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Create Bounding Box Example (C#)

This example shows how to create a bounding box.

//---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
// Preconditions: Ensure that the specified model exists.
// 
// Postconditions: 
// 1. Creates Bounding Box in the FeatureManager design tree.
// 2. Modifies Bounding Box.
//
// 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 CreateBoundingBox_CSharp
{
    partial class SolidWorksMacro
    {
 
        private BoundingBoxFeatureData swGPData;
        private BoundingBoxFeatureData featdata;
        private ModelDoc2 Part;
        private Face2 ent;
        private Feature feat;
        private FeatureManager featmgr;
        private bool boolstatus;
        private int longstatus = 0;
        private int longwarnings = 0;
 
 
        public void Main()
        {
 
 
            Part = swApp.OpenDoc6("C:\\Users\\Public\\Documents\\SOLIDWORKS\\SOLIDWORKS 2019\\samples\\tutorial\\api\\block20.sldprt", 1, 0, "", longstatus, longwarnings);
            swApp.ActivateDoc2("block20.sldprt", false, longstatus);
            Part = (ModelDoc2)swApp.ActiveDoc;
 
            featmgr = Part.FeatureManager;
 
            boolstatus = Part.Extension.SelectByRay(0.0108472195143463, 0.0396239999998329, -0.00101823136031953, -0.400036026779312, -0.515038074910024, -0.758094294050284, 0.0011224765174324, 2, false, 0, 0);
 
            ent = (Face2)((SelectionMgr)(Part.SelectionManager)).GetSelectedObject6(1, -1);
            swGPData = (BoundingBoxFeatureData)featmgr.CreateDefinition((int)swFeatureNameID_e.swFmBoundingBox);
            swGPData.ReferenceFaceOrPlane = 2;
            swGPData.PlanarEntity = ent;
 
            feat = featmgr.CreateFeature(swGPData);
            Part.ClearSelection2(true);
 
            featdata = (BoundingBoxFeatureData)feat.GetDefinition();
            featdata.AccessSelections(Part, null);
            boolstatus = Part.Extension.SelectByRay(-0.0103569711794194, 0.0188454182651299, 0.049345602378537, -0.400036026779312, -0.515038074910024, -0.758094294050284, 0.0011224765174324, 2, false, 0, 0);
            ent = (Face2)((SelectionMgr)(Part.SelectionManager)).GetSelectedObject6(1, -1);
            featdata.PlanarEntity = ent;
            featdata.IncludeSurfaces = true;
            featdata.IncludeHiddenBodies = true;
            feat.ModifyDefinition(featdata, Part, null);
 
        }
 
        /// <summary>
        /// The SldWorks swApp variable is pre-assigned for you.
        /// </summary>
        public SldWorks swApp;
    }
 
 
}