Class SldWorksExtensions

Namespace

Hymma.Solidworks.Extensions

Assembly

Hymma.Solidworks.Extensions.dll

extensions for SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks.SldWorks

public static class SldWorksExtensions

Inheritance

object

SldWorksExtensions

Inherited Members

object.ToString()

object.Equals(object)

object.Equals(object, object)

object.ReferenceEquals(object, object)

object.GetHashCode()

object.GetType()

object.MemberwiseClone()

Methods

FreezeGraphics(SldWorks)

sets visibility of solidworks to false
useful when you want to activate a document in silent mode

public static bool FreezeGraphics(this SldWorks solidworks)

Parameters

solidworks SldWorks

Returns

bool

true if successful and false if not
make sure you set solidworks visibility to true at the end of operation UnFreezeGraphics(SldWorks)

Remarks

you should call this before any documents are open. In other words, if a document is open and you call this method, it will have not effect.

FreezeGraphics(SldWorks, Action)

freezes graphics during an Action and unfreeze it afterwards

public static void FreezeGraphics(this SldWorks solidworks, Action action)

Parameters

solidworks SldWorks

action Action

GetDefaultMapFilePath(SldWorks)

get the default map file in solidworks, does not check if map file actually exists on HDD

public static string GetDefaultMapFilePath(this SldWorks solidworks)

Parameters

solidworks SldWorks

Returns

string

address of map file as set in solidworks settings

GetExecutableFullFileName(ISldWorks)

returns the path to SLDWORKS.exe on this computer.

public static string GetExecutableFullFileName(this ISldWorks sldWorks)

Parameters

sldWorks ISldWorks

current running instance of SolidWorks

Returns

string

path to SOLIDWORKS.exe on this computer

GetModel(SldWorks, string, string)

opens and activates a specific solidworks document

public static ModelDoc2 GetModel(this SldWorks solidworks, string modelPathName, string configuration)

Parameters

solidworks SldWorks

modelPathName string

configuration string

Returns

ModelDoc2

GetModelType(SldWorks, string)

get the type of a solidworks document its extension name

public static swDocumentTypes_e GetModelType(this SldWorks solidworks, string modelPathName)

Parameters

solidworks SldWorks

modelPathName string

full file name of the document including the extensions

Returns

swDocumentTypes_e

GetPreviewImage(ISldWorks, string, string)

get the preview thumbnail of the path provided. regardless the file is open or not.

public static Bitmap GetPreviewImage(this ISldWorks solidworks, string path, string configuration)

Parameters

solidworks ISldWorks

path string

path to the solidworks document.

configuration string

name of the configuration of the document

Returns

Bitmap

Remarks

Currently only in-process applications(that is add-ins) can use this method; out-of-process applications(that is, executables) will get an COMException error because the IPictureDisp interface cannot be marshalled across process boundaries.This is a Microsoft behavior by design.See the Microsoft Knowledge Base for details.

This method is not supported in macros or out-of-process applications in SOLIDWORKS x64.

Exceptions

Exception

FileNotFoundException

COMException

UnFreezeGraphics(SldWorks)

unfreezes the graphics of the solidworks application

public static void UnFreezeGraphics(this SldWorks solidworks)

Parameters

solidworks SldWorks