Purpose

This topic provides you with quick access to the enhancements in SOLIDWORKS Electrical API 2023.

New and changed functionality

Document.

• This interface is to manage adocument inside the application.
• See IEwDocumentX.

Document manager.

• This interface is to manage documents inside the application.
• See IEwDocumentManagerX.

Project file configuration.

• This interface is to manage the project configuration file.
• See IEwProjectFileConfigurationX.

Project files configuration.

• This interface is to manage the project configuration files.
• See IEwProjectFileConfigurationManagerX.

Menu .

• This interface is a generic interface for manage menu.
• See IEwMenuX.

Menu Item.

• This interface is a generic interface for manage menu Item.
• See IEwMenuItemX.

Menu Manager.

• This interface is a generic interface for manage menus.
• See IEwMenuManagerX.

Multilingual Text.

• To manage a Multilingual Text inside a project.
• See IEwProjectMultilingualTextX.

Multilingual Text Font.

• To manage a Multilingual Text Font inside a project.
• See IEwProjectMultilingualTextFontX.

Routing path segment.

• Object for creating a curve path segment to be added to routing graph.
• See IEwRoutingPathSegmentX.

Selector dialogs.

• To manage Selector dialogs inside the application.
• See IEwSelectorDialogX.

Translatable Text.

• This interface is a generic interface for translated text objects.
• See IEwTranslatableTextX.

New interfaces

Interface.

• IEwApplicationX::getEwDocumentCurrent.
• IEwApplicationX::getEwDocumentManager.
• IEwApplicationX::getEwMenuManager.
• IEwApplicationX::getEwSelectorDialogObject.

IEwCableReferenceX Interface.

• IEwCableReferenceX::getClassID.
• IEwCableReferenceX::setClassID.

IEwCaptionBarX Interface.

• IEwCaptionBarX::recalcLayout.
• IEwCaptionBarX::findControlByID.
• IEwCaptionBarX::findControlByCommandName.
• IEwCaptionBarX::removeControlByID.
• IEwCaptionBarX::removeControlByCommandName.
• IEwCaptionBarX::getCaptionBarControlIDArray.

IEwCaptionBarControlX Interface.

• IEwCaptionBarControlX::isVisible.
• IEwCaptionBarControlX::setVisible.
• IEwCaptionBarControlX::isEnabled.
• IEwCaptionBarControlX::setEnabled.
• IEwCaptionBarControlX::getID.
• IEwCaptionBarControlX::getCommand.
• IEwCaptionBarControlX::setCommand.

IEwDockingPaneManagerX Interface.

• IEwDockingPaneManagerX::insertIconOverlay.
• IEwDockingPaneManagerX::redrawPaneByType.

IEwEnvironmentX Interface.

• IEwEnvironmentX::getLogFilePath.

IEwManagerDialogX Interface.

• IEwManagerDialogX::insertColumn.
• IEwManagerDialogX::insertIconOverlay.
• IEwManagerDialogX::redrawList.
• IEwManagerDialogX::getEwMenuManager.

IEwManufacturerPartX Interface.

• IEwManufacturerPartX::setWeight.
• IEwManufacturerPartX::getWeight.
• IEwManufacturerPartX::getClassID.
• IEwManufacturerPartX::setClassID.

IEwProjectX Interface.

• IEwProjectX::getProjectType.
• IEwProjectX::getEwProjectMultilingualTextManager.
• IEwProjectX::getEwProjectFileConfigurationManager.
• IEwProjectX::getPreviewFilePath.
• IEwProjectX::insert.
• IEwProjectX::insertFromTemplate.

IEwProjectComponentX Interface.

• IEwProjectComponentX::assignManufacturerPart.
• IEwProjectComponentX::getManufacturerDataValue.
• IEwProjectComponentX::setManufacturerDataValue.
• IEwProjectComponentX::getClassID.
• IEwProjectComponentX::setClassID.

IEwProjectComponentTerminalX Interface.

• IEwProjectComponentTerminalX::getCircuitID.
• IEwProjectComponentTerminalX::getIndex.
• IEwProjectComponentTerminalX::getMark.
• IEwProjectComponentTerminalX::setMark.
• IEwProjectComponentTerminalX::getOrientation.
• IEwProjectComponentTerminalX::setOrientation.
• IEwProjectComponentTerminalX::getWireTerminationType.
• IEwProjectComponentTerminalX::setWireTerminationType.
• IEwProjectComponentTerminalX::getMaximumWireNumber.
• IEwProjectComponentTerminalX::setMaximumWireNumber.
• IEwProjectComponentTerminalX::getMnemonic.
• IEwProjectComponentTerminalX::setMnemonic.
• IEwProjectComponentTerminalX::getUtilization.
• IEwProjectComponentTerminalX::setUtilization.
• IEwProjectComponentTerminalX::getMaximumWireSection.
• IEwProjectComponentTerminalX::setMaximumWireSection.
• IEwProjectComponentTerminalX::getMinimumWireSection.
• IEwProjectComponentTerminalX::setMinimumWireSection.

IEwProjectExportPDFX Interface.

• IEwProjectExportPDFX::getUsingStyleSheet.
• IEwProjectExportPDFX::setUsingStyleSheet.
• IEwProjectExportPDFX::getStyleSheetName.
• IEwProjectExportPDFX::setStyleSheetName.
• IEwProjectExportPDFX::getUseCustomBitmapResolution.
• IEwProjectExportPDFX::setUseCustomBitmapResolution.
• IEwProjectExportPDFX::getCustomBitmapResolution.
• IEwProjectExportPDFX::setCustomBitmapResolution.
• IEwProjectExportPDFX::initializeFromPrintProjectConfiguration.

IEwProjectFileX Interface.

• IEwProjectFileX::newEwProjectMultilingualText.

IEwProjectManagerX Interface.

• IEwProjectManagerX::newEwProject.

IEwProjectManufacturerPartX Interface.

• IEwProjectManufacturerPartX::setReference.
• IEwProjectManufacturerPartX::getManufacturer.
• IEwProjectManufacturerPartX::setManufacturer.
• IEwProjectManufacturerPartX::getSeries.
• IEwProjectManufacturerPartX::setSeries.
• IEwProjectManufacturerPartX::getDataSheetFilePath.
• IEwProjectManufacturerPartX::setDataSheetFilePath.
• IEwProjectManufacturerPartX::getSupplierName.
• IEwProjectManufacturerPartX::setSupplierName.
• IEwProjectManufacturerPartX::getStockNumber.
• IEwProjectManufacturerPartX::setStockNumber.
• IEwProjectManufacturerPartX::setDescription.
• IEwProjectManufacturerPartX::setWidth.
• IEwProjectManufacturerPartX::setHeight.
• IEwProjectManufacturerPartX::setDepth.
• IEwProjectManufacturerPartX::setLength.
• IEwProjectManufacturerPartX::getEwProjectManufacturerPartTerminalCount.
• IEwProjectManufacturerPartX::setWeight.
• IEwProjectManufacturerPartX::getWeight.
• IEwProjectManufacturerPartX::getClassID.
• IEwProjectManufacturerPartX::setClassID.
• IEwProjectManufacturerPartX::getEwManufacturerPartType.
• IEwProjectManufacturerPartX::setEwManufacturerPartType.
• IEwProjectManufacturerPartX::getLineDiagramSymbolID.
• IEwProjectManufacturerPartX::setLineDiagramSymbolID.
• IEwProjectManufacturerPartX::getSchemeSymbolID.
• IEwProjectManufacturerPartX::setSchemeSymbolID.
• IEwProjectManufacturerPartX::getConnectionLabelSymbolID.
• IEwProjectManufacturerPartX::setConnectionLabelSymbolID
• IEwProjectManufacturerPartX::get2DFootPrintSymbolID.
• IEwProjectManufacturerPartX::set2DFootPrintSymbolID.
• IEwProjectManufacturerPartX::getTerminalStripSymbolID.
• IEwProjectManufacturerPartX::setTerminalStripSymbolID.
• IEwProjectManufacturerPartX::getTerminalTypeID.
• IEwProjectManufacturerPartX::setTerminalTypeID.
• IEwProjectManufacturerPartX::getUseVoltage.
• IEwProjectManufacturerPartX::setUseVoltage.
• IEwProjectManufacturerPartX::getUseFrequency.
• IEwProjectManufacturerPartX::setUseFrequency.
• IEwProjectManufacturerPartX::getControlVoltage.
• IEwProjectManufacturerPartX::setControlVoltage.
• IEwProjectManufacturerPartX::getControlFrequency.
• IEwProjectManufacturerPartX::setControlFrequency.
• IEwProjectManufacturerPartX::getManufacturerDataValue.
• IEwProjectManufacturerPartX::setManufacturerDataValue.

IEwRibbonControlX Interface.

• IEwRibbonControlX::getCategory.
• IEwRibbonControlX::setCategory.
• IEwRibbonControlX::isOnQuickAccess.
• IEwRibbonControlX::setOnQuickAccess.
• IEwRibbonControlX::getControlType.

IEwRibbonGroupX Interface.

• IEwRibbonGroupX::getControlsGrouping.
• IEwRibbonGroupX::setControlsGrouping.
• IEwRibbonGroupX::getControlsCentering.
• IEwRibbonGroupX::setControlsCentering.
• IEwRibbonGroupX::setAllowReduce.
• IEwRibbonGroupX::getAllowReduce.

IEwProjectWireX Interface.

• IEwProjectWireX::getColorCode.
• IEwProjectWireX::setColorCode.
• IEwProjectWireX::setBendRadiusFactor.
• IEwProjectWireX::getBendRadiusFactor.
• IEwProjectWireX::setBendRadius.
• IEwProjectWireX::getBendRadius.
• IEwProjectWireX::getPath.
• IEwProjectWireX::getWireStyleID.
• IEwProjectWireX::getEquipotential.
• IEwProjectWireX::getCableWireOrder.
• IEwProjectWireX::getCableID.
• IEwProjectWireX::getOrigin.
• IEwProjectWireX::getDestination.
• IEwProjectWireX::getCableCoreDescription.

IEwRibbonQuickAccessControlX Interface.

• IEwRibbonQuickAccessControlX::addRibbonControl.
• IEwRibbonQuickAccessControlX::addToDefaultControls.

IEwSymbolX Interface.

• IEwSymbolX::getClassID.
• IEwSymbolX::setClassID.

IEwTerminalTypeManagerX Interface.

• IEwTerminalTypeManagerX::findEwTerminalTypeXByName.

IEwTitleBlockX Interface.

• IEwTitleBlockX::getClassID.
• IEwTitleBlockX::setClassID.

IEwWireTerminationTypeManagerX Interface.

• IEwWireTerminationTypeManagerX::findEwWireTerminationTypeXByName.

New methods, properties, and delegates

New Enumeration

• New EwRibbonGroupReductionLevels enumeration for Reduce Level in ribbon group.
• New EwMultilingualTextFont enumeration to get the index of the text font used by one of the three languages defined in the project configuration.
• New EwManufacturerDataIndex enumeration for the manufacturer data indexes.
• New EwDialogSelectorType enumeration for all the Selector Dialogs.
• New EwProjectType enumeration of type of project.
• New EwPaneType enumeration of type of pane.
• New EwAlignmentType enumeration of type of Alignment.
• New EwSelectorDialogNotify enumeration of the Selector dialogs reactors IDs.

Enumeration EwErrorCode Value

• New Error Value : EwErrorCode::EW_BAD_CONTEXT : If the context of the object is invalid.
• New Error Value : EwErrorCode::EW_NO_ACTIVEDOCUMENT : If no Active Document.
• See EwErrorCode.

Enumeration EwProjectConfigValue Value

• New Project configuration Value : EwProjectConfigValue::kAutoRotateSymbolsAttributes : Auto rotate symbols attributes.
• See EwProjectConfigValue.

Obsoleted interfaces, methods, properties, and delegates