SOLIDWORKS

Get 3D Content Central Stream Files Example (C#)

This example builds a design table and configuration rules into a SOLIDWORKS document and then demonstrates how to get the configuration rules out in two XML formats:

      * original (3DCC) format

      * generic (multi-use) format

 

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// Preconditions:

// 1.  Read the SOLIDWORKS Document Manager API Getting Started

//     topic and ensure that the required DLLs have been registered.

// 2.  Ensure that the latest SolidWorks.Interop.swdocumentmgr.dll

//     interop assembly is loaded in the project.

//     (Right-click the project in Project Explorer, click Add Reference,

//     click the interop assembly on the .NET tab, or browse for the DLL

//     in install_dir\api\redist\CLR2.)

// 3.  Open the specified document and add a design table

//     (Insert > Tables > Design Table).

// 4.  Click the green check mark to accept the design table defaults.

// 5.  Multi-select the dimensions or parameters in the document

//     to use in the design table.

// 6.  Click the ConfigurationManager tab and right-click the

//     configuration name at the top.

// 7.  Select Configuration Publisher on the shortcut menu.

// 8.  Create rules that are functions of design table parameters,

//     setting values as appropriate.

//     (To learn how to create rules, read the 3D Content Central

//     online help: http://www.3dcontentcentral.com.)

// 9.  Click Apply and Close.

// 10. Save the document to another name.

//     NOTE: Because the specified document is used in SOLIDWORKS tutorials,

//     do not save changes to the original file name.

// 11. Update the sDocFileName in the code below to reference the new

//     document.

// 12. Update sLicenseKey in the code below with your license key.

//

// Postconditions:

// 1. Inspect the Immediate window error codes.

// 2. If error codes are swDmXmlDataErrorNone for both format types,

//    inspect the directory where the part is located to find

//    motor casing_generic.xml and motor casing.xml.

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using SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks;

using SolidWorks.Interop.swconst;

using SolidWorks.Interop.swdocumentmgr;

using System;

using System.Diagnostics;

 

    partial class SolidWorksMacro

    {

        public void Main()

        {

            const string sLicenseKey = "your_license_key";

            //Specify your license key

 

            const string sDocFileName = "C:\\Users\\Public\\Documents\\SOLIDWORKS\SOLIDWORKS 2017\\tutorial\\advdrawings\\motor casing.sldasm";

            SwDMClassFactory swClassFact = default(SwDMClassFactory);

            SwDMApplication swDocMgr = default(SwDMApplication);

            SwDMDocument14 swDoc = default(SwDMDocument14);

            SwDmDocumentType nDocType = default(SwDmDocumentType);

            string sPathName = null;

            string gPathName = null;

            SwDmDocumentOpenError nRetVal = 0;

            // Determine type of SOLIDWORKS file based on file extension

            if (String.Equals(sDocFileName.Substring((sDocFileName.Length - 6)), "sldprt"))

            {

                nDocType = SwDmDocumentType.swDmDocumentPart;

            }

            else if (String.Equals(sDocFileName.Substring((sDocFileName.Length - 6)), "sldasm"))

            {

                nDocType = SwDmDocumentType.swDmDocumentAssembly;

            }

            else if (String.Equals(sDocFileName.Substring((sDocFileName.Length - 6)), "slddrw"))

            {

                nDocType = SwDmDocumentType.swDmDocumentDrawing;

            }

            else

            {

                // Probably not a SW file

                nDocType = SwDmDocumentType.swDmDocumentUnknown;

                // So cannot open

                return;

            }

            // Strip off SOLIDWORKS file extension (sldxxx)

            // and add XML extension (xml)

            sPathName = sDocFileName.Substring(0, (sDocFileName.Length - 7));

            sPathName = sPathName + ".xml";

            gPathName = sDocFileName.Substring(0, (sDocFileName.Length - 7));

            gPathName = gPathName + "_generic.xml";

            swClassFact = new SwDMClassFactory();

            swDocMgr = swClassFact.GetApplication(sLicenseKey);

            swDoc = (SwDMDocument14)swDocMgr.GetDocument(sDocFileName, nDocType, false, out nRetVal);

            SwDmXmlDataError Err = default(SwDmXmlDataError);

            Err = swDoc.Get3DCCStreamFile(sPathName);

            Debug.Print("Original (3DCC) format SwDmXmlDataError: " + Err);

            Err = swDoc.Get3DCCGenericStreamFile(gPathName);

            Debug.Print("Generic format SwDmXmlDataError: " + Err);

            swDoc.CloseDoc();

        }

        public SldWorks swApp;

    }