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SaveViewToSolidworks Method (IModelDocExtension)

Saves the specified named view of this model to SOLIDWORKS.

.NET Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration) 
Function SaveViewToSolidworks( _
   ByVal ViewName As System.String _
) As System.Boolean
Visual Basic (Usage) 
Dim instance As IModelDocExtension
Dim ViewName As System.String
Dim value As System.Boolean
 
value = instance.SaveViewToSolidworks(ViewName)
C# 
System.bool SaveViewToSolidworks( 
   System.string ViewName
)
C++/CLI 
System.bool SaveViewToSolidworks( 
&   System.String^ ViewName
) 

Parameters

ViewName
Custom view name

Return Value

True if named view successfully saved, false if not

Example

'VBA

Option Explicit

 

Sub main()

    Dim swApp As SldWorks.SldWorks

    Set swApp = Application.SldWorks

   

    Dim swModel As ModelDoc2

    Set swModel = swApp.ActiveDoc

   

    swModel.ViewRotateplusz

    swModel.GraphicsRedraw2

   

    Dim newName As String

    newName = Format(Now, "YYYYMMDD-hhmmss")

   

    Dim bResult As Boolean

    swModel.NameView newName

   

    bResult = swModel.Extension.SaveViewToSolidworks(newName)

   

    Debug.Print "Saved view to SOLIDWORKS as """ & newName & """ == " & bResult

 

End Sub

 

Remarks

For more information, read SOLIDWORKS user-interface help > Detailing and Drawings > Drawings > Standard Drawing Views > Adding Named Views.
 

See Also

Availability

SOLIDWORKS 2023 FCS, Revision Number 31


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