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Convert Guidelines into a Route Example (VB.NET)

This example shows how to convert selected guidelines into a route.

'----------------------------------------------------------------------------
' Preconditions:
'
' 1. Add SOLIDWORKS Routing as an add-in
'   (in SOLIDWORKS select Tools > Add-Ins > SOLIDWORKS Routing).
' 2. Add SOLIDWORKS.interop.SwRoutingLib.dll as a reference
'   (in the IDE right-click the project, select Add Reference,
'    and browse install_dir\api\redist\CLR2).
' 3. In Tools > Options > System Options > Routing > Routing File Locations,
'    add locations of your SOLIDWORKS Routing files.
' 4. Open a routing assembly.
' 5. Select routing guidelines in the graphics area.
' 6. Open an Immediate Window.
'
' Postconditions: The selected guidelines are converted into a route.
'   
' NOTE: Because the assembly is used elsewhere,
do not save any changes when you close it.
'----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Imports SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks
Imports SolidWorks.Interop.swconst
Imports SolidWorks.Interop.SWRoutingLib
Imports System
Imports System.Diagnostics

Partial Class SolidWorksMacro


    
Sub main()

        
Dim swModel As ModelDoc2
        
Dim swTopLevelAssembly As AssemblyDoc
        
Dim rtRouteManager As RouteManager
        
Dim autoRoute As AutoRoute
        
Dim resultCode As Long
        Dim boolstatus As Boolean

        swModel = swApp.ActiveDoc
        swTopLevelAssembly = swModel

        
' Get the RouteManager from the top-level assembly
        rtRouteManager = swTopLevelAssembly.GetRouteManager
        
If rtRouteManager Is Nothing Then
            Debug.Print("No RouteManager found in top-level document. ")
            
Exit Sub
        End If

        rtRouteManager.EditRoute()
        autoRoute = rtRouteManager.GetAutoRoute
        resultCode = autoRoute.ShowGuidelines

        
' Convert guidelines to route
        boolstatus = autoRoute.ConvertGuidelinesToRoute

        rtRouteManager.ExitRoute()
        swTopLevelAssembly.EditAssembly()

    
End Sub


    Public swApp As SldWorks


End Class



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