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Get Model Material Property Values Example (VB.NET)

This example shows how to get the material property values of components in lightweight mode.

'----------------------------------------------------------------------------
' Preconditions:
' 1. Open public_documents\samples\tutorial\api\TopAssembly1.SLDASM in lightweight
'    mode.
' 2. Open the Immediate window.
'
' Postconditions:
' 1. Gets the material property values of the lightweight components in the
'    model.
' 2. Inspect the Immediate window.
'
' NOTE: Because the model is used elsewhere, do not save changes.
'---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Imports SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks
Imports SolidWorks.Interop.swconst
Imports System
Imports System.Diagnostics

Partial Class SolidWorksMacro

    
Dim swDoc As ModelDoc2
    
Dim swADoc As AssemblyDoc
    
Dim varComp As Object
    Dim varMatProp As Object


    Sub main()

        swDoc = swApp.ActiveDoc
        swADoc = swDoc
        varComp = swADoc.GetComponents(
True)
        
Dim I As Long
        For I = LBound(varComp) To UBound(varComp)
            
Dim swComp As Component2
            swComp = varComp(I)

            varMatProp = swComp.GetModelMaterialPropertyValues(swComp.ReferencedConfiguration)
            
If Not (IsNothing(varMatProp)) Then
                Debug.Print(swComp.Name2 & "(" & I & ")" & "ConfigName : " & swComp.ReferencedConfiguration & "MatProp : ")
                Debug.Print(
"Red: " & (varMatProp(0)) * 255.0#)
                Debug.Print(
"Green: " & (varMatProp(1)) * 255.0#)
                Debug.Print(
"Blue: " & (varMatProp(2)) * 255.0#)
                Debug.Print(
"Ambient: " & (varMatProp(3)) * 100.0# & "%")
                Debug.Print(
"Diffuse: " & (varMatProp(4)) * 100.0# & "%")
                Debug.Print(
"Specularity: " & (varMatProp(5)) * 100.0# & "%")
                Debug.Print(
"Shininess: " & (varMatProp(6)) * 100.0# & "%")
                Debug.Print(
"Transparency: " & (varMatProp(7)) * 100.0# & "%")
                Debug.Print(
"Emission: " & (varMatProp(8)) * 100.0# & "%")
            
End If

            Debug.Print("")
        
Next I
        varComp =
Nothing
    End Sub


    Public swApp As SldWorks


End Class

 



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