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Get and Set Sunlight Source Property Values Example (VB.NET)

This example shows how to get and set sunlight source property values.

'----------------------------------------------------------------------------
' Preconditions: Open a part with a sunlight source.
'
' Postconditions: Inspect the Immediate window for the sunlight source
'                 property values.
' ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Imports SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks
Imports SolidWorks.Interop.swconst
Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices
Imports System
Imports System.Diagnostics

Partial Class SolidWorksMacro

    
Dim swModelDoc As ModelDoc2
    
Dim swModelDoxExt As ModelDocExtension
    
Dim retval As Boolean
    Dim NorthDirection As MathVector
    
Dim DateTime As String
    Dim vVector As Object
    Dim nVector(2) As Double
    Dim swMathUtil As MathUtility
    
Dim NorthLatitude As Double
    Dim EastLongitude As Double
    Dim TimeZone As Double

    Sub main()

        swModelDoc = swApp.ActiveDoc
        swModelDoxExt = swModelDoc.Extension

        
'Get sunlight source property values
        retval = swModelDoxExt.GetSunLightSourcePropertyValues(NorthDirection, NorthLatitude, EastLongitude, TimeZone, DateTime)

        Debug.Print(
"North Direction : " & NorthDirection.ArrayData(0) & "," & NorthDirection.ArrayData(1) & "," & NorthDirection.ArrayData(2))
        Debug.Print(
"NorthLatitude : " & NorthLatitude)
        Debug.Print(
"EastLongitude : " & EastLongitude)
        Debug.Print(
"TimeZone : " & TimeZone)
        Debug.Print(
"DateTime : " & DateTime)

        
'Set sunlight source property values
        swMathUtil = swApp.GetMathUtility
        nVector(0) = 1 : nVector(1) = 0 : nVector(2) = 0
        vVector = nVector
        NorthDirection = swMathUtil.CreateVector((vVector))

        DateTime =
"11/9/2012 2:48:13 PM"
        NorthLatitude = NorthLatitude + 0.1
        EastLongitude = EastLongitude + 0.1
        TimeZone = TimeZone + 0.5
        retval = swModelDoxExt.SetSunLightSourcePropertyValues(NorthDirection, NorthLatitude, EastLongitude, TimeZone, DateTime)

    
End Sub

  
    
Public swApp As SldWorks


End Class
 

 



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