Open Specified Sheet in Drawing Document Example (VB.NET)

This example shows how to open a specific sheet when programmatically opening a drawing document.

'------------------------------------------------------
' Preconditions:
' 1. Verify that the specified drawing to open exists.
' 2. Open the Immediate window.
'
' Postconditions:
' 1. Opens the specified sheet in the specified drawing
'    document as view-only.
' 2. Examine the drawing and Immediate window.
'
' NOTE: Because this drawing document is used
' elsewhere, do not save changes.
'------------------------------------------------------
Imports SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks
Imports SolidWorks.Interop.swconst
Imports System
Imports System.Diagnostics

Partial Class SolidWorksMacro

    Public Sub main()
        Dim swModel As ModelDoc2
        Dim swDocSpecification As DocumentSpecification
        Dim sName As String
        Dim longstatus As Long, longwarnings As Long

        ' Drawing document path and name
        swDocSpecification = swApp.GetOpenDocSpec("C:\Users\Public\Documents\SOLIDWORKS\SOLIDWORKS 2017\tutorial\advdrawings\foodprocessor.slddrw")
        sName = swDocSpecification.FileName
        ' Sheet name
        swDocSpecification.SheetName = "Sheet2"
        swDocSpecification.DocumentType = swDocumentTypes_e.swDocDRAWING
        swDocSpecification.ReadOnly = True
        swDocSpecification.Silent = False

        ' Open the specified sheet in the specified drawing document
        swModel = swApp.OpenDoc7(swDocSpecification)
        longstatus = swDocSpecification.Error
        longwarnings = swDocSpecification.Warning

        Debug.Print("Name of active sheet? " & swDocSpecification.SheetName)
        Debug.Print("Drawing read-only? " & swDocSpecification.ReadOnly)

    End Sub

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

End Class