To create a .NET add-in that implements this interface, start with one of these Visual Studio projects:

• Visual Basic - SwVBAddin
• Visual C# - SwCSharpAddin

OK and Cancel buttons are optional for IPropertyManagerPage2 objects, but a Help button is always displayed. If you do not want to implement help for your add-in, return false on help notification to display SOLIDWORKS Help.

PropertyManager controls are displayed in a single, left-aligned column. Slight vertical spacing adjustment is available with the IPropertyManagerPageGroup::AddControl or IPropertyManagerPageGroup::IAddControl or the PropertyManagerPage2::AddControl or IPropertyManagerPage2::IAddControl Options argument.

Use IModelDocExtension::GetUserPreferenceInteger(swPropertyManagerColorDivider,UserPrefOption) to get the color of the PropertyManager divider box backgrounds for custom bitmap color blending purposes. The returned integer value is the COLORREF value.

The add-in application must implement the IPropertyManagerPage2Handler8 interface for data to be exchanged with the add-in application. The add-in application owns the IPropertyManagerPage2 object, which owns the IPropertyManagerPage2Handler8 for that page.

The limits on the number of controls on a PropertyManager page are:

• Total number of controls = 300 (This number does not include group and selection boxes.)

• Total number of group boxes = 20

• Total number of selection boxes = 15

NOTE: Number boxes count as 2 controls. All other controls count as 1 control.

SOLIDWORKS does not allow suppressing components or features while a PropertyManager page is open.

See Using PropertyManagerPage2 and the Related Objects for more information.

PropertyManagerPage2