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Add Cyclic Symmetry Restraint Example (C#)

This example shows how to add a cyclic symmetry restraint to a static study.

NOTE: To get persistent reference identifiers (PIDs) for model selections, you can use pidcollector.exe or IModelDocExtension::GetPersistReference3.

//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Preconditions:
// 1. Add the SOLIDWORKS Simulation as an add-in (in SOLIDWORKS, click 
//    Tools > Add-ins > SOLIDWORKS Simulation > OK).
// 2. Add the SOLIDWORKS Simulation primary interop assembly as a reference
//    (in the IDE, click Project > Add Reference > .NET > 
//    SolidWorks.Interop.cosworks > OK).
// 3. Ensure that the specified model document exists.
//
// Postconditions:
// 1. Opens the specified model document.
// 2. Gets study, Partial-Solids.
// 3. Adds the Cyclic Symmetry-1 fixture to Partial-Solids.
// 4. Meshes the model.
// 5. Analyzes Partial-Solids.
// 6. Inspect the Simulation study tree and the graphics area.
//
// NOTE: Because the model is used elsewhere, do not save changes.
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
using Microsoft.VisualBasic;
using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Data;
using System.Diagnostics;
using SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks;
using SolidWorks.Interop.swconst;
using SolidWorks.Interop.cosworks;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
namespace AddCyclicSymmetricRestraint_CSharp.csproj
{
    partial class SolidWorksMacro
    {
 
 
        ModelDoc2 Part;
        CosmosWorks COSMOSWORKS;
        CwAddincallback CWAddinCallBack;
        CWModelDoc ActDoc;
        CWStudyManager StudyMngr;
        CWStudy Study;
        CWLoadsAndRestraintsManager LBCMgr;
        CWRestraint Restraint;
        int errCode;
        int longstatus;
        int longwarnings;
        object Axis1;
        object Face1;
        object Face2;
 
        const double MeshEleSize = 4.48279654351123;
        const double MeshTol = 0.224139827175561;
        const double Tol1 = 0.05;
 
        public void Main()
        {
 
            Part = swApp.OpenDoc6("C:\\Users\\Public\\Documents\\SOLIDWORKS\\SOLIDWORKS 2017\\Simulation Examples\\pressurevessel.sldprt", 1, 0, "", ref longstatus, ref longwarnings);
            Part = (ModelDoc2)swApp.ActiveDoc;
 
            Hashtable PIDCollection = new Hashtable();
            PIDCollection = PIDInitializer();
 
 
            Axis1 = SelectByPID(Part, "selection1", PIDCollection); // axis of revolution
            Face1 = SelectByPID(Part, "selection2", PIDCollection); // first face
            Face2 = SelectByPID(Part, "selection3", PIDCollection); // second face
 
 
            CWAddinCallBack = (CwAddincallback)swApp.GetAddInObject("SldWorks.Simulation");
            if (CWAddinCallBack == null)
                ErrorMsg(swApp, "Failed to get Simulation add-in");
            COSMOSWORKS = CWAddinCallBack.CosmosWorks;
            if (COSMOSWORKS == null)
                ErrorMsg(swApp, "Failed to get COSMOSWORKS");
 
            ActDoc = COSMOSWORKS.ActiveDoc;
            if (ActDoc == null)
                ErrorMsg(swApp, "Failed to get active document");
 
 
            //Get the static study
            StudyMngr = ActDoc.StudyManager;
            if (StudyMngr == null)
                ErrorMsg(swApp, "No CWStudyManager object");
            Study = StudyMngr.GetStudy(1);
            if (Study == null)
                ErrorMsg(swApp, "Failed to get study");
            StudyMngr.ActiveStudy = 1;
 
 
            //Add a cyclic symmetric restraint
            LBCMgr = Study.LoadsAndRestraintsManager;
            if (LBCMgr == null)
                ErrorMsg(swApp, "No CWLoadsAndRestraintsManager object");
 
            Restraint = LBCMgr.AddCyclicSymmetryRestraint(Face1, Face2, Axis1, out errCode);
            if (errCode != 0)
                ErrorMsg(swApp, "Adding cyclic symmetry restraint failed with error as defined in swsCyclicRestraintError_e: " + errCode);
 
 
            //Mesh the model
            CWMesh CWMeshObj = default(CWMesh);
            CWMeshObj = Study.Mesh;
            if (CWMeshObj == null)
                ErrorMsg(swApp, "No CWMesh object");
            CWMeshObj.MesherType = 0;
            CWMeshObj.Quality = 0;
            errCode = Study.CreateMesh(0, MeshEleSize, MeshTol);
            if (errCode != 0)
                ErrorMsg(swApp, "Failed to create mesh");
            CWMeshObj = null;
 
 
            //Run analysis
            errCode = Study.RunAnalysis();
            if (errCode != 0)
                ErrorMsg(swApp, "Analysis failed with error as defined in swsRunAnalysisError_e: " + errCode);
 
        }
 
 
        public void ErrorMsg(SldWorks SwApp, string Message)
        {
            SwApp.SendMsgToUser2(Message, 0, 0);
            SwApp.RecordLine("'*** WARNING - General");
            SwApp.RecordLine("'*** " + Message);
            SwApp.RecordLine("");
        }
 
 
        public object SelectByPID(ModelDoc2 Part, string PIDName, Hashtable PIDCollection)
        {
            object functionReturnValue = null;
            byte[] PID = null;
            string[] PIDVariant = null;
            string PIDString = null;
            int i = 0;
            object SelObj = null;
 
            //Get the value mapped to the PIDName key from the hashtable
            PIDString = "";
            IDictionaryEnumerator enumerator = (IDictionaryEnumerator)PIDCollection.GetEnumerator();
            enumerator.Reset();
            while (enumerator.MoveNext())
            {
                if ((string)enumerator.Key == PIDName)
                {
                    PIDString = (string)enumerator.Value;
                    break;
                }
            }
 
            //Parse the string into an array
            PIDVariant = PIDString.Split(new char[] { ',' });
            int sizeArray = PIDVariant.Length;
            PID = new byte[sizeArray];
 
            //Change to a byte array
            for (i = 0; i < PIDVariant.Length - 1; i++)
            {
                PID[i] = Convert.ToByte(PIDVariant[i]);
            }
 
            //Select the entity
            SelObj = Part.Extension.GetObjectByPersistReference3((PID), out errCode);
            functionReturnValue = SelObj;
            return functionReturnValue;
 
        }
 
        public Hashtable PIDInitializer()
        {
 
            Hashtable PIDCollection = new Hashtable();
            string selection1 = null;
            string selection2 = null;
            string selection3 = null;
 
            //Axis1
            selection1 = "234,35,0,0,1,0,0,0,255,254,255,0,0,0,0,0,49,0,0,0";
            selection1 = selection1 + ",Type=1";
 
 
            //First face
            selection2 = "234,35,0,0,3,0,0,0,255,254,255,0,0,0,0,0,255,255,1,0,11,0,109,111,70,97,99,101,82,101,102,95,99,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,10,0,0,0,0,2,0,0,0,0,0,0,125,195,148,37,173,73,178,84,125,195,148,37,173,73,178,84,0,0,255,255,1,0,20,0,109,111,69,110,100,70,97,99,101,83,117,114,102,73,100,82,101,112,95,99,0,0,255,255,1,0,6,0,109,111,70,82,95,99,255,255,1,0,13,0,109,111,69,120,116,79,98,106,101,99,116,95,99,255,255,1,0,17,0,109,111,67,83,116,114,105,110,103,72,97,110,100,108,101,95,99,255,254,255,85,67,0,58,0,92,0,80,0,114,0,111,0,103,0,114,0,97,0,109,0,32,0,70,0,105,0,108,0,101,0,115,0,92,0,83,0,79,0,76,0,73,0,68,0,87,0,79,0,82,0,75,0,83,0,32,0,67,0,111,0,114,0,112,0,92,0,83,0,79,0,76,0,73,0,68,0,87,0,79,0,82,0,75,0,83,0,92,0,83,0,105,0,109,0,117,0,108,0,97,0,116,0,105,0,111,0,110,0,92,0,69,0,120,0,97,0,109,0,112,0,108,0,101,0,115,0,92,0,112,0,114,0,101,0,115,0,115,0,117,0,114,0,101,0,118,0,101,0,115,0,115,0,101,0,108,0,46,0,115,0,108,0,100,0,112,0,114,0,116,0,9,128,255,254,255,14,112,0,114";
            selection2 = selection2 + ",0,101,0,115,0,115,0,117,0,114,0,101,0,118,0,101,0,115,0,115,0,101,0,108,0,2,0,0,148,98,134,61,255,254,255,0,255,254,255,0,0,224,22,28,65,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,255,254,255,7,68,0,101,0,102,0,97,0,117,0,108,0,116,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,224,22,28,65,44,0,0,0,178,133,134,61,0,0,0,0,2,0,0,0,255,255,1,0,23,0,109,111,70,114,111,109,83,107,116,69,110,116,83,117,114,102,73,100,82,101,112,95,99,0,0,5,128,8,0,44,0,0,0,178,133,134,61,3,0,0,0,3,128,0,0,5,128,8,0,44,0,0,0,178,133,134,61,1,0,0,0,2,0,0,0,12,128,0,0,5,128,8,0,44,0,0,0,178,133,134,61,33,0,0,0,12,128,0,0,5,128,8,0,44,0,0,0,178,133,134,61,32,0,0,0,12,128,0,0,5,128,8,0,44,0,0,0,178,133,134,61,31,0,0,0,3,128,0,0,5,128,8,0,44,0,0,0,178,133,134,61,1,0,0,0,2,0,0,0,12,128,0,0,5,128,8,0,44,0,0,0,178,133,134,61,29,0,0,0,12,128,0,0,5,128,8,0,44,0,0,0,178,133,134,61,2,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0";
            selection2 = selection2 + ",Type=1";
 
 
            //Second Face
            selection3 = "234,35,0,0,3,0,0,0,255,254,255,0,0,0,0,0,255,255,1,0,11,0,109,111,70,97,99,101,82,101,102,95,99,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,10,0,0,0,0,2,0,0,0,0,0,0,125,195,148,37,173,73,178,84,125,195,148,37,173,73,178,84,0,0,255,255,1,0,20,0,109,111,69,110,100,70,97,99,101,83,117,114,102,73,100,82,101,112,95,99,0,0,255,255,1,0,6,0,109,111,70,82,95,99,255,255,1,0,13,0,109,111,69,120,116,79,98,106,101,99,116,95,99,255,255,1,0,17,0,109,111,67,83,116,114,105,110,103,72,97,110,100,108,101,95,99,255,254,255,85,67,0,58,0,92,0,80,0,114,0,111,0,103,0,114,0,97,0,109,0,32,0,70,0,105,0,108,0,101,0,115,0,92,0,83,0,79,0,76,0,73,0,68,0,87,0,79,0,82,0,75,0,83,0,32,0,67,0,111,0,114,0,112,0,92,0,83,0,79,0,76,0,73,0,68,0,87,0,79,0,82,0,75,0,83,0,92,0,83,0,105,0,109,0,117,0,108,0,97,0,116,0,105,0,111,0,110,0,92,0,69,0,120,0,97,0,109,0,112,0,108,0,101,0,115,0,92,0,112,0,114,0,101,0,115,0,115,0,117,0,114,0,101,0,118,0,101,0,115,0,115,0,101,0,108,0,46,0,115,0,108,0,100,0,112,0,114,0,116,0,9,128,255,254,255,14,112,0,114";
            selection3 = selection3 + ",0,101,0,115,0,115,0,117,0,114,0,101,0,118,0,101,0,115,0,115,0,101,0,108,0,2,0,0,148,98,134,61,255,254,255,0,255,254,255,0,0,224,22,28,65,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,255,254,255,7,68,0,101,0,102,0,97,0,117,0,108,0,116,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,224,22,28,65,44,0,0,0,178,133,134,61,1,0,0,0,2,0,0,0,255,255,1,0,23,0,109,111,70,114,111,109,83,107,116,69,110,116,83,117,114,102,73,100,82,101,112,95,99,0,0,5,128,8,0,44,0,0,0,178,133,134,61,3,0,0,0,12,128,0,0,5,128,8,0,44,0,0,0,178,133,134,61,2,0,0,0,12,128,0,0,5,128,8,0,44,0,0,0,178,133,134,61,29,0,0,0,3,128,0,0,5,128,8,0,44,0,0,0,178,133,134,61,0,0,0,0,2,0,0,0,12,128,0,0,5,128,8,0,44,0,0,0,178,133,134,61,31,0,0,0,12,128,0,0,5,128,8,0,44,0,0,0,178,133,134,61,32,0,0,0,12,128,0,0,5,128,8,0,44,0,0,0,178,133,134,61,33,0,0,0,3,128,0,0,5,128,8,0,44,0,0,0,178,133,134,61,0,0,0,0,2,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0";
            selection3 = selection3 + ",Type=1";
 
 
            //Store constants in a collection
            PIDCollection.Add("selection1", selection1);
            PIDCollection.Add("selection2", selection2);
            PIDCollection.Add("selection3", selection3);
 
 
            return PIDCollection;
 
        }
 
 
 
        /// <summary>
        /// The SldWorks swApp variable is pre-assigned for you.
        /// </summary>
 
        public SldWorks swApp;
 
    }
 
}
 

 

 



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