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Lock All External References Example (VBA)

This example shows how to lock all external references in a part or an assembly in reverse chronological order.

 

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' Preconditions: Part or assembly is open.

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' Postconditions: All external references are locked.

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Option Explicit

Public Enum swDocumentTypes_e

    swDocNONE = 0       '  Used to be TYPE_NONE

    swDocPART = 1       '  Used to be TYPE_PART

    swDocASSEMBLY = 2   '  Used to be TYPE_ASSEMBLY

    swDocDRAWING = 3    '  Used to be TYPE_DRAWING

End Enum

Public Enum swComponentResolveStatus_e

    swResolveOk = 0

    swResolveAbortedByUser = 1

    swResolveNotPerformed = 2

    swResolveError = 3

End Enum

Sub ProcessModel _

( _

    swApp As SldWorks.SldWorks, _

    swModel As SldWorks.ModelDoc2, _

    sPadStr As String _

)

    Debug.Print sPadStr & "  Locking: " & swModel.GetPathName

    

    swModel.LockAllExternalReferences

End Sub

Sub ProcessComponent _

( _

    swApp As SldWorks.SldWorks, _

    swComp As SldWorks.Component2, _

    sPadStr As String _

)

    Dim vChildCompArr               As Variant

    Dim vChildComp                  As Variant

    Dim swChildComp                 As SldWorks.Component2

    Dim swChildModel                As SldWorks.ModelDoc2

    

    vChildCompArr = swComp.GetChildren

    For Each vChildComp In vChildCompArr

        Set swChildComp = vChildComp

        

        Debug.Print sPadStr & swChildComp.Name2

        

        ProcessComponent swApp, swChildComp, sPadStr & "  "

    

        Set swChildModel = swChildComp.GetModelDoc

        

        ProcessModel swApp, swChildModel, sPadStr

    Next vChildComp

End Sub

Sub main()

    Dim swApp                       As SldWorks.SldWorks

    Dim swModel                     As SldWorks.ModelDoc2

    Dim swAssy                      As SldWorks.AssemblyDoc

    Dim swConfigMgr                 As SldWorks.ConfigurationManager

    Dim swConf                      As SldWorks.Configuration    

    Dim swRootComp                  As SldWorks.Component2

    Dim nStatus                     As Long

    Dim bRet                        As Boolean

    

    Set swApp = Application.SldWorks

    Set swModel = swApp.ActiveDoc

    Set swConfigMgr = swModel.ConfigurationManager

    Set swConf = swConfigMgr.ActiveConfiguration

    Set swRootComp = swConf.GetRootComponent

    

    Debug.Print "File = " & swModel.GetPathName

    

    Select Case swModel.GetType

        Case swDocPART

            ProcessModel swApp, swModel, "  "

    

        Case swDocASSEMBLY

            Set swAssy = swModel

            nStatus = swAssy.ResolveAllLightWeightComponents(False)

            

            Set swRootComp = swConf.GetRootComponent

            

            ProcessComponent swApp, swRootComp, "  "

            

        Case Else

            Exit Sub

    End Select

End Sub

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