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Create and Edit Width Mate Example (C#)

This example shows how to create and edit a width mate.

//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Preconditions:
// 1. Open:
//    public_documents\samples\tutorial\api\AdvancedMates\AdvancedMateDemo1.sldasm
// 2. Open an Immediate window.
//
// Postconditions:
// 1. Creates a width mate of constraint type, dimension.
// 2. Press F5 to continue.
// 3. Changes the width mate to constraint type, percent.
// 4. Inspect the Immediate window and graphics area.
//
// 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;
using System.Diagnostics;
 
namespace WidthMate_CSharp
{
    partial class SolidWorksMacro
    {
 
        private ModelDoc2 swModel;
        private AssemblyDoc swAssy;
        private WidthMateFeatureData swWidthMateData;
        private MateFeatureData swMateData;
        private SelectionMgr swSelMgr;
        private bool boolstatus;
        private Feature feat;
        private Face2[] faceTab = new Face2[2];
        private Face2[] facesWidth = new Face2[2];
        private object vFacesTab;
        public void Main()
        {
 
            swModel = (ModelDoc2)swApp.ActiveDoc;
            swAssy = (AssemblyDoc)swModel;
            swSelMgr = (SelectionMgr)swModel.SelectionManager;
 
            swMateData = (MateFeatureData)swAssy.CreateMateData(11); //Width mate
 
            if (swMateData.TypeName == (int)swMateType_e.swMateWIDTH)
            {
 
                swWidthMateData = (WidthMateFeatureData)swMateData;
                swWidthMateData.ConstraintType = (int)swMateWidthOptions_e.swMateWidth_Dimension;
 
                Debug.Print("Width Mate Constraint Type is " + swWidthMateData.ConstraintType);
 
                // Select faces for the width and tab of this width mate
                boolstatus = swModel.Extension.SelectByRay(0.00868857956595548, 0.0414144214960288, 0.0633435410960033, -0.520148774728431, -0.59141018013918, -0.616181183562315, 0.000468381592786756, 2, true, 1, 0);
                boolstatus = swModel.Extension.SelectByRay(0.040068521476087, 0.0399799509449394, 0.0585753748188154, 0.320596315934938, -0.422312467890091, -0.847862124212143, 0.000468381592786756, 2, true, 1, 0);
                boolstatus = swModel.Extension.SelectByRay(0.0313565896258297, 0.0296508617577445, 0.0442099188854286, 0.340524666870961, -0.380278973953885, -0.859901653226112, 0.000431713609895031, 2, true, 16, 0);
                boolstatus = swModel.Extension.SelectByRay(0.0267766714922573, 0.0259424893815421, 0.0380784753310763, -0.849725692314326, -0.107993323108602, 0.516046209156602, 0.000431713609895031, 2, true, 16, 0);
 
                facesWidth[0] = (Face2)swSelMgr.GetSelectedObject6(1, -1);
                facesWidth[1] = (Face2)swSelMgr.GetSelectedObject6(2, -1);
 
                object vFacesWidth = facesWidth;
 
                swWidthMateData.WidthSelection = vFacesWidth;
 
                faceTab[0] = (Face2)swSelMgr.GetSelectedObject6(3, -1);
                faceTab[1] = (Face2)swSelMgr.GetSelectedObject6(4, -1);
 
                vFacesTab = faceTab;
 
                swWidthMateData.TabSelection = (vFacesTab);
 
                if (swWidthMateData.ConstraintType == (int)swMateWidthOptions_e.swMateWidth_Dimension)
                {
                    swWidthMateData.DistanceFromEnd = 0.04975511004;
                    swWidthMateData.FlipDimension = true;
                }
 
                feat = (Feature)swAssy.CreateMate(swWidthMateData);
 
            }
 
            swModel.GraphicsRedraw2();
 
            System.Diagnostics.Debugger.Break();
 
            feat = swModel.Extension.GetLastFeatureAdded();
 
            swMateData = (MateFeatureData)feat.GetDefinition();
 
            if (swMateData.TypeName == (int)swMateType_e.swMateWIDTH)
            {
                swWidthMateData = (WidthMateFeatureData)swMateData;
 
                swWidthMateData.ConstraintType = (int)swMateWidthOptions_e.swMateWidth_Percent;
                swWidthMateData.PercentDistanceFromEnd = 47;
                swWidthMateData.FlipDimension = false;
                Debug.Print("Width mate constraint type changed to " + swWidthMateData.ConstraintType);
                Debug.Print("Distance from the end of this width mate: " + swWidthMateData.DistanceFromEnd);
                Debug.Print("Percentage of distance from the end of this width mate: " + swWidthMateData.PercentDistanceFromEnd);
                Debug.Print("Move entities to opposite sides of the dimension? " + swWidthMateData.FlipDimension);
 
                boolstatus = feat.ModifyDefinition(swWidthMateData, swAssy, null);
 
            }
        }
 
        /// <summary>
        /// The SldWorks swApp variable is pre-assigned for you.
        /// </summary>
        public SldWorks swApp;
    }
}