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Get Mesh Data Example (VB.NET)

This example shows how to get the mesh feature data from a *.3DS file. You must have a SOLIDWORKS Premium license to run this example.

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

' Preconditions:

' 1. Click Tools > Add-ins > Scanto3D to activate the Scanto3D add-in.

' 2. Open a *.3DS file.

' 3. Open an Immediate window.

'

' Postconditions: Inspect the Immediate window.

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

Imports SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks

Imports SolidWorks.Interop.swconst

Imports SolidWorks.Interop.swscanto3d

Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices

Imports System

Imports System.Diagnostics

Partial Class SolidWorksMacro

Dim swModel As ModelDoc2

Dim swModelDocExtension As ModelDocExtension

Dim swScanto3D As Scanto3D

Dim boolStatus As Boolean

Sub Main()

swModel = swApp.ActiveDoc

swModelDocExtension = swModel.Extension

swScanto3D = swModelDocExtension.GetScanto3D()

Dim MeshCount As Integer

Dim i As Integer

Dim PointsCount As Integer

Dim FacetsCount As Integer

Dim Points As Object = Nothing

Dim Facets As Object = Nothing

MeshCount = swScanto3D.GetMeshCount()

Debug.Print("Number of mesh features: " & MeshCount)

For i = 0 To MeshCount

boolStatus = swScanto3D.GetMeshDataCountAtIndex(i, PointsCount, FacetsCount)

Debug.Print("Number of vertexes in mesh feature " & i & ": " & PointsCount)

Debug.Print("Number of facets in mesh feature " & i & ": " & FacetsCount)

boolStatus = swScanto3D.GetMeshDataAtIndex(i, Points, Facets)

Next

End Sub

 

Public swApp As SldWorks

 

End Class

 



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