Add ActiveX Tab to FeatureManager Design Tree Example (VB.NET)

This example shows how to add a tab to the FeatureManager design tree, using an on-disk bitmap file for the tab's icon.

'----------------------------------------------------------
' Preconditions:
' 1. In the IDE, reference your ActiveX control file 
'    (click Project > Add Reference > Browse and browse
'    to the folder where the ActiveX control resides and click
'    the ActiveX control file > OK).
' 2. Verify that the specified part document and bitmap exist.
' 3. Replace activex_control_component_declaration and 
'    activex_control_CLSID_or_ProgID with your ActiveX control's 
'    information.
'
' Postconditions:
' 1. Opens the part document and adds a new tab to the 
'    FeatureManager design tree.
'    NOTE: To add a tab to the FeatureManager tree,
'    you must set IModelViewManager::CreateFeatureMgrControl2's
'    WhichPane parameter to swFeatMgrPane_e.swFeatMgrPaneBottom.
' 2. Activates the new tab.
'
' NOTE: Because the part document is used elsewhere,
' do not save changes.
'----------------------------------------------------------
Imports SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks
Imports SolidWorks.Interop.swconst

Partial Class SolidWorksMacro

    Public Sub Main()

        Const iconSmall As String = "C:\Program Files\SOLIDWORKS Corp\SOLIDWORKS\data\user 
macro icons\button.bmp"

        Dim swModel As ModelDoc2
        Dim swModViewMgr As ModelViewManager
        Dim swFeatMgrTabBtm As FeatMgrView
        Dim ctrlBtm As activex_control_component_declaration
        Dim fileName As String
        Dim errors As Integer
        Dim warnings As Integer
        Dim activePane As Integer

        fileName = "c:\Program Files\SOLIDWORKS Corp\SOLIDWORKS\samples\tutorial\fillets\knob.sldprt"
        swModel = swApp.OpenDoc6(fileName, swDocumentTypes_e.swDocPART, swOpenDocOptions_e.swOpenDocOptions_Silent, "", errors, warnings)

        swModViewMgr = swModel.ModelViewManager

        ' Create new tab

        swFeatMgrTabBtm = swModViewMgr.CreateFeatureMgrControl2(iconSmall, "activex_control_CLSID_or_ProgID", "", "Tab ToolTip", swFeatMgrPane_e.swFeatMgrPaneBottom)
        ctrlBtm = swFeatMgrTabBtm.GetControl
        activePane = swFeatMgrTabBtm.ActivateView

    End Sub


    ''' <summary>
    ''' The SldWorks swApp variable is pre-assigned for you.
    ''' </summary>
    Public swApp As SldWorks

End Class