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Link Display States to Configurations Example (C#)

This example shows how to link and unlink display states to and from configurations.

// ---------------------------------------------
// Preconditions:
// 1. Open install_dir\samples\tutorial\pdmworks\speaker.sldasm
// 2. Click the ConfigurationManager tab on the Manager Pane.
// 3. Open the Immediate window.
//
// Postconditions:
// 1. Follow the instructions in the macro at
//    each
System.Diagnostics.Debugger.Break statement.
// 2. Assembly document closes without saving
//    any changes.
//-----------------------------------------------
using Microsoft.VisualBasic;
using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Data;
using System.Diagnostics;
using SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks;
using SolidWorks.Interop.swconst;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;

namespace LinkDisplayStatesToConfigurationCSharp.csproj
{
    
partial class SolidWorksMacro
    {
        
public void Main()
        {
            ModelDoc2 swModel =
default(ModelDoc2);
            ConfigurationManager swConfigMgr =
default(ConfigurationManager);
            
string assemblyName = null;

  
            swModel = (ModelDoc2)swApp.ActiveDoc;
            
Debug.Print("");
            System.Diagnostics.
Debugger.Break();
            
// 1. Examine the ConfigurationManager tab to verify:
            //    a. "Link Display States to Configurations" check box
            //       is selected.
            //    b. Two display states are linked to the active
            //       configuration.
            // 2. Click the Continue button in the IDE.

            swConfigMgr = (ConfigurationManager)swModel.ConfigurationManager;
            swConfigMgr.LinkDisplayStatesToConfigurations =
false;
            
Debug.Print("Are display states linked to configurations? " + swConfigMgr.LinkDisplayStatesToConfigurations);
            
if (!swConfigMgr.LinkDisplayStatesToConfigurations)
            {
                
Debug.Print("All display states are available to the active configuration.");
            }
            System.Diagnostics.
Debugger.Break();
            
// 1. Examine the ConfigurationManager tab again to verify:
            //    a. "Link Display States to Configurations" check box
            //       is not selected.
            //    b. All display states are available to the active configuration.
            // 2. Click the Continue button.

            swConfigMgr.LinkDisplayStatesToConfigurations = true;
            
Debug.Print("Are display states linked configurations? " + swConfigMgr.LinkDisplayStatesToConfigurations);
            
if (swConfigMgr.LinkDisplayStatesToConfigurations)
            {
                
Debug.Print("All display states are not available to the active configuration.");
            }
            System.Diagnostics.
Debugger.Break();
            
// 1. Examine the ConfigurationManager tab again to verify:
            //    a. "Link Display States to Configurations" check box
            //       is selected.
            //    b. Only two display states are linked to the active configuration.
            // 2. Click the Continue button.


            assemblyName = swModel.GetTitle();
            swApp.QuitDoc(assemblyName);
        }

        
/// <summary>
        /// The SldWorks swApp variable is pre-assigned for you.
        /// </summary>

        public SldWorks swApp;

    }
}



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