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MakeVirtual2 Method (IComponent2)

Makes this component and optionally its child components virtual by saving them in the current assembly.

.NET Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration) 
Function MakeVirtual2( _
   ByVal AlsoChildVirtual As System.Boolean _
) As System.Boolean
Visual Basic (Usage) 
Dim instance As IComponent2
Dim AlsoChildVirtual As System.Boolean
Dim value As System.Boolean
 
value = instance.MakeVirtual2(AlsoChildVirtual)
C# 
System.bool MakeVirtual2( 
   System.bool AlsoChildVirtual
)
C++/CLI 
System.bool MakeVirtual2( 
&   System.bool AlsoChildVirtual
)

Parameters

AlsoChildVirtual
True to make child components of this component virtual, false to keep the child components linked to external files

Return Value

True if this component and optionally its child components are saved in an assembly, false if not

Example

Remarks

This method breaks the link to the external component file and optionally the links to any of its child component files. Existing references are ignored, and the component and optionally any of its child components are renamed.

 

See Also

Availability

SOLIDWORKS 2016 FCS, Revision Number 24.0


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