Create a Flattened Route Example (VBA)

This example shows how to create an annotation type flattened route and its drawing.

'----------------------------------------------------------------------------
' Preconditions:
' 1. Add SOLIDWORKS Routing as an add-in
'   (in SOLIDWORKS select Tools > Add-Ins > SOLIDWORKS Routing).
' 2. Add the SOLIDWORKS <version> Routing Type Library as a reference
'   (in the IDE select Tools > References).
' 3. In Tools > Options > System Options > Routing > Routing File Locations,
'    add locations of your SOLIDWORKS Routing files.
' 4. Open public_documents\samples\tutorial\api\5connector.sldasm.
' 5. Ensure that the specified templates exist.
'
' Postconditions:
' 1. FeatureManager design tree shows AnnotateFlattenedRoute1 and hides Route1.
' 2. Sheet1 of 5connector.SLDDRW has the a2 - landscape format and contains:
'    * drawing view
'    * five electrical connector tables
'    * circuit-summary table
'    * electrical BOM table.
'
' NOTE: Because this assembly is used elsewhere,
' do not save any changes to it.
'---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Option Explicit

Dim swApp As SldWorks.SldWorks

Dim Part As SldWorks.AssemblyDoc
Dim boolstatus As Boolean
Dim longstatus As Long
 

Sub main()

Set swApp = Application.SldWorks
Set Part = swApp.ActiveDoc
boolstatus = Part.Extension.SelectByID2("5connector.SLDASM", "COMPONENT", 0, 0, 0, False, 0, Nothing, 0)
Dim RouteMgr As SWRoutingLib.RouteManager
Set RouteMgr = Part.GetRouteManager
longstatus = RouteMgr.CreateFlattenRoute(1, 1, 0#, 0#, 1, True, "<SldWorks_install_dir>\lang\english\sheetformat\a2 - landscape.slddrt", "install_dir\lang\english\bom-standard.sldbomtbt", "install_dir\lang\english\bom-circuit-summary.sldbomtbt", "install_dir\lang\english\connector-table.sldtbt", True)

End Sub