Crop View Example (VBA)

This example shows how to crop a view.

'----------------------------------------------------------------------------
' Preconditions: Ensure the specified drawing document exists.
'
' Postconditions: The view is cropped around the specified rectangle.
'
' NOTE: Because the model is used elsewhere, do not save changes when exiting.
' ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Dim swApp As SldWorks.SldWorks
Dim Part As SldWorks.ModelDoc2
Dim myView As SldWorks.View
Dim boolstatus As Boolean
Dim longstatus As Long, longwarnings As Long
Option Explicit
Sub main()

    Set swApp = Application.SldWorks
   

    Set Part = swApp.OpenDoc6("C:\Users\Public\Documents\SOLIDWORKS\SOLIDWORKS 2018\samples\tutorial\advdrawings\foodprocessor.slddrw", 3, 0, "", longstatus, longwarnings)
    swApp.ActivateDoc2 "foodprocessor - Sheet1", False, longstatus
    Set Part = swApp.ActiveDoc
   

    boolstatus = Part.Extension.SelectByID2("Drawing View1", "DRAWINGVIEW", 0, 0, 0, False, 0, Nothing, 0)
    Set myView = Part.SelectionManager.GetSelectedObject6(1, -1)
   

    boolstatus = Part.ActivateView("Drawing View1")
    Dim vSkLines As Variant
    vSkLines = Part.SketchManager.CreateCornerRectangle(-5.74722079408937E-02, 3.31536511827661E-02, 0, 3.71399698368841E-02, -3.73161088172339E-02, 0)
   

    longstatus = myView.Crop
    Part.ClearSelection2 True
   

End Sub