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Create Tab and Slot Example (C#)

This example shows how to create a tab and slot feature.

// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Preconditions: Open public_documents\samples\whatsnew\sheet metal\tab_and_slot.sldprt.
// 
// Postconditions:
// 1. Select Tab and Slot-Tab1 in the FeatureManager design tree;
//     5 tabs/slots created
// 2. Press F5 to continue.
// 3. Select Tab and Slot-Tab1 in the FeatureManager design tree;
//     1 tab/slot remains
//
// NOTE: Because the model is used elsewhere, do not save any changes to it.
// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
using SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks;
using SolidWorks.Interop.swconst;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System;
 
namespace CreateTabAndSlot_CSharp
{
 
    partial class SolidWorksMacro
    {
 
 
        private TabAndSlotFeatureData featdata;
        private TabAndSlotGroupData grp;
        private ModelDoc2 Part;
        private Edge swedge;
        private Face2 swface;
        private Feature feat;
        private TabAndSlotFeatureData newFeatData;
        private bool boolstatus;
 
 
 
        public void Main()
        {
 
 
            Part = (ModelDoc2)swApp.ActiveDoc;
 
            boolstatus = Part.Extension.SelectByRay(-0.0581596588411344, 0.0247654446213232, 0.000234517259855238, -0.577381545199981, -0.577287712085548, -0.577381545199979, 0.00157359077741066, 1, false, 0, 0);
            swedge = (Edge)((SelectionMgr)(Part.SelectionManager)).GetSelectedObject6(1, -1);
            Part.ClearSelection2(true);
 
            boolstatus = Part.Extension.SelectByRay(-0.0133680887414585, -0.00908584763345743, -0.00199999999999534, -0.821234743714012, -0.560561193384781, 0.106511239726198, 0.00157359077741066, 2, false, 0, 0);
            swface = (Face2)((SelectionMgr)(Part.SelectionManager)).GetSelectedObject6(1, -1);
            Part.ClearSelection2(true);
 
            featdata = (TabAndSlotFeatureData)Part.FeatureManager.CreateDefinition((int)swFeatureNameID_e.swFmTabAndSlot);
 
            grp = (TabAndSlotGroupData)featdata.SelectionAddNewGroup();
            grp.Offset = true;
            grp.SelectionTabEdge = swedge;
            grp.SelectionSlotFace = swface;
            Part.FeatureManager.CreateFeature(featdata);
 
            System.Diagnostics.Debugger.Break();
 
            // Select Tab and Slot-Tab1 in the FeatureManager design tree; 5 tabs/slots created on the part
            // Press F5 to continue
 
            feat = (Feature)((SelectionMgr)(Part.SelectionManager)).GetSelectedObject6(1, -1);
            newFeatData = (TabAndSlotFeatureData)feat.GetDefinition();
            TabAndSlotGroupData[] var = null;
            newFeatData.AccessSelections(Part, null);
            var = (TabAndSlotGroupData[])newFeatData.SelectionGetGroups();
            var[0].Offset = false;
            var[0].SpacingType = 0;
            var[0].SpacingNumberOfInstances = 1;
            feat.ModifyDefinition(newFeatData, Part, null);
 
            // Select Tab and Slot-Tab1 in the FeatureManager design tree; only one tab and slot remain
 
 
        }
 
        /// <summary>
        /// The SldWorks swApp variable is pre-assigned for you.
        /// </summary>
        public SldWorks swApp;
    }
 
}