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Get Mass Properties of Active Document Example (VB.NET)

This example shows how to retrieve the mass properties from an active document.

'----------------------------------------------------------------------------
' Preconditions:
' 1. Open a document with mass properties.
' 2. Open an Immediate window.
'
' Postconditions: Inspect the Immediate window for the mass properties.
'----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Imports SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks
Imports SolidWorks.Interop.swconst
Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices
Imports System
Imports System.Diagnostics

Partial Class SolidWorksMacro

    
Public Sub main()

        
Dim swModel As ModelDoc2
        
Dim swModelExt As ModelDocExtension
        
Dim nStatus As Integer
        Dim vMassProp As Object

        swModel = swApp.ActiveDoc
        swModelExt = swModel.Extension

        vMassProp = swModelExt.GetMassProperties(1, nStatus)

        Debug.Print(
"ModelDocExtension::GetMassProperties(" + swModel.GetPathName + ")")
        Debug.Print(
"  Status as defined in swMassPropertiesStatus_e = " & nStatus)
        Debug.Print(
"")

        
If vMassProp IsNot Nothing Then

            Debug.Print("  CenterOfMassX = " & vMassProp(0))
            Debug.Print(
"  CenterOfMassY = " & vMassProp(1))
            Debug.Print(
"  CenterOfMassZ = " & vMassProp(2))
            Debug.Print(
"  Volume = " & vMassProp(3))
            Debug.Print(
"  Area   = " & vMassProp(4))
            Debug.Print(
"  Mass   = " & vMassProp(5))
            Debug.Print(
"  MomXX = " & vMassProp(6))
            Debug.Print(
"  MomYY = " & vMassProp(7))
            Debug.Print(
"  MomZZ = " & vMassProp(8))
            Debug.Print(
"  MomXY = " & vMassProp(9))
            Debug.Print(
"  MomZX = " & vMassProp(10))
            Debug.Print(
"  MomYZ = " & vMassProp(11))

        
End If


    End Sub

    
    
Public swApp As SldWorks


End Class

 



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