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Get Ribbon Cable Properties Example (VB.NET)

This example shows how to get ribbon cable properties.

'----------------------------------------------------------------------------
' Preconditions:
' 1. In SOLIDWORKS, click Tools > Add-Ins > SOLIDWORKS Routing.
' 2. In Tools > Options > System Options > Routing > Routing File Locations,
'    click Launch Routing Library Manager and set the locations of your
'    SOLIDWORKS Routing files.
' 3. In the IDE, right-click the project, 
'    click Add Reference, browse install_dir\api\redist\CLR2, click
'    SolidWorks.Interop.SwRoutingLib.dll, and click OK.
' 4. Open an electrical routing assembly that has a ribbon cable.
' 5. In the FeatureManager design tree, select the component that contains the
'    electrical route.
' 6. Open an Immediate window.
'
' Postconditions: Prints the thickness and width of the ribbon cable to the
' Immediate window.
'----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Imports SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks
Imports SolidWorks.Interop.swconst
Imports SolidWorks.Interop.SWRoutingLib
Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices
Imports System
Imports System.Diagnostics
 
 
Partial Class SolidWorksMacro
 
    Dim swModel As ModelDoc2
    Dim swTopLevelAssembly As AssemblyDoc
    Dim rtRouteManager As RouteManager
    Dim rtRibbonCable As RibbonCable
    Dim rtElectRoute As ElectricalRoute
 
 
    Sub Main()
 
        swModel = swApp.ActiveDoc
        swTopLevelAssembly = swModel
        rtRouteManager = swTopLevelAssembly.GetRouteManager
        If rtRouteManager Is Nothing Then
            Debug.Print("No RouteManager found in top-level document: " & swModel.GetPathName)
            Exit Sub
        End If
 
        rtElectRoute = rtRouteManager.GetElectricalRoute
 
        If Not rtElectRoute Is Nothing Then
 
            rtRibbonCable = rtElectRoute.GetRibbonCableDispatch
 
            Debug.Print("Ribbon cable")
            Debug.Print(" Thickness: " & rtRibbonCable.GetRibbonCableThickness)
            Debug.Print(" Width: " & rtRibbonCable.GetRibbonCableWidth)
 
        End If
 
    End Sub
 
 
    ''' <summary>
    ''' The SldWorks swApp variable is pre-assigned for you.
    ''' </summary>
    Public swApp As SldWorks
 
 
End Class
 

 



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