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Fire Events When Dragging Instant3D Manipulator in an Assembly Example (VBA)

This example shows how to fire events when dragging an Instant3D manipulator in an assembly document.

 

Main module

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

' Preconditions:

' 1. Open an assembly document.

' 2. Open the Immediate window.

' 3. Run the macro (press F5 and click Run).

'    NOTE: Instant3D is enabled by the macro.

'

' Postconditions:

' 1. Select an Instant3D manipulator in the

'    open assembly by right-clicking a floating

'    assembly component, clicking the down arrows

'    at the bottom of the shortcut menu, and selecting

'    "Move with Triad". Drag the Instant3D handle

'    to move the assembly component. A debug statement is

'    written to the Immediate window informing you that

'    dragging of an Instant3D manipulator has started.

' 2. Stop dragging the manipulator. A debug statement

'    is written to the Immediate window informing you that

'    dragging of an Instant3D manipulator has stopped.

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

Option Explicit

 

Dim swApp As SldWorks.SldWorks

Dim swModel As SldWorks.ModelDoc2

Dim swFeatMgr As SldWorks.FeatureManager

Dim assemblyDoc As New Class1

 

Sub main()

 

Set swApp = Application.SldWorks

Set swModel = swApp.ActiveDoc

 

' Enable Instant3D

Set swFeatMgr = swModel.FeatureManager

swFeatMgr.MoveSizeFeatures = True

 

' Execute its class module

assemblyDoc.init swModel

 

End Sub

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Class1 module

Public WithEvents doc As assemblyDoc

 

Public Function init(ByRef docIn As Object)

    Set doc = docIn

End Function

 

Private Function doc_DragStateChangeNotify(ByVal State As Boolean) As Long

    ' Write debug statement when dragging of manipulator started and stopped

    If State = True Then

        Debug.Print "Dragging of manipulator started."

    Else

        Debug.Print "Dragging of manipulator stopped."

    End If

End Function

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