Get Tangent Edges of Bendlines Example (VB.NET)

This example shows how to get each bendline's visible tangent edges in a flat-pattern view in a drawing of a sheet metal part.

'---------------------------------------------------
' Preconditions:
' 1. Open a SOLIDWORKS drawing of a sheet metal part
'    that has a flat-pattern view with
'    bend lines with tangent edges.
' 2. Open the Immediate window.
'
' Preconditions: Examine the Immediate window.
'---------------------------------------------------
Imports SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks

Imports SolidWorks.Interop.swconst

Imports System

Imports System.Diagnostics

 

Partial Class SolidWorksMacro

 

    Public Sub main()

 

        Dim swModel As ModelDoc2

        Dim swDrawing As DrawingDoc

        Dim swSheet As Sheet

        Dim swView As View

        Dim nbrBendlines As Long

        Dim BendlinesArr As Object

        Dim nbrRelatedTangentEdges As Long

        Dim RelatedTangentEdgesArr As Object

        Dim i As Long

        Dim swSketchSegment as SketchSegment

 

        swModel = swApp.ActiveDoc

        swDrawing = swModel

 

        ' Get drawing sheet

        swSheet = swDrawing.GetCurrentSheet

        ' Get name of drawing sheet

        Debug.Print("Name of drawing sheet: " & swSheet.GetName)

        ' Get number of views on drawing sheet

        Debug.Print("  Number of drawing views on drawing sheet: " & swDrawing.GetViewCount)

        ' First view is the current drawing sheet

        swView = swDrawing.GetFirstView

        Debug.Print("    First drawing view is the current drawing sheet, so...")

        ' Get first drawing view on drawing sheet

        swView = swView.GetNextView

        While Not swView Is Nothing

            Debug.Print("        Get next drawing view on drawing sheet...")

            ' Get first true drawing view on current drawing sheet

            Debug.Print("           Is this drawing view a flat-pattern view? " & swView.IsFlatPatternView)

            ' If this drawing view is a flat pattern view, then

            ' get its bendlines and their related tangent edges

            If swView.IsFlatPatternView Then

                ' Get number of bendlines in the drawing view

                nbrBendlines = swView.GetBendLineCount

                Debug.Print("            Number of bendlines in this drawing view: " & nbrBendlines)

                If (nbrBendlines > 0) Then

                    BendlinesArr = swView.GetBendLines                        

                    For i = 0 To UBound(BendlinesArr)

                    swSketchSegment = BendlinesArr(i)

                    Debug.Print("             Is bend line " & i & " really a bend line? " & swSketchSegment.IsBendLine)

                        ' Get the number of tangent lines related to

                        ' the bendline

                        nbrRelatedTangentEdges = swView.GetRelatedTangentEdgeCount(BendlinesArr(i))

                        Debug.Print("              Number of tangent edges for Bendline " & i & ": " & nbrRelatedTangentEdges)

                        ' Get the tangent lines related to the bendline

                        If (nbrRelatedTangentEdges > 0) Then

                            RelatedTangentEdgesArr = swView.GetRelatedTangentEdges(BendlinesArr(i))

                            nbrRelatedTangentEdges = nbrRelatedTangentEdges - 1

                        End If

                    Next i

                End If

            End If

            ' Get next drawing view

            swView = swView.GetNextView

        End While

 

    End Sub

 

    ''' <summary>

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

    ''' </summary>

    Public swApp As SldWorks

 

End Class