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Get Sketch Relations Example (C#)

This example shows how to get all of the sketch relations in a sketch.

//------------------------------------------------------------------
// Preconditions:
// 1. Open a part or assembly document.
// 2. Select the sketch whose relations you want to see.
//
// Postconditions: Inspect the Immediate window.
//--------------------------------------------------------------------
using SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks;
using SolidWorks.Interop.swconst;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System;
using System.Diagnostics;
namespace GetDefinitionEntities2_CSharp.csproj
{
    
partial class SolidWorksMacro
    {

        
public void Main()
    {
        
ModelDoc2 swModel = default(ModelDoc2);
        
SelectionMgr swSelMgr = default(SelectionMgr);
        
SelectData swSelData = default(SelectData);
        
Feature swFeat = default(Feature);
        
Sketch swSketch = default(Sketch);
        
SketchRelationManager swSkRelMgr = default(SketchRelationManager);
        
SketchRelation swSkRel = default(SketchRelation);
       
DisplayDimension dispDim = default(DisplayDimension);
        
object[] vSkRelArr = null;
        
int[] vEntTypeArr = null;
        
object[] vEntArr = null;
        
object[] vDefEntArr = null;
        
SketchSegment swSkSeg = default(SketchSegment);
        
SketchPoint swSkPt = default(SketchPoint);
        
int i = 0;
        
int j = 0;
        
bool bRet = false;

        swModel = (
ModelDoc2)swApp.ActiveDoc;
        swSelMgr = (
SelectionMgr)swModel.SelectionManager;
        swSelData = (
SelectData)swSelMgr.CreateSelectData();
        swFeat = (
Feature)swSelMgr.GetSelectedObject6(1, -1);
        swSketch = (
Sketch)swFeat.GetSpecificFeature2();
        swSkRelMgr = swSketch.RelationManager;

        swModel.ClearSelection2(
true);

        
Debug.Print("File = " + swModel.GetPathName());
        
Debug.Print("  Feat = " + swFeat.Name);

        vSkRelArr = (
object[])swSkRelMgr.GetRelations((int)swSketchRelationFilterType_e.swAll);
        
if ((vSkRelArr == null))
            
return;
        
foreach ( SketchRelation vRel in vSkRelArr) {
            swSkRel = (
SketchRelation)vRel;

            
Debug.Print("    Relation(" + i + ")");
            
Debug.Print("      Type         = " + swSkRel.GetRelationType());

            dispDim =
(DisplayDimension)swSkRel.GetDisplayDimension();
           
if (dispDim != null) {
           
    Debug.Print("      Display dimension         = " + dispDim.GetNameforSelection());
            }

            vEntTypeArr = (
int[])swSkRel.GetEntitiesType();
            vEntArr = (
object[])swSkRel.GetEntities();

            vDefEntArr = (
object[])swSkRel.GetDefinitionEntities2();
            
if ((vDefEntArr == null)) {
            }
else {
                
Debug.Print("    Number of definition entities in this relation: " + vDefEntArr.GetUpperBound(0));
            }

            
if ((vEntTypeArr != null) & (vEntArr != null)) {

                
if (vEntTypeArr.GetUpperBound(0) == vEntArr.GetUpperBound(0)) {
                    j = 0;

                    
foreach ( swSketchRelationEntityTypes_e vType in vEntTypeArr) {
                        
Debug.Print("        EntType    = " + vType);

                        
switch (vType) {
                            
case swSketchRelationEntityTypes_e.swSketchRelationEntityType_Unknown:
                                
Debug.Print("          Not known");

                                
break;
                            
case swSketchRelationEntityTypes_e.swSketchRelationEntityType_SubSketch:
                                
Debug.Print("SubSketch");

                                
break;
                            
case swSketchRelationEntityTypes_e.swSketchRelationEntityType_Point:
                                swSkPt = (
SketchPoint)vEntArr[j];
                                
Debug.Assert((swSkPt != null));

                                
Debug.Print("          SkPoint ID = [" + ((int[])(swSkPt.GetID()))[0] + ", " + ((int[])(swSkPt.GetID()))[1] + "]");

                                bRet = swSkPt.Select4(
true, swSelData);
                                
//
                                break;

                            
case swSketchRelationEntityTypes_e.swSketchRelationEntityType_Line:
                            
case swSketchRelationEntityTypes_e.swSketchRelationEntityType_Arc:
                            
case swSketchRelationEntityTypes_e.swSketchRelationEntityType_Ellipse:
                            
case swSketchRelationEntityTypes_e.swSketchRelationEntityType_Parabola:
                            
case swSketchRelationEntityTypes_e.swSketchRelationEntityType_Spline:

                                swSkSeg = (
SketchSegment)vEntArr[j];

                                
Debug.Print("          SkSeg   ID = [" + ((int[])(swSkSeg.GetID()))[0] + ", " + ((int[])(swSkSeg.GetID()))[1] + "]");

                                bRet = swSkSeg.Select4(
true, swSelData);

                                
break;
                            
case swSketchRelationEntityTypes_e.swSketchRelationEntityType_Hatch:
                                
Debug.Print("Hatch");

                                
break;
                            
case swSketchRelationEntityTypes_e.swSketchRelationEntityType_Text:
                                
Debug.Print("Text");

                                
break;
                            
case swSketchRelationEntityTypes_e.swSketchRelationEntityType_Plane:
                                
Debug.Print("Plane");

                                
break;
                            
case swSketchRelationEntityTypes_e.swSketchRelationEntityType_Cylinder:
                                
Debug.Print("Cylinder");

                                
break;
                            
case swSketchRelationEntityTypes_e.swSketchRelationEntityType_Sphere:
                                
Debug.Print("Sphere");

                                
break;
                            
case swSketchRelationEntityTypes_e.swSketchRelationEntityType_Surface:
                                
Debug.Print("Surface");

                                
break;
                            
case swSketchRelationEntityTypes_e.swSketchRelationEntityType_Dimension:
                                
Debug.Print("Dimension");

                                
break;
                            
default:
                                
Debug.Print("Something else");

                                
break;
                        }

                        j = j + 1;

                    }
                }
            }

            i = i + 1;

        }

    }



        
public SldWorks swApp;

    }

}



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