Solid Edge Framework Type Library
ApplyMaterialToDoc Method
Document to which the material is to be applied as object.
Name of the material (as string) to be applied.
Name of the library (as string) in which the material is available.
Description
This method will apply material from given library to the document.
Syntax
Visual Basic
Public Sub ApplyMaterialToDoc( _
   ByVal pDocument As Object, _
   ByVal bstrMatName As String, _
   ByVal bstrLibraryName As String _
) 
Parameters
pDocument
Document to which the material is to be applied as object.
bstrMatName
Name of the material (as string) to be applied.
bstrLibraryName
Name of the library (as string) in which the material is available.
Example
Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices

Public Class Form1

    Private Sub Button1_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
        Dim objApp As SolidEdgeFramework.Application = Nothing
        Dim objType As Type = Nothing
        Dim objMatTable As SolidEdgeFramework.MatTable = Nothing
        Dim strLibrary As String = "Materials"
        Dim objDocument As SolidEdgePart.PartDocument = Nothing
        Dim strMaterial As String = "Copper"
        Dim iMatPropIndex As SolidEdgeConstants.MatTablePropIndexConstants
        Dim varGetPropVal As Object = Nothing
        Dim strMessage As String

        Try
            ' Get SE handle
            objApp = Marshal.GetActiveObject("SolidEdge.Application")

            If objApp Is Nothing Then
                ' Get the type from the Solid Edge ProgID
                objType = Type.GetTypeFromProgID("SolidEdge.Application")
                ' Start Solid Edge
                objApp = Activator.CreateInstance(objType)
                ' Make Solid Edge visible
                objApp.Visible = True
            End If
            objDocument = objApp.Documents.Add("SolidEdge.PartDocument")
            
            ' Get material table object handle
            objMatTable = objApp.GetMaterialTable()

            ' Set active document handle
            objMatTable.SetActiveDocument(objDocument)
            strMaterial = "ABS Plastic, high impact"
            objMatTable.ApplyMaterialToDoc(objDocument, strMaterial, strLibrary)

        Catch ex As Exception
            MsgBox(ex.ToString)
        End Try

    End Sub

End Class
See Also

MatTable Object  | MatTable Members