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layer macro
good morning all,
i found this sample in the api help. i would like to use this macro but i cannot get it to work. could someone please lead me in the right direction for it to work.
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public enum swlinestyles_e
swlinecontinuous = 0
swlinehidden = 1
swlinephantom = 2
swlinechain = 3
swlinecenter = 4
swlinestitch = 5
swlinechainthick = 6
end enum
public enum swlineweights_e
swlw_none = -1
swlw_thin = 0
swlw_normal = 1
swlw_thick = 2
swlw_thick2 = 3
swlw_thick3 = 4
swlw_thick4 = 5
swlw_thick5 = 6
swlw_thick6 = 7
swlw_number = 8
swlw_layer = 9
end enum
private sub changecomponentlayer _
( _
swapp as sldworks.sldworks, _
swdraw as sldworks.drawingdoc, _
swdrawcomp as sldworks.drawingcomponent, _
slayername as string _
)
dim bret as boolean
' form a legal layer name by replacing backslash (/) and at sign (@) symbols
' with underscores
slayername = replace(slayername, "/", "_")
slayername = replace(slayername, "@", "_")
bret = swdraw.createlayer( _
slayername, _
"layer for " & slayername, _
0, swlinecontinuous, swlw_normal, true): debug.assert bret
swdrawcomp.layer = slayername
end sub
sub processdrawingcomponent _
( _
swapp as sldworks.sldworks, _
swdraw as sldworks.drawingdoc, _
swdrawcomp as sldworks.drawingcomponent, _
spadstr as string _
)
dim vdrawcompchildarr as variant
dim vdrawcompchild as variant
dim swdrawcompchild as sldworks.drawingcomponent
debug.print spadstr & swdrawcomp.name
changecomponentlayer swapp, swdraw, swdrawcomp, swdrawcomp.name
vdrawcompchildarr = swdrawcomp.getchildren
if not isempty(vdrawcompchildarr) then
for each vdrawcompchild in vdrawcompchildarr
set swdrawcompchild = vdrawcompchild
processdrawingcomponent swapp, swdraw, swdrawcompchild, spadstr + " "
next
end if
end sub
sub main()
dim swapp as sldworks.sldworks
dim swmodel as sldworks.modeldoc2
dim swdraw as sldworks.drawingdoc
dim swselmgr as sldworks.selectionmgr
dim swview as sldworks.view
dim swdrawcomp as sldworks.drawingcomponent
dim bret as boolean
set swapp = application.sldworks
set swmodel = swapp.activedoc
set swdraw = swmodel
set swselmgr = swmodel.selectionmanager
set swview = swselmgr.getselectedobject5(1)
set swdrawcomp = swview.rootdrawingcomponent
debug.print "file = " & swmodel.getpathname
debug.print " " & swview.name & " [" & swview.type & "]"
processdrawingcomponent swapp, swdraw, swdrawcomp, " "
end sub
'-------------------
tony hayes
product/tool designer
grass america inc.
.grassusa.com
sw 2008 sp5.0
dell t3400
windows vista business 64-bit
intel core2 quad q9550 2.83 ghz, 4gb ram
nvidia quadro fx 3700 512mb
101.96 punch holder rebuild
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what exactly is the problem you are having?
thanks for the quick response.
first i know very little about api but i am tring to learn it. i plan on buying your book in the next couple of weeks. how much is your book in us dollers from your website?
i was thinking that i could copy that code from the help into the api, is that correct? after i copied it then i try to run i get this error.
tony hayes
product/tool designer
grass america inc.
.grassusa.com
sw 2008 sp5.0
dell t3400
windows vista business 64-bit
intel core2 quad q9550 2.83 ghz, 4gb ram
nvidia quadro fx 3700 512mb
101.96 punch holder rebuild
click for full image
if you select the view on your drawing this program work's.
marc
public enum swlinestyles_e
swlinecontinuous = 0
swlinehidden = 1
swlinephantom = 2
swlinechain = 3
swlinecenter = 4
swlinestitch = 5
swlinechainthick = 6
end enum
public enum swlineweights_e
swlw_none = -1
swlw_thin = 0
swlw_normal = 1
swlw_thick = 2
swlw_thick2 = 3
swlw_thick3 = 4
swlw_thick4 = 5
swlw_thick5 = 6
swlw_thick6 = 7
swlw_number = 8
swlw_layer = 9
end enum
private sub changecomponentlayer(swapp as sldworks.sldworks, swdraw as sldworks.drawingdoc, swdrawcomp as sldworks.drawingcomponent, slayername as string)
dim bret as boolean
slayername = replace(slayername, "/", "_")
slayername = replace(slayername, "@", "_")
bret = swdraw.createlayer(slayername, "layer for " & slayername, 0, swlinecontinuous, swlw_normal, true): debug.assert bret
swdrawcomp.layer = slayername
end sub
sub processdrawingcomponent(swapp as sldworks.sldworks, swdraw as sldworks.drawingdoc, swdrawcomp as sldworks.drawingcomponent, spadstr as string)
dim vdrawcompchildarr as variant
dim vdrawcompchild as variant
dim swdrawcompchild as sldworks.drawingcomponent
debug.print spadstr & swdrawcomp.name
changecomponentlayer swapp, swdraw, swdrawcomp, swdrawcomp.name
vdrawcompchildarr = swdrawcomp.getchildren
if not isempty(vdrawcompchildarr) then
for each vdrawcompchild in vdrawcompchildarr
set swdrawcompchild = vdrawcompchild
processdrawingcomponent swapp, swdraw, swdrawcompchild, spadstr + " "
next
end if
end sub
sub main()
dim swapp as sldworks.sldworks
dim swmodel as sldworks.modeldoc2
dim swdraw as sldworks.drawingdoc
dim swselmgr as sldworks.selectionmgr
dim swview as sldworks.view
dim swdrawcomp as sldworks.drawingcomponent
dim bret as boolean
set swapp = application.sldworks
set swmodel = swapp.activedoc
set swdraw = swmodel
set swselmgr = swmodel.selectionmanager
set swview = swselmgr.getselectedobject5(1)
set swdrawcomp = swview.rootdrawingcomponent
debug.print "file = " & swmodel.getpathname
debug.print " " & swview.name & " [" & swview.type & "]"
processdrawingcomponent swapp, swdraw, swdrawcomp, " "
end sub
thank you marc,
tony hayes
product/tool designer
grass america inc.
.grassusa.com
sw 2008 sp5.0
dell t3400
windows vista business 64-bit
intel core2 quad q9550 2.83 ghz, 4gb ram
nvidia quadro fx 3700 512mb
101.96 punch holder rebuild
be careful sometimes from copying examples and pasting them into vba as some add extra line breaks which cause errors.
on top of that the examples are never brilliant for copy/pasting, really you should just read them to get the information you need from then and create your macro from there.
the book is £36 including shipping.
thank you the help and warnings marc and luke.
luke is that us doller? seems that i seen $36 gbp on your website, just worry about exchange ratio.
tony hayes
product/tool designer
grass america inc.
.grassusa.com
sw 2008 sp5.0
dell t3400
windows vista business 64-bit
intel core2 quad q9550 2.83 ghz, 4gb ram
nvidia quadro fx 3700 512mb
101.96 punch holder rebuild
sorry typo yes £gbp, so $53.35 atm

edited: 11/13/2008 at 11:12 am by luke malpass
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