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Get Material Database Paths of Document Example (VBA)

This example shows how to get the paths and names of the material databases for a document.

 

NOTE: Material database names must be unique. Do not re-use the name of a material database.

 

'----------------------------------------------------

'

' Preconditions: Model is open to which a material has been applied.

'

' Postcondition: None

'

'----------------------------------------------------

Option Explicit

 

Sub main()

 

Dim swApp                       As SldWorks.SldWorks

Dim swModel                     As SldWorks.ModelDoc2

Dim swPart                      As SldWorks.PartDoc

Dim dbs                         As Variant

Dim sMatName                    As String

Dim sMatDB                      As String

Dim bRet                        As Boolean

Dim i                           As Long

 

Set swApp = Application.SldWorks

Set swModel = swApp.ActiveDoc

Set swPart = swModel

 

dbs = swApp.GetMaterialDatabases

 

sMatName = swPart.GetMaterialPropertyName2("Default", sMatDB)

For i = 0 To LBound(dbs)

    If StrComp(Left(Right(dbs(i), Len(sMatDB) + 7), Len(sMatDB)), sMatDB) = 0 Then

        Debug.Print dbs(i)

    End If

Next i

 

End Sub

 



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