Render Model (C#)

This example shows how to access PhotoView 360 to render a model and save the rendered image to a Windows BMP file and a HDR file.

//--------------------------------------------------------------
// Preconditions:
// 1. Specified part exists.
// 2. c:\temp folder exists.
// 3. PhotoView 360 is loaded.
// 4. Open the Immediate window.
// 5. Run macro.
//
// Postconditions:
// 1. Specified options are changed.
// 2. A Windows Bitmap file and a HDR
//    file are created containing rendered images of
//    the open part.
//--------------------------------------------------------------
using SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks;
using SolidWorks.Interop.swconst;
using System;
using System.Diagnostics;

namespace RayTraceRendererCSharp.csproj
{

    partial class SolidWorksMacro
    {

        public void Main()
        {

            ModelDoc2 swModel;
            RayTraceRenderer swRayTraceRenderer;
            RayTraceRendererOptions swRayTraceRenderOptions;
            int errors = 0;
            int warnings = 0;
            string fileName = null;
            bool status = false;

            fileName = "c:\\Program Files\\SolidWorks Corp\\SolidWorks\\samples\\tutorial\\routing-pipes\\fittings\\filter.sldprt";
            swModel = (ModelDoc2)swApp.OpenDoc6(fileName, (int)swDocumentTypes_e.swDocPART, (int)swOpenDocOptions_e.swOpenDocOptions_Silent, "", ref errors, ref warnings);

            // Access PhotoView 360
            swRayTraceRenderer = (RayTraceRenderer)swApp.GetRayTraceRenderer((int)swRayTraceRenderType_e.swPhotoView);

            // Get and set rendering options
            swRayTraceRenderOptions = (RayTraceRendererOptions)swRayTraceRenderer.RayTraceRendererOptions;

            //Get current rendering values
            Debug.Print("Current rendering values");
            Debug.Print(" ImageHeight = " + swRayTraceRenderOptions.ImageHeight);
            Debug.Print(" ImageWidth = " + swRayTraceRenderOptions.ImageWidth);
            Debug.Print(" ImageFormat = " + swRayTraceRenderOptions.ImageFormat);
            Debug.Print(" PreviewRenderQuality = " + swRayTraceRenderOptions.PreviewRenderQuality);
            Debug.Print(" FinalRenderQuality = " + swRayTraceRenderOptions.FinalRenderQuality);
            Debug.Print(" BloomEnabled = " + swRayTraceRenderOptions.BloomEnabled);
            Debug.Print(" BloomThreshold = " + swRayTraceRenderOptions.BloomThreshold);
            Debug.Print(" BloomRadius = " + swRayTraceRenderOptions.BloomRadius);
            Debug.Print(" ContourEnabled = " + swRayTraceRenderOptions.ContourEnabled);
            Debug.Print(" ShadedContour = " + swRayTraceRenderOptions.ShadedContour);
            Debug.Print(" ContourLineThickness = " + swRayTraceRenderOptions.ContourLineThickness);
            Debug.Print(" ContourLineColor = " + swRayTraceRenderOptions.ContourLineColor);

            Debug.Print(" ");

            // Change rendering values
            Debug.Print("New rendering values");
            swRayTraceRenderOptions.ImageHeight = 567;
            Debug.Print(" ImageHeight = " + swRayTraceRenderOptions.ImageHeight);
            swRayTraceRenderOptions.ImageWidth = 678;
            Debug.Print(" ImageWidth = " + swRayTraceRenderOptions.ImageWidth);
            swRayTraceRenderOptions.ImageFormat = (int)swRayTraceRenderImageFormat_e.swImageFormat_HDR;
            Debug.Print(" ImageFormat = " + swRayTraceRenderOptions.ImageFormat);
            swRayTraceRenderOptions.PreviewRenderQuality = (int)swRayTraceRenderQuality_e.swRenderQuality_Better;
            Debug.Print(" PreviewRenderQuality = " + swRayTraceRenderOptions.PreviewRenderQuality);
            swRayTraceRenderOptions.FinalRenderQuality = (int)swRayTraceRenderQuality_e.swRenderQuality_Best;
            Debug.Print(" FinalRenderQuality = " + swRayTraceRenderOptions.FinalRenderQuality);
            swRayTraceRenderOptions.BloomEnabled = false;
            Debug.Print(" BloomEnabled = " + swRayTraceRenderOptions.BloomEnabled);
            swRayTraceRenderOptions.BloomThreshold = 70;
            Debug.Print(" BloomThreshold = " + swRayTraceRenderOptions.BloomThreshold);
            swRayTraceRenderOptions.BloomRadius = 4;
            Debug.Print(" BloomRadius = " + swRayTraceRenderOptions.BloomRadius);
            swRayTraceRenderOptions.ContourEnabled = true;
            Debug.Print(" ContourEnabled = " + swRayTraceRenderOptions.ContourEnabled);
            swRayTraceRenderOptions.ShadedContour = false;
            Debug.Print(" ShadedContour = " + swRayTraceRenderOptions.ShadedContour);
            swRayTraceRenderOptions.ContourLineThickness = 3;
            Debug.Print(" ContourLineThickness = " + swRayTraceRenderOptions.ContourLineThickness);
            swRayTraceRenderOptions.ContourLineColor = 255;
            Debug.Print(" ContourLineColor = " + swRayTraceRenderOptions.ContourLineColor);

            // Display the preview window
            status = swRayTraceRenderer.DisplayPreviewWindow();

            // Close render
            status = swRayTraceRenderer.CloseRayTraceRender();
            // Invoke final render window
            status = swRayTraceRenderer.InvokeFinalRender();

            // Abort final render window
            status = swRayTraceRenderer.AbortFinalRender();

            // Render to Windows Bitmap format
            status = swRayTraceRenderer.RenderToFile("c:\\temp\\Filter_1.bmp", 0, 0);

            swRayTraceRenderOptions.FinalRenderQuality = (int)swRayTraceRenderQuality_e.swRenderQuality_Good;

            // Render to HDR format (format extension omitted)
            status = swRayTraceRenderer.RenderToFile("c:\\temp\\Filter_2", 0, 0);

            swRayTraceRenderOptions = null;

            // Close render

            status = swRayTraceRenderer.CloseRayTraceRender();
        }
        //------------------------------------

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


    }
}