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Move Freeze Bar Example (C#)

This example shows how to move the freeze bar to another location in the FeatureManager design tree.

//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Preconditions:
// 1. Open public_documents\samples\tutorial\api\FreezeBarNeedsRebuild2.sldprt.
// 2. Inspect the FeatureManager design tree:
//    * The rebuild indicator is displayed in the FeatureManager design tree.
//    * The freeze bar is below Boss-Extrude1 in the FeatureManager design tree.
//    * Boss-Extrude1 is frozen in the FeatureManager design tree.
//    * Boss-Extrude2 is unfrozen in the FeatureManager design tree.
//    * Boss-Extrude1 has freeze updates pending.
//    * Boss-Extrude2 has no freeze updates pending.
//    * The model needs to be rebuilt.
//
// Postconditions:
// 1. Removes the rebuild indicator from the part.
// 2. Inspect the Immediate window to see which features have hidden locks.
// 3. Press F5 to continue.
//    * Freeze bar moved to the top of the FeatureManager design tree.
//    * Boss-Extrude1 is unfrozen.
// 4. Press F5 to continue.
//    * Freeze bar moved to the bottom of the FeatureManager design tree.
//    * Boss-Extrude1 and Boss-Extrude2 are frozen.
// 5. Press F5 to continue.
//    * Freeze bar moved to after Boss-Extrude2.
//    * Boss-Extrude1 and Boss-Extrude2 are frozen.
// 6. Press F5 to continue.
//    * Freeze bar moved to the top of the FeatureManager design tree.
//    * Boss-Extrude1 and Boss-Extrude2 are unfrozen.
// 7. Press F5 to continue.
//    * The model does not need to be rebuilt.
//    * Boss-Extrude1 and Boss-Extrude2 have no freeze updates pending.
// 8. Press F5 to close the model.
// 9. Inspect the Immediate window.
//
// NOTE: Because the model is used elsewhere,
// do not save changes when closing it.
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

using Microsoft.VisualBasic;
using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Data;
using System.Diagnostics;
using SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks;
using SolidWorks.Interop.swconst;
namespace MoveFreezeBar_CSharp.csproj
{
    
partial class SolidWorksMacro
    {

        
ModelDoc2 swModel;
        
ModelDocExtension swModDocExt;
        
int lRet;
        
FeatureManager featMgr;
        
SelectionMgr selMgr;
        
Feature featFrozen;
        
Feature featUnFrozen;
        
Feature feat;
        
bool boolstatus;
        
Object[] vfeats;

        
public void Main()
        {
            swModel = (
ModelDoc2)swApp.ActiveDoc;
            swModDocExt = swModel.Extension;
            featMgr = swModel.FeatureManager;
            selMgr = (
SelectionMgr)swModel.SelectionManager;
 

            swApp.SetUserPreferenceToggle((int)swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swUserEnableFreezeBar, true);
            swModDocExt.ShowPartRebuildIndicators =
false;

            
Debug.Print("Number of Features is " + swModel.GetFeatureCount());

            vfeats = (
Object[])featMgr.GetFeatures(true);

            
for (int i = 0; i < vfeats.GetLength(0); i++ )
            {
                feat = (
Feature)vfeats[i];
                
Debug.Print("Feature name from FeatureManager design tree is " + feat.Name);
                
Debug.Print(feat.Name + " has a hidden lock? " + feat.IsHiddenLock());
            }

            boolstatus = swModDocExt.SelectByID2(
"Boss-Extrude1", "BODYFEATURE", 0, 0, 0, false, 0, null, 0);
            boolstatus = swModDocExt.SelectByID2(
"Boss-Extrude2", "BODYFEATURE", 0, 0, 0, true, 0, null, 0);

            feat = featMgr.GetFreezeLocation();
            
if ((feat != null))
            {
                
Debug.Print("");
                
Debug.Print("Freeze bar location is after " + feat.Name);
                
Debug.Print(feat.Name + " is frozen? " + feat.IsFrozen());
            }

            lRet = swModDocExt.NeedsRebuild2;
            
Debug.Print("Needs rebuild? " + lRet);

            featFrozen = (
Feature)selMgr.GetSelectedObject6(1, -1);
            
Debug.Print("Feature " + featFrozen.Name + " has frozen updates pending? " + featFrozen.HasFrozenUpdatePending());
            featUnFrozen = (
Feature)selMgr.GetSelectedObject6(2, -1);
            
Debug.Print("Feature " + featUnFrozen.Name + " has frozen updates pending? " + featUnFrozen.HasFrozenUpdatePending());
            
Debug.Print("");

            swModel.ClearSelection2(
true);

            System.Diagnostics.
Debugger.Break();

            
if ((featFrozen.HasFrozenUpdatePending()))
            {
                lRet = featMgr.EditFreeze2((
int)swMoveFreezeBarTo_e.swMoveFreezeBarToBeforeFeature, featFrozen.Name, true, true);
                
Debug.Print("Freeze bar moved to the top of the FeatureManager design tree. Press F5.");
                System.Diagnostics.
Debugger.Break();
                lRet = featMgr.EditFreeze2((
int)swMoveFreezeBarTo_e.swMoveFreezeBarToEnd, "", true, true);
                
Debug.Print("Freeze bar moved to the bottom of the FeatureManager design tree. Press F5.");
                System.Diagnostics.
Debugger.Break();
                lRet = featMgr.EditFreeze2((
int)swMoveFreezeBarTo_e.swMoveFreezeBarToAfterFeature, featUnFrozen.Name, true, true);
                
Debug.Print("Freeze bar moved to after Boss-Extrude2. Press F5.");
                System.Diagnostics.
Debugger.Break();
                lRet = featMgr.EditFreeze2((
int)swMoveFreezeBarTo_e.swMoveFreezeBarToTop, "", true, true);
                
Debug.Print("Freeze bar moved to the top of the FeatureManager design tree. Press F5.");
                System.Diagnostics.
Debugger.Break();
            }
            
else
            {
                lRet = featMgr.EditFreeze2((
int)swMoveFreezeBarTo_e.swMoveFreezeBarToBeforeFeature, featFrozen.Name, true, true);
                lRet = featMgr.EditFreeze2((
int)swMoveFreezeBarTo_e.swMoveFreezeBarToEnd, "", true, true);
                lRet = featMgr.EditFreeze2((
int)swMoveFreezeBarTo_e.swMoveFreezeBarToBeforeFeature, featUnFrozen.Name, true, true);
                lRet = featMgr.EditFreeze2((
int)swMoveFreezeBarTo_e.swMoveFreezeBarToAfterFeature, featUnFrozen.Name, true, true);
                lRet = featMgr.EditFreeze2((
int)swMoveFreezeBarTo_e.swMoveFreezeBarToTop, "", true, true);
            }

            lRet = swModDocExt.NeedsRebuild2;
            
Debug.Print("Needs rebuild? " + lRet);

            
Debug.Print("Feature " + featFrozen.Name + " has frozen updates pending? " + featFrozen.HasFrozenUpdatePending());
            
Debug.Print("Feature " + featUnFrozen.Name + " has frozen updates pending? " + featUnFrozen.HasFrozenUpdatePending());

            feat = featMgr.GetFreezeLocation();
            
// feat = Null if freeze bar is at the top of FeatureManager design tree
            if ((feat != null))
            {
                
Debug.Print(feat.Name + " is frozen? " + feat.IsFrozen());
            }

            
Debug.Print("Press F5 to close the model.");
            System.Diagnostics.
Debugger.Break();

            swApp.CloseDoc(
"");

        }


        
public SldWorks swApp;

    }
}



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