Get eDrawings Data Example (C#)

This example shows how to get eDrawings data from a SOLIDWORKS document using the SOLIDWORKS Document Manager API.

NOTE: ISwDMDocument::GetEDrawingsData is obsolete as of SOLIDWORKS Document Manager API 2005 FCS and has not been superseded.

//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Preconditions:
// 1. Read the SOLIDWORKS Document Manager API Getting Started topic and
//    ensure that the required DLLs have been registered.
// 2. Copy and paste this module into a C# console
//    application in Microsoft Visual Studio.
// 3. Ensure that the specified document exists (or point to another document
//    that contains eDrawings data).
// 4. Add the SolidWorks.Interop.swdocumentmgr.dll reference to the project:
//    a. Right-click the solution in Solution Explorer.
//    b. Click Add Reference.
//    c. Click Browse.
//    d. Click:
//       install_dir\api\redist\SolidWorks.Interop.swdocumentmgr.dll
// 5. Substitute your_license_code with your
//    SOLIDWORKS Document Manager license key.
// 6. Compile and run this program in Debug mode.
//
// Postconditions:
// 1. Inspect the error code in the Output window.
// 2. The eDrawings data is extracted to a temp file in C:\temp.
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------

using System;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using SolidWorks.Interop.swdocumentmgr;
class Program
{
    
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        
        const string sLicenseKey = "your_license_code";
        //Specify your license key
        const string sDocFileName = "C:\\Users\\Public\\Documents\\SOLIDWORKS\\SOLIDWORKS 2018\\samples\\tutorial\\EDraw\\claw\\claw-mechanism.sldasm";
        
        SwDMClassFactory swClassFact = default(SwDMClassFactory);
        SwDMApplication swDocMgr = default(SwDMApplication);
        SwDMDocument swDoc = default(SwDMDocument);
        SwDmDocumentType nDocType = 0;
        string sEdrawExt = null;
        SwDmDocumentOpenError nRetVal = default(SwDmDocumentOpenError);
        SwDmEDwgDataError nRetVal2 = default(SwDmEDwgDataError);

        // Determine type of SOLIDWORKS file based on file extension

        if (sDocFileName.EndsWith("sldprt"))
        {
            nDocType = SwDmDocumentType.swDmDocumentPart;
            sEdrawExt = "eprt";
        }
        else if (sDocFileName.EndsWith("sldasm"))
        {
            nDocType = SwDmDocumentType.swDmDocumentAssembly;
            sEdrawExt = "easm";
        }
        else if (sDocFileName.EndsWith("slddrw"))
        {
            nDocType = SwDmDocumentType.swDmDocumentDrawing;
            sEdrawExt = "edrw";
        }
        else
        {
            // Not a SOLIDWORKS file
            nDocType = SwDmDocumentType.swDmDocumentUnknown;
            sEdrawExt = "";

            // So cannot open
            return;
        }

        
        swClassFact = new SwDMClassFactory();
        swDocMgr = (SwDMApplication)swClassFact.GetApplication(sLicenseKey);
        swDoc = (SwDMDocument)swDocMgr.GetDocument(sDocFileName, nDocType, false, out nRetVal);
        Debug.Assert(SwDmDocumentOpenError.swDmDocumentOpenErrorNone == nRetVal);
        
        // Copy eDrawings data to file with eDrawings extension
        nRetVal2 = swDoc.GetEDrawingsData("c:\\temp\\temp." + sEdrawExt);
            
        Debug.Print("EDrawing error code: " + nRetVal2);
    }
}