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Create Machining Costing Analysis Example (C#)

This example shows how to create a machining Costing analysis.

//-----------------------------------------------
// Preconditions:
// 1. Open:
//    C:\Users\Public\Documents\SOLIDWORKS\SOLIDWORKS 2018\samples\tutorial\costing\machined_part.sldprt
// 2. Verify that the Costing templates exist by clicking Tools > Options >
//    System Options > File Locations and select Costing templates in
//    Show folders for in SOLIDWORKS. Click Cancel to close the dialog.

// 3. Add a reference to SolidWorks.Interop.sldcostingapi.dll.
// 4. Open the Immediate window.
// 5. Run the macro.

//
// Postconditions:
// 1. Machining Costing analysis is created, which
//    might take one or more minutes to complete.

// 2. Examine the Immediate window.
//
// NOTE: Because the part is used elsewhere, do not

// save any changes when closing it.
//------------------------------------------------
using SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks;
using SolidWorks.Interop.swconst;
using SolidWorks.Interop.sldcostingapi;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System;
using System.Diagnostics;
 
namespace SOLIDWORKSMachiningCostingCSharp.csproj
{
 
    partial class SolidWorksMacro
    {
 
 
        public void Main()
        {
            ModelDoc2 swModel = default(ModelDoc2);
            ModelDocExtension swModelDocExt = default(ModelDocExtension);
            CostManager swCosting = default(CostManager);
            CostPart swCostingPart = default(CostPart);
            CostBody swCostingBody = default(CostBody);
            object swCostingModel = null;
            CostAnalysis swCostingAnalysis = default(CostAnalysis);
            CostAnalysisMachining swCostingMachining = default(CostAnalysisMachining);
            string machiningCostingTemplatePathName = null;
            string machiningCostingReportTemplateFolderName = null;
            int nbrMachiningCostingTemplate = 0;
            int nbrCommonCostingTemplate = 0;
            object[] commonCostingTemplates = null;
            object[] machiningCostingTemplates = null;
            int nbrCostingBodies = 0;
            object[] costingBodies = null;
            string costingBodyName = null;
            int i = 0;
           
bool isBody = false;
            CostFeature swCostingFeat = default(CostFeature);
            CostFeature swCostingNextFeat = default(CostFeature);
            CostFeature swCostingSubFeat = default(CostFeature);
            CostFeature swCostingNextSubFeat = default(CostFeature);
 
            swModel = (ModelDoc2)swApp.ActiveDoc;
            swModelDocExt = (ModelDocExtension)swModel.Extension;
 
            // Get Costing templates names
            Debug.Print("Costing template folders:");
            machiningCostingTemplatePathName = swApp.GetUserPreferenceStringValue((int)swUserPreferenceStringValue_e.swFileLocationsCostingTemplates);
            Debug.Print("    Name of Costing template folder: " + machiningCostingTemplatePathName);
            machiningCostingReportTemplateFolderName = swApp.GetUserPreferenceStringValue((int)swUserPreferenceStringValue_e.swFileLocationsCostingReportTemplateFolder);
            Debug.Print("    Name of Costing report template folder: " + machiningCostingReportTemplateFolderName);
            Debug.Print("");
 
            // Get CostingManager
            swCosting = (CostManager)swModelDocExt.GetCostingManager();
            swCosting.WaitForUIUpdate();
 
            // Get the number of templates
            nbrMachiningCostingTemplate = swCosting.GetTemplateCount((int)swcCostingType_e.swcCostingType_Machining);
            nbrCommonCostingTemplate = swCosting.GetTemplateCount((int)swcCostingType_e.swcCostingType_Common);
 
            // Get names of templates
            machiningCostingTemplates = (object[])swCosting.GetTemplatePathnames((int)swcCostingType_e.swcCostingType_Machining);
            commonCostingTemplates = (object[])swCosting.GetTemplatePathnames((int)swcCostingType_e.swcCostingType_Common);
 
            Array.Resize(ref machiningCostingTemplates, nbrMachiningCostingTemplate + 1);
            Array.Resize(ref commonCostingTemplates, nbrCommonCostingTemplate + 1);
 
            Debug.Print("Costing templates:");
 
            // Print names of templates to Immediate window
            for (i = 0; i <= (nbrMachiningCostingTemplate - 1); i++)
            {
                Debug.Print("    Name of machining Costing template: " + machiningCostingTemplates[i]);
            }
 
            Debug.Print("");
 
            for (i = 0; i <= (nbrCommonCostingTemplate - 1); i++)
            {
                Debug.Print("    Name of common Costing template: " + commonCostingTemplates[i]);
            }
 
            Debug.Print("");
 
            // Get Costing part
            swCostingModel = (object)swCosting.CostingModel;
            swCostingPart = (CostPart)swCostingModel;
 
            // Create common Costing analysis
            swCostingAnalysis = (CostAnalysis)swCostingPart.CreateCostAnalysis("c:\\program files\\solidworks corp\\solidworks\\lang\\english\\costing templates\\multibodytemplate_default(englishstandard).sldctc");
 
            // Get common Costing analysis data
            Debug.Print("Common Costing analysis data:");
            Debug.Print("    Template name:  " + swCostingAnalysis.CostingTemplateName);
            Debug.Print("    Currency code: " + swCostingAnalysis.CurrencyCode);
            Debug.Print("    Currency name: " + swCostingAnalysis.CurrencyName);
            Debug.Print("    Currency separator: " + swCostingAnalysis.CurrencySeparator);
            Debug.Print("    Total manufacturing cost: " + swCostingAnalysis.GetManufacturingCost());
            Debug.Print("    Material costs: " + swCostingAnalysis.GetMaterialCost());
            Debug.Print("    Setup cost: " + swCostingAnalysis.GetSetupCost());
            Debug.Print("    Total cost to charge: " + swCostingAnalysis.GetTotalCostToCharge());
            Debug.Print("    Total cost to manufacture: " + swCostingAnalysis.GetTotalCostToManufacture());
            Debug.Print("    Lot size: " + swCostingAnalysis.LotSize);
            Debug.Print("    Total quantity: " + swCostingAnalysis.TotalQuantity);
            Debug.Print("");
 
            // Get Costing bodies
            nbrCostingBodies = swCostingPart.GetBodyCount();
            if ((nbrCostingBodies > 0))
            {
                Debug.Print("Costing bodies:");
                Debug.Print("    Number of Costing bodies: " + nbrCostingBodies);
                costingBodies = (object[])swCostingPart.GetBodies();
                for (i = 0; i <= (nbrCostingBodies - 1); i++)
                {
                    swCostingBody = (CostBody)costingBodies[i];
                    costingBodyName = swCostingBody.GetName();
                    Debug.Print("    Name of Costing body: " + costingBodyName);
                    // Make sure body is machining body
                    if ((swCostingBody.GetBodyType() == (int)swcBodyType_e.swcBodyType_Machined))
                    {
                        isBody =
true;
                        // Determine analysis status of Costing body
                        switch ((int)swCostingBody.BodyStatus)
                        {
                            case (int)swcBodyStatus_e.swcBodyStatus_NotAnalysed:
                                // Create Costing analysis
                                swCostingAnalysis = (CostAnalysis)swCostingBody.CreateCostAnalysis("c:\\program files\\solidworks corp\\solidworks\\lang\\english\\costing templates\\machiningtemplate_default(englishstandard).sldcts");
                                Debug.Print("    Creating machining Costing analysis for: " + swCostingBody.GetName());
                                break;
                            case (int)swcBodyStatus_e.swcBodyStatus_Analysed:
                                // Get Costing analysis
                                swCostingAnalysis = (CostAnalysis)swCostingBody.GetCostAnalysis();
                                Debug.Print("    Getting machining Costing analysis for: " + swCostingBody.GetName());
                                break;
                            case (int)swcBodyStatus_e.swcBodyStatus_Excluded:
                                // Body excluded from Costing analysis
                                Debug.Print("    Excluded from machining Costing analysis: " + swCostingBody.GetName());
                                break;
                            case (int)swcBodyStatus_e.swcBodyStatus_AssignedCustomCost:
                                // Body has an assigned custom Cost
                                Debug.Print("    Custom cost assigned: " + swCostingBody.GetName());
                                break;
                        }
 
                        Debug.Print("");
 
                    }
                }
            }

           
if (!isBody )
            {
               
Debug.Print ("");
               
Debug.Print ("No bodies in part! Exiting macro.");
               
return;
            }
 
            // Get machining Costing Analysis data
            swCostingMachining = (CostAnalysisMachining)swCostingAnalysis.GetSpecificAnalysis();
            Debug.Print("Machining Costing analysis: ");
            Debug.Print("    Current material: " + swCostingMachining.CurrentMaterial);
            Debug.Print("    Current material class: " + swCostingMachining.CurrentMaterialClass);
            Debug.Print("    Current plate thickness: " + swCostingMachining.CurrentPlateThickness);
 
            Debug.Print("");
 
            // Get Costing features
            Debug.Print("Costing features:");
            swCostingFeat = (CostFeature)swCostingAnalysis.GetFirstCostFeature();
            while ((swCostingFeat != null))
            {
                Debug.Print("    Feature: " + swCostingFeat.Name);
               
Debug.Print("      Type: " + swCostingFeat.GetType());
                Debug.Print("        Setup related: " + swCostingFeat.IsSetup);
                Debug.Print("        Overridden: " + swCostingFeat.IsOverridden);
                Debug.Print("        Combined cost: " + swCostingFeat.CombinedCost);
                Debug.Print("        Combined time: " + swCostingFeat.CombinedTime);
 
                swCostingSubFeat = swCostingFeat.GetFirstSubFeature();
                while ((swCostingSubFeat != null))
                {
                    Debug.Print("      Subfeature: " + swCostingSubFeat.Name);
                   
Debug.Print("        Type: " + swCostingSubFeat.GetType());
                    Debug.Print("          Setup related: " + swCostingSubFeat.IsSetup);
                    Debug.Print("          Overridden: " + swCostingSubFeat.IsOverridden);
                    Debug.Print("          Combined cost: " + swCostingSubFeat.CombinedCost);
                    Debug.Print("          Combined time: " + swCostingSubFeat.CombinedTime);
                    swCostingNextSubFeat = (CostFeature)swCostingSubFeat.GetNextFeature();
                    swCostingSubFeat = null;
                    swCostingSubFeat = (CostFeature)swCostingNextSubFeat;
                    swCostingNextSubFeat = null;
                }
                swCostingNextFeat = swCostingFeat.GetNextFeature();
                swCostingFeat = null;
                swCostingFeat = (CostFeature)swCostingNextFeat;
                swCostingNextFeat = null;
            }
 
        }
 
        /// <summary>
        /// The SldWorks swApp variable is pre-assigned for you.
        /// </summary>
 
        public SldWorks swApp;
 
    }
}



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