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Create Normal Cut Feature Example (C#)

This example shows how to create a normal cut feature.

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Preconditions:
// 1. Open:
//    c:\Users\Public\Documents\SOLIDWORKS\SOLIDWORKS 2019\samples\whatsnew\sheet metal\normal_cut.sldprt.
// 2. Open the Immediate window.
//
// Postconditions:
// 1. Creates Normal Cut1 in the FeatureManager design tree.
// 2. Edits the feature by specifying a normal cut direction entity.
// 3. Inspect the Immediate window.
//
// NOTE: Because the model is used elsewhere, do not save any changes to it.
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
using SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks;
using SolidWorks.Interop.swconst;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System;
using System.Diagnostics;
 
namespace CreateNormalCut_CSharp
{
    partial class SolidWorksMacro
    {
 
        private ModelDoc2 swModel;
        private ModelDocExtension swModelDocExt;
        private FeatureManager swFeatMgr;
        private Feature swFeat;
        private SMNormalCutFeatureData2 swNormalCutFeatData;
        private SMNormalCutGroupData grpData;
        private SelectionMgr swSelMgr;
        private Face2 swCutDirectionFace;
        private int errCode;
        private bool boolstatus;
        private object[] varGrpNames;
        private int i;
        private int j;
        private string Name;
        private Face2 Face;
 
 
        public void Main()
        {
 
            swModel = (ModelDoc2)swApp.ActiveDoc;
            swModelDocExt = swModel.Extension;
            swFeatMgr = swModel.FeatureManager;
            swNormalCutFeatData = (SMNormalCutFeatureData2)swFeatMgr.CreateDefinition((int)swFeatureNameID_e.swFmNormalCut);
            swNormalCutFeatData.AutoPropagation = true;
            swNormalCutFeatData.OptimizeGeometry = true;
            swNormalCutFeatData.NormalCutParameters = (int)swNormalCutParameters_e.swNormalCutExtent;
 
            // Select the face(s) to make normal
 
            boolstatus = swModel.Extension.SelectByRay(0.0471296104838217, 0.0142054003862171, -0.00668923799798904, -0.13322686545804, 0.182153484913837, 0.974202602261958, 0.000619874904830013, 2, true, 1, 0);
 
            grpData = (SMNormalCutGroupData)swNormalCutFeatData.CreateGroup(out errCode);
 
            // Create the normal cut feature
 
            swFeat = swFeatMgr.CreateFeature(swNormalCutFeatData);
 
            // Modify the normal cut feature
 
            swNormalCutFeatData = (SMNormalCutFeatureData2)swFeat.GetDefinition();
            swNormalCutFeatData.AccessSelections(swModel, null);
            varGrpNames = (object[])swNormalCutFeatData.GetGroupNames();
 
            for (i = 0; i <= varGrpNames.GetUpperBound(0); i++)
            {
                Name = (string)varGrpNames[i];
                Debug.Print("GroupName: " + Name);
                grpData = (SMNormalCutGroupData)swNormalCutFeatData.GetGroupByName(Name);
                object[] varFaces = (object[])grpData.Faces;
                for (j = 0; j <= varFaces.GetUpperBound(0); j++)
                {
                    Face = (Face2)varFaces[j];
                    Debug.Print("Face " + j + " area: " + Face.GetArea());
                }
                Debug.Print("--------------------");
            }
 
            //Specify the cut direction
 
            swSelMgr = (SelectionMgr)swModel.SelectionManager;
            boolstatus = swModel.Extension.SelectByRay(-0.149999999999892, 0.0258556514245498, -0.00463505465353364, 0.393242668518252, 0.12460738379391, -0.910951811876282, 0.00122626958447854, 2, false, 0, 0);
            swCutDirectionFace = null;
            swCutDirectionFace = (Face2)swSelMgr.GetSelectedObject6(1, -1);
 
            Entity swSelectEnt = (Entity)swCutDirectionFace;
            boolstatus = swSelectEnt.Select4(false, null);
            swNormalCutFeatData.CutDirection = swCutDirectionFace;
 
            bool isModified = swFeat.ModifyDefinition(swNormalCutFeatData, swModel, null);
 
        }
 
        /// <summary>
        /// The SldWorks swApp variable is pre-assigned for you.
        /// </summary>
        public SldWorks swApp;
    }
 
 
}