Activate SOLIDWORKS CommandManager Tab Example (VB.NET)
This example shows how to activate a SOLIDWORKS CommandManager tab.
'----------------------------------------------------------------------------
' Preconditions: Open a part.
'
' Postconditions:
' 1. Inspect the Immediate window for the SOLIDWORKS CommandManager tab
' information.
' 2. Inspect the CommandManager.
' * Sketch tab is activated.
' * Mold Tools tab (tab index 5) is visible.
'
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Imports
SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks
Imports
SolidWorks.Interop.swconst
Imports
System.Runtime.InteropServices
Imports
System
Imports
System.Diagnostics
Partial
Class
SolidWorksMacro
Dim
swModelDoc As
ModelDoc2
Dim
swModelDocExt As
ModelDocExtension
Dim
retval As
Boolean
Dim
cmdTabs As
Object
Dim
activeTab As
String
Dim
activeTabIndex As
Integer
Sub
main()
swModelDoc = swApp.ActiveDoc
swModelDocExt = swModelDoc.Extension
'Get SOLIDWORKS CommandManager tabs
cmdTabs = swModelDocExt.GetCommandTabs
'Active CommandManager tab is
"Features"
activeTab = swModelDocExt.ActiveCommandTab
Debug.Print("Active tab is "
& activeTab)
activeTabIndex = swModelDocExt.ActiveCommandTabIndex
Debug.Print("Active tab index is
" & activeTabIndex)
'Tab with index 5 is not visible
retval = swModelDocExt.CommandTabVisible(5)
Debug.Print("Tab with index 5 is
visible? " & retval)
'Set the active CommandManager tab
swModelDocExt.ActiveCommandTab
= "Sketch"
activeTabIndex = swModelDocExt.ActiveCommandTabIndex
'Make tab with index 5 visible
swModelDocExt.CommandTabVisible(5)
= True
End
Sub
Public
swApp As
SldWorks
End
Class