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Create Gear Mate Example (C#)

This example shows how to create a gear mechanical mate.

// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Preconditions:
// 1. Open public_documents\samples\tutorial\api\MechanicalMates\spurgear.sldasm.
// 2. Delete GearMate1 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 CreateGearMate
{
    partial class SolidWorksMacro
    {
 
        private ModelDoc2 Part;
        private AssemblyDoc swAssembly;
        private bool boolstatus;
 
        public void Main()
        {
            
            Part = (ModelDoc2)swApp.ActiveDoc;
            swAssembly = (AssemblyDoc)Part;
 
            boolstatus = Part.Extension.SelectByRay(-0.00560801689982782, -0.00324062886681986, -0.00252602902980925, -0.577381545199981, -0.577287712085548, -0.577381545199979, 0.000593757005519753, 2, true, 1, 0);
            boolstatus = Part.Extension.SelectByRay(0.0367362652137331, -0.000655599730123413, -0.00290761848191323, -0.577381545199981, -0.577287712085548, -0.577381545199979, 0.000593757005519753, 2, true, 1, 0);
 
            // Create GearMateFeatureData
            GearMateFeatureData MateData = (GearMateFeatureData)swAssembly.CreateMateData(10);
 
            // Set the entities To mate
            object[] EntitiesToMate = new object[2];
            EntitiesToMate[0] = ((SelectionMgr)(Part.SelectionManager)).GetSelectedObject6(1, -1);
            EntitiesToMate[1] = ((SelectionMgr)(Part.SelectionManager)).GetSelectedObject6(2, -1);
            object EntitiesToMateVar = EntitiesToMate;
            MateData.EntitiesToMate = (EntitiesToMateVar);
 
            // Set the gear ratio numerator
            MateData.GearRatioNumerator = 0.012954;
 
            // Set the gear ratio denominator
            MateData.GearRatioDenominator = 0.012954;
 
            // Set the mate orientation direction
            MateData.Reverse = false;
 
            // Create the mate
            Feature MateFeature = (Feature)swAssembly.CreateMate(MateData);
            Part.ClearSelection2(true);
            Part.EditRebuild3();
 
        }
 
 
        /// <summary>
        /// The SldWorks swApp variable is pre-assigned for you.
        /// </summary>
        public SldWorks swApp;
    }
}