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Determine if Sketch is Shared Example (VBA)

This example shows how to determine whether or not a sketch is shared with multiple features.

 

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' Preconditions:

'       (1) Part, assembly, or drawing document is open.

'       (2) Sketch is selected.

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' Postconditions: None

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Option Explicit

Sub main()

    Dim swApp                           As SldWorks.SldWorks

    Dim swModel                         As SldWorks.ModelDoc2

    Dim swSelMgr                        As SldWorks.SelectionMgr

    Dim swFeat                          As SldWorks.feature

    Dim swSketch                        As SldWorks.sketch

    Dim i                               As Long

    Dim bRet                            As Boolean

    Dim vChildArr                       As Variant

    Dim vChild                          As Variant

    Dim swChildFeat                     As SldWorks.feature

    

    Set swApp = Application.SldWorks

    Set swModel = swApp.ActiveDoc

    Set swSelMgr = swModel.SelectionManager

    Set swFeat = swSelMgr.GetSelectedObject5(1)

    Set swSketch = swFeat.GetSpecificFeature2

    

    Debug.Print "File = " & swModel.GetPathName

    Debug.Print "  Sketch = " & swFeat.Name

    Debug.Print "    IsShared = " & swSketch.IsShared

    

    vChildArr = swFeat.GetChildren: If IsEmpty(vChildArr) Then Exit Sub

    For Each vChild In vChildArr

        Set swChildFeat = vChild

    

        Debug.Print "      " & swChildFeat.Name & " [" & swChildFeat.GetTypeName & "]"

    Next vChild

End Sub

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