMate( 
   int Nsize,
   ref object MateEntArr,
   int MateTypeFromEnum,
   int AlignFromEnum,
   double Distance,
   double Angle,
   out int ErrorStatus
)
C++/CLI 
Mate2^ IAddMate( 
&   int Nsize,
&   Object^% MateEntArr,
&   int MateTypeFromEnum,
&   int AlignFromEnum,
&   double Distance,
&   double Angle,
&   [Out] int ErrorStatus
)

Parameters

Nsize
Number of entities to use to create a mate
MateEntArr
Array of entities to sue to create a mate
MateTypeFromEnum
Type of mate as defined in swMateType_e
AlignFromEnum
Type of alignment as defined in swMateAlign_e
Distance
Distance to use with distance or limit mates
Angle
Angle to use with angle mates
ErrorStatus
Success or error as defined by swAddMateError_e

Return Value

Mate

Remarks

You can pass an array, or you can pass NULL to MateEntArr. If you pass NULL, then the entities must be provided by the ISelectionMgr.

See Accessing Selections that Define Features for additional details on using this method.

 

See Also

Availability

SolidWorks 2006 FCS, Revision Number 14.0


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