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Create a Mate Controller Example (C#)

This example shows how to create a Mate Controller in an assembly.

// ======================================================================================

// Preconditions: Open an assembly document that contains a mechanical slot feature

// with a slot mate that has one of these constraints:

// - Distance Along Slot

// - Percent Along Slot

//

// Postconditions:

// 1. Mate Controller (Position 3) is added to the FeatureManager design tree.

// 2. Inspect the graphics area.

//

// =====================================================================================

using System;

using System.Collections.Generic;

using System.Linq;

using System.Text;

using System.Threading.Tasks;

using System.Windows;

using System.Windows.Forms;

 

using SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks;

using SolidWorks.Interop.swconst;

using System.Runtime.InteropServices;

 

 

namespace SlotMate_CSharp

{

    public partial class SolidWorksMacro

    {

        private ModelDoc2 Part;

        private AssemblyDoc Assem;

        private FeatureManager featMgr;

        private bool boolstatus;

        private object myModelView;

        private object[] var;

        private MateControllerFeatureData mateControllerObj;

        private MateControllerFeatureData mcObj2;

        private Feature mateContFeat;

        private double[] position2ValArr = new double[1];

        private double[] position3ValArr = new double[1];

        private object var1;

        private double[] position2ValArr2 = new double[1];

        private double[] position3ValArr2 = new double[1];

 

        public DispatchWrapper[] ObjectArrayToDispatchWrapperArray(object[] Objects)

        {

            int ArraySize;

            ArraySize = Objects.GetUpperBound(0);

            DispatchWrapper[] d = new DispatchWrapper[ArraySize + 1];

            int ArrayIndex;

            for (ArrayIndex = 0; ArrayIndex <= ArraySize; ArrayIndex++)

                d[ArrayIndex] = new DispatchWrapper(Objects[ArrayIndex]);

            return d;

        }

 

        public void Main()

        {

 

            Part = (ModelDoc2)swApp.ActiveDoc;

            Assem = (AssemblyDoc)Part;

 

            myModelView = Part.ActiveView;

 

            Part.ClearSelection2(true);

 

            boolstatus = Assem.IsSupportedMatesAvailable;

 

            var = (object[])Assem.CollectAllSupportiveMates();

 

            featMgr = Part.FeatureManager;

 

            mateControllerObj = (MateControllerFeatureData)featMgr.CreateDefinition((int)swFeatureNameID_e.swFmMateController);

 

            DispatchWrapper[] dArray;

            dArray = ObjectArrayToDispatchWrapperArray(var);

 

            mateControllerObj.Initialize(dArray);

 

            mateControllerObj.AddNewPosition("Position1");

            mateControllerObj.AddNewPosition("Position2");

            mateControllerObj.AddNewPosition("Position3");

 

            position2ValArr[0] = 0.0375;

            mateControllerObj.SetValues("Position2", position2ValArr);

 

            position3ValArr[0] = 0.0625;

            mateControllerObj.SetValues("Position3", position3ValArr);

 

            mateContFeat = featMgr.CreateFeature(mateControllerObj);

 

            mcObj2 = (MateControllerFeatureData)mateContFeat.GetDefinition();

 

            var1 = mcObj2.Mates;

 

            position2ValArr2[0] = 0.015;

            mcObj2.SetValues("Position2", position2ValArr2);

 

            position3ValArr2[0] = 0.085;

            mcObj2.SetValues("Position3", position3ValArr2);

 

            mateContFeat.ModifyDefinition(mcObj2, Part, null);

 

        }

 

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

        public SldWorks swApp;

 

    }

}