This topic provides you with quick access to the enhancements in SOLIDWORKS API 2024.

Service Pack 3

New methods

IDisplayDimension Interface

• IDisplayDimension::AlignToEdge
• IDisplayDimension::SetHorizontal
• IDisplayDimension::SetVertical

Service Pack 2

New methods and delegates

DAssemblyDocEvents Handlers

• DAssemblyDocEvents_DisplayPaneCollapseNotifyEventHandler
• DAssemblyDocEvents_DisplayPaneExpandNotifyEventHandler
• DAssemblyDocEvents_LargeDesignReviewStateChangeNotifyEventHandler

DDrawingDocEvents Handlers

• DDrawingDocEvents_DisplayPaneCollapseNotifyEventHandler
• DDrawingDocEvents_DisplayPaneExpandNotifyEventHandler

DPartDocEvents Handlers

• DPartDocEvents_DisplayPaneCollapseNotifyEventHandler
• DPartDocEvents_DisplayPaneExpandNotifyEventHandler

DSldWorksEvents Handlers

• DSldWorksEvents_DisplayPaneActivationNotifyEventHandler
• DSldWorksEvents_TaskPaneCollapseNotifyEventHandler
• DSldWorksEvents_TaskPaneExpandNotifyEventHandler
• DSldWorksEvents_TaskPaneHideNotifyEventHandler
• DSldWorksEvents_TaskPanePinnedNotifyEventHandler
• DSldWorksEvents_TaskPaneShowNotifyEventHandler
• DSldWorksEvents_TaskPaneUnpinnedNotifyEventHandler

IAssemblyDoc Interface

• IAssemblyDoc::GetLargeDesignReviewState

IDrawingDoc Interface

• IDrawingDoc::EditSheet2 (obsoletes IDrawingDoc::EditSheet)

IModelDocExtension Interface

• IModelDocExtension::IsDisplayPaneVisible

ISldWorks Interface

• ISldWorks::GetActiveDisplayPane
• ISldWorks::IsTaskPaneExpanded
• ISldWorks::IsTaskPaneVisible

ITaskPaneView Interface

• ITaskPaneView::IsActiveTab

IView Interface

• IView::GetDimensionDisplayString5 (obsoletes IView::GetDimensionDisplayString4)

Obsoleted methods

• IDrawingDoc::EditSheet (superseded by IDrawingDoc::EditSheet2)
• IView::GetDimensionDisplayString4 (superseded by IView::GetDimensionDisplayString5)

Service Pack 1

New interfaces

IClearanceResult Interface

• IClearanceResult::ClearanceType
• IClearanceResult::ClearanceValue
• IClearanceResult::ComponentsOrFaces

IClearanceVerificationMgr Interface

• IClearanceVerificationMgr::CalculateClearances
• IClearanceVerificationMgr::CheckClearanceBetween
• IClearanceVerificationMgr::GetComponentsOrFacesToCheck
• IClearanceVerificationMgr::GetMinimumAcceptableClearance
• IClearanceVerificationMgr::IgnoreClearanceEqualToSpecifiedValue
• IClearanceVerificationMgr::SetComponentsOrFacesToCheck
• IClearanceVerificationMgr::SetMinimumAcceptableClearance
• IClearanceVerificationMgr::TreatSubAssembliesAsComponents

New methods and property

IAssemblyDoc Interface

• IAssemblyDoc::ClearanceVerificationManager

IComponent2 Interface

• IComponent2::GetConfigurationCount
• IComponent2::GetConfigurationNames
• IComponent2::GetPLMID
• IComponent2::GetRepresentationParent
• IComponent2::GetType

IModelDocExtension Interface

• IModelDocExtension::GetCSYSDistances
• IModelDocExtension::GetCSYSEulersAngularRotation
• IModelDocExtension::GetCSYSXYZAngularRotation

ISketchBlockInstance Interface

• ISketchBlockInstance::GetScale3
• ISketchBlockInstance::IsNested

IView Interface

• IView::EnumSectionLines2 (obsoletes IView::EnumSectionLines)

Obsoleted method

IView Interface

• IView::EnumSectionLines (superseded by IView:EnumSectionLines2)

Service Pack 0

• New functionality
• New interfaces
• New delegates, methods, and properties
• Obsoleted methods

New functionality

• Access the configuration-specific custom property manager of:
  • a cut list. See ICutListItem::CustomPropertyManager and IConfiguration::GetCutListItems.
  • an assembly component. See IComponent2::CustomPropertyManager.
• Retrieve errors that occurred during the last call to IFeatureManager::CreateFeature. See IFeatureManager::GetCreateFeatureErrors.
• Untrim or extend a surface outside selected edges, optionally trimming inside selected edges. See IFeatureManager::InsertUntrimSurface2.
• Insert BOM tables in parts, assemblies, and drawings with detailed cut lists and specify whether to dissolve components in indented BOMs. See IBomFeature::DissolvePartLevelRows, IModelDocExtension::InsertBomTable4, and IView::InsertBomTable5.

Other major enhancements

• Get and set whether to display dual unit values in dimension range lengths of Gtols. See IGtol::GetDisplayDualDimensionInRangeValues and IGtol::SetDisplayDualDimensionInRangeValues.
• Get the diameter of the sphere encompassing the bounding box of a model. See IModelDocExtension::GetSphericalBoxDiameter.
• Set whether to save as previous version. See IAdvancedSaveAsOptions::SaveAsPreviousVersion.
• Insert all model annotations or all reference geometry into a drawing document's selected drawing view. See IDrawingDoc::InsertModelAnnotations4.

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New interfaces

ICutListItem Interface

• ICutListItem::CustomPropertyManager

New delegates, methods, and properties

DAssemblyDocEvents

• DAssemblyDocEvents_ActiveAnnotationViewChangeNotifyEventHandler Delegate ()

DPartDocEvents

• DPartDocEvents_ActiveAnnotationViewChangeNotifyEventHandler Delegate ()

IAdvancedSaveAsOptions Interface

• IAdvancedSaveAsOptions::SaveAsPreviousVersion

IBomFeature Interface

• IBomFeature::DissolvePartLevelRows

IComponent2 Interface

• IComponent2::CustomPropertyManager

IConfiguration Interface

• IConfiguration::GetCutListItems

IDrawingDoc Interface

• IDrawingDoc::InsertModelAnnotations4 (obsoletes IDrawingDoc::InsertModelAnnotations3)

IFeatureManager Interface

• IFeatureManager::InsertUntrimSurface2 (obsoletes IFeatureManager::InsertUntrimSurface)

IGtol Interface

• IGtol::GetDisplayDualDimensionInRangeValues

• IGtol::SetDisplayDualDimensionInRangeValues

IModelDocExtension Interface

• IModelDocExtension::GetSphericalBoxDiameter
• IModelDocExtension::InsertBomTable4 (obsoletes IModelDocExtension::InsertBomTable3)

IView Interface

• IView::InsertBomTable5 (obsoletes IView::InsertBomTable4)

Obsoleted methods

IDrawingDoc Interface

• IDrawingDoc::InsertModelAnnotations3 (superseded by IDrawingDoc::InsertModelAnnotations4)

IFeatureManager Interface

• IFeatureManager::InsertUntrimSurface (superseded by IFeatureManager::InsertUntrimSurface2)

IModelDocExtension Interface

• IModelDocExtension::InsertBomTable3 (superseded by IModelDocExtension::InsertBomTable4)

IView Interface

• IView::InsertBomTable4 (superseded by IView::InsertBomTable5)

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