Get Title Block Tables Example (VB.NET)
This example shows how to get title block tables.
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' Preconditions:
' 1. Open a part that does not contain any annotations.
' 2. Verify that the specified table template exists.
' 3. Open the Immediate window.
'
' Postconditions:
' 1. Inspect the output in the Immediate window.
' 2. Observe the new title block table feature under Tables
' in the FeatureManager design tree (if necessary, right-click the
' part in the FeatureManager design tree, click Hidden Tree
' Items > Hide/Show Tree Items > Show in the Tables drop-down list).
' 3. Observe the corresponding title block table annotation
' in the graphics area.
'--------------------------------------------------
Imports SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks
Imports SolidWorks.Interop.swconst
Imports System
Imports System.Diagnostics
Partial Class SolidWorksMacro
Dim Part As ModelDoc2
Dim tbtAnno As TitleBlockTableAnnotation
Dim anno As TitleBlockTableAnnotation
Dim tabannoObject As TitleBlockTableAnnotation
Dim feat As TitleBlockTableFeature
Dim tabfeatObject As TitleBlockTableFeature
Dim annos As Object
Dim I As Integer
Dim selMgr As SelectionMgr
Dim boolstatus As Boolean
Sub main()
Part = swApp.ActiveDoc
Debug.Print("Inserting a title block table into the model using a general table template (*.sldtbt)")
Debug.Print("")
tbtAnno = Part.Extension.InsertTitleBlockTable("C:\Program Files\SOLIDWORKS Corp\SOLIDWORKS\lang\english\connector-table.sldtbt", 500, 500)
feat = tbtAnno.TitleBlockTableFeature
Debug.Print("Title block table feature: " + feat.GetFeature.Name)
Dim count As String
count = feat.GetTableAnnotationCount
Debug.Print("Title block table annotation count: " + count)
Debug.Print("Title block table annotations")
annos = feat.GetTableAnnotations
For I = 0 To UBound(annos)
anno = annos(I)
Debug.Print(" Title block table feature: " + anno.TitleBlockTableFeature.GetFeature.Name)
Next
Debug.Print("")
Debug.Print("Selecting title block table feature through IModelDocExtension::SelectByID2 type, TITLEBLOCKTABLEFEAT")
boolstatus = Part.Extension.SelectByID2(feat.GetFeature.Name, "TITLEBLOCKTABLEFEAT", 0, 0, 0, False, 0, Nothing, 0)
Debug.Print(" Casting selected object to ITitleBlockTableFeature")
selMgr = Part.SelectionManager
tabfeatObject = selMgr.GetSelectedObject6(1, -1)
Debug.Print(" Title block table feature: " + tabfeatObject.GetFeature.Name)
Debug.Print("")
Debug.Print("Selecting title block table annotation through IModelDocExtension::SelectByID2 type, ANNOTATIONTABLES")
boolstatus = Part.Extension.SelectByID2("DetailItem1@Annotations", "ANNOTATIONTABLES", -0.1205280774849, -0.01199819470702, 0.04087038255709, False, 0, Nothing, 0)
Debug.Print("")
Debug.Print(" Casting selected object to ITitleBlockTableAnnotation type")
tabannoObject = selMgr.GetSelectedObject6(1, -1)
Debug.Print(" Getting title block table feature from the title block table annotation")
Debug.Print(" Title block table feature: " + tabannoObject.TitleBlockTableFeature.GetFeature.Name)
Debug.Print("")
Debug.Print(" Casting selected object to ITableAnnotation type")
Dim annoObject As ITableAnnotation
annoObject = selMgr.GetSelectedObject6(1, -1)
Dim annoType As String
annoType = annoObject.Type
If annoType = swTableAnnotationType_e.swTableAnnotation_TitleBlock Then
Debug.Print(" The selected table annotation is defined in swTableAnnotationType_e as TitleBlock")
Else
Debug.Print(" The selected table annotation is defined in swTableAnnotationType_e with value: " + annoType)
End If
End Sub
Public swApp As SldWorks
End Class