Insert Mate Reference Example (C#)

This example shows how to insert a mate reference.

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// Preconditions: Open:

//<SOLIDWORKS_install_dir>\samples\HandsOn\mate references\crank-arm.sldprt

//

// Postconditions:

// A mate reference, MateReference1, is inserted in the MateReferences folder

// in the FeatureManager design tree.

// NOTE: Because this part is used in a SOLIDWORKS online tutorial,

// do not save any changes when you close it.

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using SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks;

using SolidWorks.Interop.swconst;

using System;

namespace InsertMateReference2_CSharp.csproj

{

    partial class SolidWorksMacro

    {

        public void Main()

        {

            ModelDoc2 swModel = default(ModelDoc2);

            ModelDocExtension swModelDocExt = default(ModelDocExtension);

            SelectionMgr swSelMgr = default(SelectionMgr);

            FeatureManager swFeatMgr = default(FeatureManager);

            Feature swFeature = default(Feature);

            Entity mateRef1 = null;

            Entity mateRef2 = null;

            Entity mateRef3 = null;

            bool boolstatus = false;

            string strMateRefName = null;

            swModel = (ModelDoc2)swApp.ActiveDoc;

            swModelDocExt = swModel.Extension;

            swSelMgr = (SelectionMgr)swModel.SelectionManager;

            swFeatMgr = swModel.FeatureManager;

            swModel.ClearSelection2(true);

            // Select three faces

            boolstatus = swModel.Extension.SelectByID2("", "FACE", 0.007841429441271, 0.004702510345794, 0.007840974544081, false, 0, null, 0);

            mateRef1 = (Entity)swSelMgr.GetSelectedObject6(1, -1);

            boolstatus = swModel.Extension.SelectByID2("", "FACE", 0.06256195446167, 0.003271675226301, 0.004687091733047, false, 0, null, 0);

            mateRef2 = (Entity)swSelMgr.GetSelectedObject6(1, -1);

            boolstatus = swModel.Extension.SelectByID2("", "FACE", 0.04319534991731, 0.006350000000054, 0.009894144482189, false, 0, null, 0);

            mateRef3 = (Entity)swSelMgr.GetSelectedObject6(1, -1);

            swModel.ClearSelection2(true);

            strMateRefName = "MateReference1";

            // Insert mate reference

            swFeature = swFeatMgr.InsertMateReference2(strMateRefName, (Entity)mateRef1, (int)swMateReferenceType_e.swMateReferenceType_Concentric, (int)swMateReferenceAlignment_e.swMateReferenceAlignment_Aligned, false, mateRef2, (int)swMateReferenceType_e.swMateReferenceType_Concentric, (int)swMateReferenceAlignment_e.swMateReferenceAlignment_AntiAligned, false, mateRef3,

            (int)swMateReferenceType_e.swMateReferenceType_Concentric, (int)swMateReferenceAlignment_e.swMateReferenceAlignment_Closest);

            if (swFeature == null)

            {

                System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show("Failed to insert mate reference.");

            }

            swModel.ClearSelection2(true);

        }

        public SldWorks swApp;

    }

}