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Export Part to DWG Example (VB.NET)

This example shows how to export sheet metal and annotation views of a part to DWG files.

'---------------------------------------------------------------------------
' Preconditions: Copy public_documents\samples\tutorial\api\2012-sm.sldprt to
' c:\temp.
'
' Postconditions:
' 1. Creates three DWG files containing:
'    * Current annotation view
'    * Front annotation view
'    * flat-pattern sheet metal
' 2. Locate and open the just-created DWG files in c:\temp.
'--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Imports SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks
Imports SolidWorks.Interop.swconst
Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices
Imports System
Imports System.Diagnostics

Partial Class SolidWorksMacro

    
Dim swModel As ModelDoc2
    
Dim swPart As PartDoc
    
Dim sModelName As String
    Dim sPathName As String
    Dim varAlignment As Object
    Dim dataAlignment(11) As Double
    Dim varViews As Object
    Dim dataViews(1) As String
    Dim options As Integer

    Sub main()

        swModel = swApp.ActiveDoc

        sModelName = swModel.GetPathName
        sPathName = swModel.GetPathName
        sPathName = Left(sPathName, Len(sPathName) - 6)
        sPathName = sPathName +
"dwg"

        swPart = swModel

        dataAlignment(0) = 0.0#
        dataAlignment(1) = 0.0#
        dataAlignment(2) = 0.0#
        dataAlignment(3) = 1.0#
        dataAlignment(4) = 0.0#
        dataAlignment(5) = 0.0#
        dataAlignment(6) = 0.0#
        dataAlignment(7) = 1.0#
        dataAlignment(8) = 0.0#
        dataAlignment(9) = 0.0#
        dataAlignment(10) = 0.0#
        dataAlignment(11) = 1.0#

        varAlignment = dataAlignment

        dataViews(0) =
"*Current"
        dataViews(1) = "*Front"

        varViews = dataViews

        
'Export each annotation view to a separate drawing file
        swPart.ExportToDWG2(sPathName, sModelName, swExportToDWG_e.swExportToDWG_ExportAnnotationViews, False, varAlignment, False, False, 0, varViews)

        
'Export sheet metal to a single drawing file
        options = 1   'include flat-pattern geometry
        swPart.ExportToDWG2(sPathName, sModelName, swExportToDWG_e.swExportToDWG_ExportSheetMetal, True, varAlignment, False, False, options, Nothing)

    
End Sub

    Public swApp As SldWorks


End Class


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