> Create Fill Pattern Example (C#)
Create Fill Pattern Example (C#)

This example shows how to create a Fill Pattern feature and get its data.
		//----------------------------------------------------------------------------

		// Preconditions: Ensure the specified template exists.

		//

		// Postconditions:

		// 1. A new part and extrusion are created.

		// 2. The specified square Fill Pattern layout is created.

		// 3. Inspect the Immediate window for Fill Pattern feature data.

		// 
		---------------------------------------------------------------------------

		using 
		SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks;

		using 
		SolidWorks.Interop.swconst;

		using 
		System.Runtime.InteropServices;

		using 
		System;

		using 
		System.Diagnostics;

		namespace 
		FeatureFillPattern_CSharp.csproj

		{

		    partial
		class
		SolidWorksMacro

		    {

		

		        ModelDoc2 
		Part;

		        FeatureManager 
		featMgr;

		        Feature 
		feat;

		        Feature 
		Feature;

		        Component2 
		Component;

		        FillPatternFeatureData 
		FeatureData;

		        string[] 
		featuresToPatternTypes = new
		string[3];

		        double 
		pi;

		        double 
		DegreesToRadians;

		        double 
		RadiansToDegrees;

		        double 
		mToInch;

		        bool 
		boolstatus;

		        int 
		stat;

		

		        public
		void 
		Main()

		        {

		            Part = (ModelDoc2)swApp.NewDocument("C:\\ProgramData\\SolidWorks\\SolidWorks 
		2014\\templates\\Part.prtdot", 0, 0, 
		0);

		            swApp.ActivateDoc2("Part1",
		false,
		ref 
		stat);

		            Part = (ModelDoc2)swApp.ActiveDoc;

		            featMgr = Part.FeatureManager;

		

		            // Extrude a rectangular 
		sketch

		            boolstatus = Part.Extension.SelectByID2("Front 
		Plane", 
		"PLANE", 
		-0.0114967331462065, 9.36611790208E-05, -0.0022811248418421, 
		false, 0,
		null, 
		0);

		            Part.SketchManager.InsertSketch(true);

		            Part.ClearSelection2(true);

		            object 
		vSkLines = null;

		            vSkLines = Part.SketchManager.CreateCornerRectangle(-0.0202585524598772, 
		0.0215183746607767, 0, 0.0717550769780327, -0.0360170798121084, 0);

		            Part.ClearSelection2(true);

		            Part.SketchManager.InsertSketch(true);

		            Part.ShowNamedView2("*Trimetric", 
		8);

		            Part.SketchManager.InsertSketch(true);

		            Part.ClearSelection2(true);

		            boolstatus = Part.Extension.SelectByID2("Sketch2",
		"SKETCH", 
		0, 0, 0, false, 
		4, null, 
		0);

		            object 
		myFeature = null;

		            myFeature = Part.FeatureManager.FeatureExtrusion2(true,
		false,
		false, 
		0, 0, 0.01, 0.01, false,
		false,
		false,

		            false, 
		0.0174532925199433, 0.0174532925199433, 
		false, 
		false, 
		false, 
		false, 
		true, 
		true, 
		true,

		            0, 0, false);

		            ((SelectionMgr)Part.SelectionManager).EnableContourSelection 
		= false;

		            Part.ClearSelection2(true);

		

		            // Select the direction 
		reference; Mark = 2

		            boolstatus = Part.Extension.SelectByID2("",
		"EDGE", 
		0.0187332584903857, -0.0358645491226639, 0.00989637290047085, 
		true, 2,
		null, 
		0);

		

		            // Select the fill 
		boundary; Mark = 1

		            boolstatus = Part.Extension.SelectByID2("",
		"FACE", 
		0.0148641447087243, -0.00450612805275341, 0.00999999999970669, 
		true, 1,
		null, 
		0);

		

		            // Create perforated Fill 
		Pattern of circles

		            //Set 
		feat = featMgr.FeatureFillPattern((int)swPatternLayoutType_e.swPatternLayoutPerforation, 
		(int)swPatternLayoutSpacingType_e.swPatternLayoutTargetSpacing, 0.00859, 
		60#, 0, 0, 0, 0, (int)swFeaturesToPatternType_e.swFeaturesToPatternCreateSeedCut, 
		(int)swCreateSeedCutType_e.swCreateSeedCutCircle, 0.008, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 
		0, False, True)

		

		            // 
		Create square Fill Pattern of circles

		            feat = featMgr.FeatureFillPattern((int)swPatternLayoutType_e.swPatternLayoutSquare, 
		(int)swPatternLayoutSpacingType_e.swPatternLayoutTargetSpacing, 
		0.01, 0, 0, 0.01, 0, 0, (int)swFeaturesToPatternType_e.swFeaturesToPatternCreateSeedCut, 
		(int)swCreateSeedCutType_e.swCreateSeedCutCircle,

		            0.008, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 
		false, 
		true);

		

		            // Create circular Fill 
		Pattern of circles

		            //Set 
		feat = featMgr.FeatureFillPattern((int)swPatternLayoutType_e.swPatternLayoutCircular, 
		(int)swPatternLayoutSpacingType_e.swPatternLayoutTargetSpacing, 0.01, 0, 
		0, 0.01, 0, 0, (int)swFeaturesToPatternType_e.swFeaturesToPatternCreateSeedCut, 
		(int)swCreateSeedCutType_e.swCreateSeedCutCircle, 0.008, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 
		0, False, True)

		

		            // 
		Create polygonal Fill Pattern of circles

		            //Set 
		feat = featMgr.FeatureFillPattern((int)swPatternLayoutType_e.swPatternLayoutPolygon, 
		(int)swPatternLayoutSpacingType_e.swPatternLayoutTargetSpacing, 0.00859, 
		0, 0, 0.02, 0, 0, (int)swFeaturesToPatternType_e.swFeaturesToPatternCreateSeedCut, 
		(int)swCreateSeedCutType_e.swCreateSeedCutCircle, 0.008, 0, 0, 0, 3, 0, 
		0, False, True)

		

		            pi = System.Math.Asin(1) 
		* 2;

		            mToInch = 1 / 0.0254;

		            DegreesToRadians = pi / 180.0;

		            RadiansToDegrees = 1.0 / DegreesToRadians;

		

		            featuresToPatternTypes[0] = 
		"swFeaturesToPatternSelectedFeatures";

		            featuresToPatternTypes[1] = 
		"swFeaturesToPatternCreateSeedCut";

		

		            boolstatus = Part.Extension.SelectByID2("Fill 
		Pattern1", 
		"BODYFEATURE", 
		0, 0, 0, false, 
		0, null, 
		0);

		

		            Feature = (Feature)((SelectionMgr)Part.SelectionManager).GetSelectedObject6(1, 
		-1);

		            Component = (Component2)((SelectionMgr)Part.SelectionManager).GetSelectedObjectsComponent4(1, 
		-1);

		            FeatureData = (FillPatternFeatureData)Feature.GetDefinition();

		            boolstatus = FeatureData.AccessSelections(Part, 
		Component);

		 
            
			Debug.Print("");

			

			            // Properties for 
			square Fill Pattern layouts of circular seed cuts

			            Debug.Print(" 
			Pattern layout type          = " + 
			layoutType(FeatureData.PatternLayoutType));

			            Debug.Print(" 
			Pattern layout spacing type  = " + 
			spacingType(FeatureData.LayoutSpacingType));

			            Debug.Print(" 
			Loop spacing                 = " + 
			FeatureData.LoopSpacing * mToInch + 
			" in");

			            Debug.Print(" 
			Instance spacing             = " + 
			FeatureData.InstanceSpacing * mToInch + 
			" in");

			            Debug.Print(" 
			Margins                      = " + 
			FeatureData.Margins * mToInch + 
			" in");

			            Debug.Print(" 
			Features to pattern type     = " + 
			featuresToPatternTypes[FeatureData.FeaturesToPatternType]);

			            Debug.Print(" 
			Seed cut type                = " + 
			seedCutType(FeatureData.CreateSeedCutType));

			            Debug.Print(" 
			Diameter                     = " + 
			FeatureData.Diameter * mToInch + 
			" in");

			            Debug.Print(" 
			Geometry pattern             = " + 
			FeatureData.GeometryPattern);

			            Debug.Print(" 
			Propagate visual property?   = " + 
			FeatureData.PropagateVisualProperty);

			            Debug.Print(" 
			Feature scope                = " + 
			FeatureData.FeatureScope);

			

			            // Properties for 
			perforated Fill Pattern layouts

			            //Debug.Print 
			" Stagger angle               = " & FeatureData.StaggerAngle * 
			RadiansToDegrees & " Deg"

			

			            // 
			Properties for polygonal Fill Pattern layouts

			            //Debug.Print 
			" Polygon layout sides        = " & 
			FeatureData.PatternLayoutPolygonSides

			

			            // 
			Properties for IFillPatternFeatureData::LayoutSpacingType = 
			swPatternLayoutSpacingType_e.swPatternLayoutInstances

			            //Debug.Print 
			" Number of instances         = " & FeatureData.NoOfInstances

			

			            // 
			Properties for diamond seed cuts

			            //Debug.Print 
			" Diagonal                    = " & FeatureData.Diagonal * mToInch & 
			" in"

			

			            // 
			Properties for square and diamond seed cuts

			            //Debug.Print 
			" Dimension                   = " & FeatureData.Dimension * mToInch 
			& " in"

			            //Debug.Print 
			" Rotation                    = " & FeatureData.Rotation * 
			RadiansToDegrees & " deg"

			

			            // 
			Properties for polygonal seed cuts

			            //Debug.Print 
			" Polygon seed cut sides      = " & 
			FeatureData.CreateSeedCutPolygonSides

			            //Debug.Print 
			" Outer radius                = " & FeatureData.OuterRadius * 
			mToInch & " in"

			            //Debug.Print 
			" Inner radius                = " & FeatureData.InnerRadius * 
			mToInch & " in"

			

			            // 
			Reference pattern direction is an extrusion edge

			            Edge 
			pattDirection = default(Edge);

			            pattDirection = (Edge)FeatureData.PatternDirection;

			            Debug.Print("Pattern 
			reference direction ID: " + 
			pattDirection.GetID());

			

			            // Properties if 
			IFillPatternFeatureData::FeaturesToPatternType = 
			swFeaturesToPatternType_e.swFeaturesToPatternSelectedFeatures

			            //Dim 
			pattFeatArray As Variant

			            //pattFeatArray 
			= FeatureData.PatternFeatureArray

			

			            FeatureData.ReleaseSelectionAccess();

			

			        }

			        public
			string 
			spacingType(int 
			n)

			        {

			            string 
			functionReturnValue = null;

			            functionReturnValue = 
			null;

			            switch 
			(n)

			            {

			                case 
			(int)swPatternLayoutSpacingType_e.swPatternLayoutTargetSpacing:

			                    functionReturnValue = 
			"swPatternLayoutTargetSpacing";

			                    break;

			                case 
			(int)swPatternLayoutSpacingType_e.swPatternLayoutInstances:

			                    functionReturnValue = 
			"swPatternLayoutInstances";

			                    break;

			            }

			       

			            return 
			functionReturnValue;

			        }

			        public
			string 
			layoutType(int 
			n)

			        {

			            string 
			functionReturnValue = null;

			            functionReturnValue = 
			null;

			            switch 
			(n)

			            {

			                case 
			(int)swPatternLayoutType_e.swPatternLayoutPerforation:

			                    functionReturnValue = 
			"swPatternLayoutPerforation";

			                    break;

			                case 
			(int)swPatternLayoutType_e.swPatternLayoutCircular:

			                    functionReturnValue = 
			"swPatternLayoutCircular";

			                    break;

			                case 
			(int)swPatternLayoutType_e.swPatternLayoutSquare:

			                    functionReturnValue = 
			"swPatternLayoutSquare";

			                    break;

			                case 
			(int)swPatternLayoutType_e.swPatternLayoutPolygon:

			                    functionReturnValue = 
			"swPatternLayoutPolygon";

			                    break;

			            }

			

			            return 
			functionReturnValue;

			        }

			        public
			string 
			seedCutType(int 
			n)

			        {

			            string 
			functionReturnValue = null;

			            functionReturnValue = 
			null;

			            switch 
			(n)

			            {

			                case 
			(int)swCreateSeedCutType_e.swCreateSeedCutCircle:

			                    functionReturnValue = 
			"swCreateSeedCutCircle";

			                    break;

			                case 
			(int)swCreateSeedCutType_e.swCreateSeedCutSquare:

			                    functionReturnValue = 
			"swCreateSeedCutSqaure";

			                    break;

			                case 
			(int)swCreateSeedCutType_e.swCreateSeedCutDiamond:

			                    functionReturnValue = 
			"swCreateSeedCutDiamond";

			                    break;

			                case 
			(int)swCreateSeedCutType_e.swCreateSeedCutPolygon:

			                    functionReturnValue = 
			"swCreateSeedCutPolygon";

			                    break;

			            }

			

			            return 
			functionReturnValue;

			        }

			

			

			        public
			SldWorks 
			swApp;

			

			    }

			}
		
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