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Create and Edit Limit Angle Mate Example (C#)

This example shows how to create and edit a limit angle advanced mate.

//---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
// Preconditions: 
// 1. Open:
//    public_documents\samples\tutorial\api\AdvancedMates\AdvancedMateDemo1.sldasm
// 2. Open an Immediate window.
// 
// Postconditions: 
// 1. Creates a limit angle mate.
// 2. Press F5 to continue.
// 3. Modifies the mate alignment of the limit angle mate.
// 4. Inspect the Immediate window and graphics area.
//
// NOTE: Because the model is used elsewhere, do not save changes.
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------

using SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks;
using SolidWorks.Interop.swconst;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System;
using System.Diagnostics;
 
namespace LimitAngleMate_CSharp
{
    partial class SolidWorksMacro
    {
          
 
        private ModelDoc2 swModel;
        private AssemblyDoc swAssy;
        private AngleMateFeatureData swAngleMateData;
        private MateFeatureData swMateData;
        private SelectionMgr swSelMgr;
        private bool boolstatus;
        private Feature feat;
        private Face2[] facesDist = new Face2[2];
        private object vFacesDist;
 
        public void Main()
        {
 
 
            swModel = (ModelDoc2)swApp.ActiveDoc;
            swAssy = (AssemblyDoc)swModel;
            swSelMgr = (SelectionMgr)swModel.SelectionManager;
 
 
            swMateData = (MateFeatureData)swAssy.CreateMateData(6); //Angle mate
 
            Debug.Print("Type of mate as defined in swMateType_e: " + swMateData.TypeName);
 
 
            swAngleMateData = (AngleMateFeatureData)swMateData;
            swAngleMateData.MateAlignment = (int)swMateAlign_e.swMateAlignALIGNED;
            swAngleMateData.FlipDimension = false;
            swAngleMateData.Angle = 0.523599;
            swAngleMateData.MaximumAngle = 0.523599;
            swAngleMateData.MinimumAngle = 0.506145;
 
 
            boolstatus = swModel.Extension.SelectByRay(0.00868857956595548, 0.0414144214960288, 0.0633435410960033, -0.520148774728431, -0.59141018013918, -0.616181183562315, 0.000468381592786756, 2, true, 1, 0);
            boolstatus = swModel.Extension.SelectByRay(0.0313565896258297, 0.0296508617577445, 0.0442099188854286, 0.340524666870961, -0.380278973953885, -0.859901653226112, 0.000431713609895031, 2, true, 1, 0);
 
 
            facesDist[0] = (Face2)swSelMgr.GetSelectedObject6(1, -1);
            facesDist[1] = (Face2)swSelMgr.GetSelectedObject6(2, -1);
 
 
            vFacesDist = facesDist;
            swAngleMateData.EntitiesToMate = vFacesDist;
 
 
            feat = (Feature)swAssy.CreateMate(swAngleMateData);
 
 
            swModel.GraphicsRedraw2();
 
 
            System.Diagnostics.Debugger.Break();
 
 
            feat = swModel.Extension.GetLastFeatureAdded();
            Debug.Print("Feature type created is " + feat.GetTypeName2());
 
 
            swMateData = (MateFeatureData)feat.GetDefinition();
            swAngleMateData = (AngleMateFeatureData)swMateData;
 
 
            //Change alignment of limit angle mate
            if (swMateData.TypeName == (int)swMateType_e.swMateANGLE)
            {
 
 
                Debug.Print("Angle mate alignment is " + swAngleMateData.MateAlignment);
 
 
                if (swAngleMateData.MateAlignment == (int)swMateAlign_e.swMateAlignALIGNED)
                {
                    swAngleMateData.MateAlignment = (int)swMateAlign_e.swMateAlignANTI_ALIGNED;
                }
                else
                {
                    swAngleMateData.MateAlignment = (int)swMateAlign_e.swMateAlignALIGNED;
                }
 
 
                Debug.Print("Angle mate alignment changed to " + swAngleMateData.MateAlignment);
                Debug.Print("Angle: " + swAngleMateData.Angle);
                Debug.Print("Minimum angle: " + swAngleMateData.MinimumAngle);
                Debug.Print("Maximum angle: " + swAngleMateData.MaximumAngle);
                Debug.Print("Move entities to opposite sides of the dimension? " + swAngleMateData.FlipDimension);
 
 
                boolstatus = feat.ModifyDefinition(swAngleMateData, swAssy, null);
 
            }
 
        }
 
        /// <summary>
        /// The SldWorks swApp variable is pre-assigned for you.
        /// </summary>
        public SldWorks swApp;
    }
 
}