Create a Design Insight Plot for a Static Study Example (C#)

This example shows how to create a Design Insight plot and set its load level.

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// Preconditions:
// 1. Add the SOLIDWORKS Simulation as an add-in (in SOLIDWORKS, click 
//    Tools > Add-ins > SOLIDWORKS Simulation > OK).
// 2. Add the SOLIDWORKS Simulation primary interop assembly as a reference
//    (in the IDE, click Project > Add Reference > .NET > 
//    SolidWorks.Interop.cosworks > OK).
// 3. Open public_documents\samples\Simulation Examples\actuator.sldasm.
//
// Postconditions:
// 1. Deletes all default static study plots from the model document.
// 2. Activates the Ready static study.
// 3. Meshes and runs the study.
// 4. Creates a Design Insight plot.
// 5. Gets the Design Insight plot and sets its load level to 50.
// 6. Inspect the graphics area.
//
// NOTE: Because the model is used elsewhere, do not save changes.
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
using Microsoft.VisualBasic;
using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Data;
using System.Diagnostics;
using SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks;
using SolidWorks.Interop.swconst;
using SolidWorks.Interop.cosworks;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
namespace CreateDesignInsight_CSharp.csproj
{
    partial class SolidWorksMacro
    {
        public void Main()
        {
            CosmosWorks COSMOSWORKS = default(CosmosWorks);
            CwAddincallback CWAddinCallBack = default(CwAddincallback);
            CWModelDoc ActDoc = default(CWModelDoc);
            CWStudyManager StudyMngr = default(CWStudyManager);
            CWStudy Study = default(CWStudy);
            CWMesh CWMesh = default(CWMesh);
            CWResults CWResult = default(CWResults);
            CWPlot CWCFf = default(CWPlot);
            CWPlot plot = default(CWPlot);
            int errCode = 0;
            double el = 0;
            double tl = 0;
 
            CWAddinCallBack = (CwAddincallback)swApp.GetAddInObject("CosmosWorks.CosmosWorks");
            if (CWAddinCallBack == null)
                ErrorMsg(swApp, "No CWAddincallback object");
            COSMOSWORKS = CWAddinCallBack.CosmosWorks;
            if (COSMOSWORKS == null)
                ErrorMsg(swApp, "No CosmosWorks object");
 
            //Get active document
            ActDoc = COSMOSWORKS.ActiveDoc;
            if (ActDoc == null)
                ErrorMsg(swApp, "No active document");
 
            //Delete all default static study plots from this model
            ActDoc.DeleteAllDefaultStaticStudyPlots();
 
            //Get Ready study
            StudyMngr = ActDoc.StudyManager;
            if (StudyMngr == null)
                ErrorMsg(swApp, "No CWStudyManager object");
            StudyMngr.ActiveStudy = 0;
            Study = StudyMngr.GetStudy(0);
            if (Study == null)
                ErrorMsg(swApp, "No CWStudy object");
 
            //Mesh
            CWMesh = Study.Mesh;
            if (CWMesh == null)
                ErrorMsg(swApp, "No CWMesh object");
            CWMesh.Quality = 0;
            CWMesh.GetDefaultElementSizeAndTolerance(0, out el, out tl);
            errCode = Study.CreateMesh(0, el, tl);
            if (errCode != 0)
                ErrorMsg(swApp, "Mesh failed");
 
            //Run analysis
            errCode = Study.RunAnalysis();
            if (errCode != 0)
                ErrorMsg(swApp, "Analysis failed with error code as defined in swsRunAnalysisError_e: " + errCode);
 
            //Get results
            CWResult = Study.Results;
            if (CWResult == null)
                ErrorMsg(swApp, "No CWResults object");
 
            //Create Design Insight plot of the results
            CWCFf = CWResult.CreatePlot((int)swsPlotResultTypes_e.swsResultDesignInsight, 0, (int)swsUnit_e.swsUnitSI, false, out errCode);
            if (CWCFf == null)
                ErrorMsg(swApp, "Failed to create plot");
 
            //Get Design Insight plot
            plot = CWResult.GetPlot("Design Insight1", out errCode);
 
            //Set load level of Design Insight plot
            plot.IsoValue = 50;
 
            //Activate plot
            errCode = plot.ActivatePlot();
            if (errCode != 0)
                ErrorMsg(swApp, "Plot is not activated");
        }
 
        public void ErrorMsg(SldWorks SwApp, string Message)
        {
            SwApp.SendMsgToUser2(Message, 0, 0);
            SwApp.RecordLine("'*** WARNING - General");
            SwApp.RecordLine("'*** " + Message);
            SwApp.RecordLine("");
        }
 
        /// <summary>
        /// The SldWorks swApp variable is pre-assigned for you.
        /// </summary>
 
        public SldWorks swApp;
    }
 
}