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Create Screw Mate Example (C#)

This example shows how to create a screw mechanical mate.

// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Preconditions:
// 1. Open public_documents\samples\tutorial\api\MechanicalMates\Gearbox.sldasm.
// 2. Delete Screw2 from the Mates folder of the FeatureManager design tree.
// 
// Postconditions: Inspect the Mates folder in the FeatureManager design tree.
//
// NOTE: Because the model is used elsewhere, do not save changes.
// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
using SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks;
using SolidWorks.Interop.swconst;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System;
 
namespace CreateScrewMate_CSharp
{
    partial class SolidWorksMacro
    {
 
        private ModelDoc2 Part;
        private AssemblyDoc swAssembly;
        private bool boolstatus;
 
 
        public void Main()
        {
 
            Part = (ModelDoc2)swApp.ActiveDoc;
            swAssembly = (AssemblyDoc)Part;
            boolstatus = Part.Extension.SelectByRay(0.00613295661213442, 0.0689560082602441, 0.0745357419147012, -0.540837135649095, -0.258416475165147, -0.800447448659875, 0.000789884801245894, 2, true, 1, 0);
            boolstatus = Part.Extension.SelectByRay(-0.000675539884355203, 0.0795322044607474, 0.0128285894949158, -0.540837135649095, -0.258416475165147, -0.800447448659875, 0.000789884801245894, 1, true, 1, 0);
 
            // Create ScrewMateFeatureData
            ScrewMateFeatureData MateData = (ScrewMateFeatureData)swAssembly.CreateMateData(17);
 
            // Set the entities To mate
            object[] EntitiesToMate = new object[2];
            EntitiesToMate[0] = ((SelectionMgr)(Part.SelectionManager)).GetSelectedObject6(1, -1);
            EntitiesToMate[1] = ((SelectionMgr)(Part.SelectionManager)).GetSelectedObject6(2, -1);
            object EntitiesToMateVar = EntitiesToMate;
            MateData.EntitiesToMate = (EntitiesToMateVar);
 
            // Set the mate revolution type
            MateData.RevolutionType = 0;
 
            // Set the mate revolution value
            MateData.RevolutionVal = 1;
 
            // Set the mate orientation direction
            MateData.Reverse = true;
 
            // Create the mate
            Feature MateFeature = (Feature)swAssembly.CreateMate(MateData);
            Part.ClearSelection2(true);
            Part.EditRebuild3();
 
        }
 
        /// <summary>
        /// The SldWorks swApp variable is pre-assigned for you.
        /// </summary>
        public SldWorks swApp;
    }
 
}