Run Interference Detection Example (VB.NET)

Imports SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks

Imports SolidWorks.Interop.swconst

Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices

Imports System

Imports System.Diagnostics

Partial Class SolidWorksMacro

Sub main()

Dim swModelDoc As ModelDoc2

Dim swAssemblyDoc As AssemblyDoc

Dim pIntMgr As InterferenceDetectionMgr

Dim vInts As Object

Dim i As Long

Dim j As Long

Dim interference As IInterference

Dim vComps As Object = Nothing

Dim comp As Component2

Dim vol As Double

Dim vTrans As Object = Nothing

Dim ret As Boolean

 

swModelDoc = swApp.ActiveDoc

swAssemblyDoc = swModelDoc

pIntMgr = swAssemblyDoc.InterferenceDetectionManager

 

' Specify the interference detection settings and options

pIntMgr.TreatCoincidenceAsInterference = False

pIntMgr.TreatSubAssembliesAsComponents = True

pIntMgr.IncludeMultibodyPartInterferences = True

pIntMgr.MakeInterferingPartsTransparent = False

pIntMgr.CreateFastenersFolder = True

pIntMgr.IgnoreHiddenBodies = True

pIntMgr.ShowIgnoredInterferences = False

pIntMgr.UseTransform = True

 

' Specify how to display non-interfering components

pIntMgr.NonInterferingComponentDisplay = swNonInterferingComponentDisplay_e.swNonInterferingComponentDisplay_Wireframe

 

' Run interference detection

vInts = pIntMgr.GetInterferences

Debug.Print("# of interferences: " & pIntMgr.GetInterferenceCount)

 

' Get interfering components and transforms

ret = pIntMgr.GetComponentsAndTransforms(vComps, vTrans)

 

' Get interference information

For i = 0 To UBound(vInts)

Debug.Print("Interference " & (i + 1))

interference = vInts(i)

Debug.Print("Number of components in this interference: " & interference.GetComponentCount)

vComps = interference.Components

For j = 0 To UBound(vComps)

comp = vComps(j)

Debug.Print(" " & comp.Name2)

Next j

vol = interference.Volume

Debug.Print("Interference volume is " & (vol * 1000000000) & " mm^3")

Next i

 

' Stop interference detection

pIntMgr.Done()

End Sub

    Public swApp As SldWorks

End Class