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Add Multibody Part Explode Step Example (C#)

This example shows how to create an explode view of a multibody part.

// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

// Preconditions:

// 1. Open public_documents\samples\tutorial\multibody\multi_Inter.sldprt.

// 2. Open an Immediate window.

//

// Postconditions:

// 1. Creates Exploded View1 in ConfigurationManager.

// 2. Adds Chain1 to Exploded View1.

// 3. Displays the Exploded View1 in its exploded state.

// 4. Inspect the Immediate window, the ConfigurationManager,

// and the graphics area.

//

// Note: Because the model is used elsewhere, do not save any changes.

// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

using SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks;

using SolidWorks.Interop.swconst;

using System.Runtime.InteropServices;

using System.Diagnostics;

 

 

namespace MultibodyPartExplode_CSharp

{

 

 

    partial class SolidWorksMacro

    {

        public void Main()

        {

            PartDoc swModel;

 

            Configuration config;

 

            string configName;

 

            ModelDoc2 swMdl;

 

            PartExplodeStep explStep;

 

            Body2 comp;

 

            object[] var;

 

            object[] varViews;

 

            object[] configVar;

 

            bool boolstatus;

 

            int i;

 

            int errCode;

 

            swModel = (PartDoc)swApp.ActiveDoc;

 

            swMdl = (ModelDoc2)swModel;

 

 

            configVar = (object[])swMdl.GetConfigurationNames();

 

 

            swModel.CreateExplodedView();

 

 

            varViews = (object[])swModel.GetExplodedViewNames((string)configVar[0]);

 

            configName = swModel.GetExplodedViewConfigurationName((string)varViews[0]);

 

            config = (Configuration)swMdl.GetConfigurationByName(configName);

 

 

            swModel.ShowExploded(true, (string)varViews[0]);

 

 

 

            // Select the bodies to move

 

            boolstatus = swMdl.Extension.SelectByID2("Extrude-Thin1", "SOLIDBODY", 0, 0, 0, true, 1, null, 0);

 

 

 

            // Add an explode step without selecting an explode direction entity

 

            // Defaults to the Z-direction manipulator index

 

            explStep = (PartExplodeStep)config.AddPartExplodeStep("Exploded View1", 0.07, -1, false, true, out errCode);

 

 

            swMdl.EditRebuild3();

 

 

            // Get bodies moved in the explode step

 

            var = (object[])explStep.GetBodies();

 

 

            Debug.Print("Explode view: " + varViews[0]);

 

            Debug.Print("Explode step: " + explStep.Name);

 

            Debug.Print("Explode distance (m): " + explStep.ExplodeDistance);

 

            Debug.Print("Reverse translation direction? " + explStep.ReverseTranslationDirection);

 

            Debug.Print("Automatically space components on drag? " + explStep.AutoSpaceBodiesOnDrag);

 

 

 

            Debug.Print("Bodies moved in the explode step:");

 

            for (i = 0; i <= var.GetUpperBound(0); i++)

            {

                comp = (Body2)var[i];

 

                Debug.Print("  " + comp.Name);

            }

        }

 

 

        /// <summary>

        ///     ''' The SldWorks swApp variable is pre-assigned for you.

        ///     ''' </summary>

        public SldWorks swApp;

 

    }

}