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Create a Cam-Follower Mate Example (C#)

This example shows how to create a cam-follower mate.

//---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Preconditions:
// 1. Open public_documents\samples\tutorial\api\MechanicalMates\Cam-Follower.sldasm.
// 2. Delete CamMateCoincident1 from the Mates folder in the FeatureManager
//    design tree.
//
// Postconditions:
// Inspect the Mates folder in the FeatureManager design tree.
//
// NOTE: Because the model is used elsewhere, do not save changes.
// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
using SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks;
using SolidWorks.Interop.swconst;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System;
 
namespace CamFollowerMate_CSharp
{
    partial class SolidWorksMacro
    {
 
 
        private ModelDoc2 Part;
        private AssemblyDoc assy;
        private bool boolstatus;
 
 
        public void Main()
        {
 
            Part = (ModelDoc2)swApp.ActiveDoc;
            assy = (AssemblyDoc)Part;
 
            boolstatus = Part.Extension.SelectByRay(-0.00229201081452857, 0.0761655216381314, 0.00981125242168446, -0.577381545199981, -0.577287712085548, -0.577381545199979, 0.00288013169157359, 2, true, 1, 0);
            boolstatus = Part.Extension.SelectByRay(0, 0.0762, 0, -0.577381545199981, -0.577287712085548, -0.577381545199979, 0.00288013169157359, 3, true, 8, 0);
 
            // Create CamFollowerMateFeatureData
            CamFollowerMateFeatureData MateData = (CamFollowerMateFeatureData)assy.CreateMateData(9);
 
            // Set the Entities To Mate
            object FirstEntityToMate = null;
            object SecondEntityToMate = null;
            FirstEntityToMate = ((SelectionMgr)(Part.SelectionManager)).GetSelectedObject6(1, -1);
            MateData.EntitiesToMate[0] = FirstEntityToMate;
            SecondEntityToMate = ((SelectionMgr)(Part.SelectionManager)).GetSelectedObject6(2, -1);
            MateData.EntitiesToMate[1] = SecondEntityToMate;
 
            // Set the Mate Alignment
            MateData.MateAlignment = 2;
 
            // Create the mate
            Feature MateFeature = (Feature)assy.CreateMate(MateData);
 
            Part.EditRebuild3();
        }
        /// <summary>
        /// The SldWorks swApp variable is pre-assigned for you.
        /// </summary>
        public SldWorks swApp;
    }
}