PMIModelView Object

Description

A PMI Model View object.

Object Model

Example

Example (VB.NET)
Example (C#)

Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices
Imports System.IO
Public Class Form1

    
    Private Sub PMIModelView_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles PMIModelView.Click
        Dim objApplication As SolidEdgeFramework.Application = Nothing
        Dim objDocument As SolidEdgePart.PartDocument = Nothing
        Dim objPMI As SolidEdgeFrameworkSupport.PMI = Nothing
        Dim objPMIMVs As SolidEdgeFrameworkSupport.PMIModelViews = Nothing
        Dim objPMIMV As SolidEdgeFrameworkSupport.PMIModelView = Nothing
        Dim objBalloons As SolidEdgeFrameworkSupport.Balloons = Nothing
        Dim objBalloon As SolidEdgeFrameworkSupport.Balloon = Nothing
        Dim objDims As SolidEdgeFrameworkSupport.Dimensions = Nothing
        Dim objDim As SolidEdgeFrameworkSupport.Dimension = Nothing
        Dim SEInstallDir As DirectoryInfo
        Dim RenderMode As SolidEdgeFrameworkSupport.PMIRenderModeConstants = SolidEdgeFrameworkSupport.PMIRenderModeConstants.sePMIModelViewRenderModeNone

        Try

            objApplication = Marshal.GetActiveObject("SolidEdge.Application")
            'Get Solid Edge Installation directory
            SEInstallDir = GetTrainingFolder()
            'Open carrier.asm
            objDocument = Documents.Open(SEInstallDir.FullName + "\17_tooth_pinion.par")

            'Get the PMI object
            objDocument.PMI_ByModelState(objPMI)

            'Get the model view collection
            objPMIMVs = objPMI.PMIModelViews

            ''Add model view object
            objPMIMV = objPMIMVs.Add("View1", SolidEdgeFrameworkSupport.PMIRenderModeConstants.sePMIModelViewRenderModeShadedWithVisibleEdges)

            'Get the model view object
            objPMIMV = objPMIMVs.Item(1)

            'Set the name of model view
            objPMIMV.Name = "Model View"

            'Set the render mode
            objPMIMV.RenderMode = SolidEdgeFrameworkSupport.PMIRenderModeConstants.sePMIModelViewRenderModeVisibleEdges

            objPMIMV.SetShowHidePMISections(False)
            'Get the render mode
            RenderMode = objPMIMV.RenderMode

            objBalloons = objPMI.Balloons
            objBalloon = objBalloons.Item(1)

            'Add and remove annotations
            objPMIMV.AddDimAnnotOrSectionToView(objBalloon)
            objPMIMV.RemoveDimAnnotOrSectionFromView(objBalloon)

            objDims = objPMI.Dimensions
            objDim = objDims.Item(1)

            'Add and remove dimensions
            objPMIMV.AddDimAnnotOrSectionToView(objDim)
            objPMIMV.RemoveDimAnnotOrSectionFromView(objDim)

            'Set the view orientation
            objPMIMV.SetViewOrientationToCurrentView()

            'Show/Hide referenced component in PMI model view object
            objPMIMV.SetShowHideComponentsToCurrentView(objDocument.CoordinateSystems.Item(1), True)
            objPMIMV.SetShowHideComponentsToCurrentView(objDocument.CoordinateSystems.Item(1), False)

            'Apply the view
            objPMIMV.Apply()

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

    End Sub


    Function GetTrainingFolder() As DirectoryInfo
        Dim objInstallData As SEInstallDataLib.SEInstallData = Nothing
        Dim objInstallFolder As DirectoryInfo = Nothing
        Dim objTrainingFolder As DirectoryInfo = Nothing

        Try
            objInstallData = New SEInstallDataLib.SEInstallData
            objInstallFolder = New DirectoryInfo(objInstallData.GetInstalledPath())
            objTrainingFolder = New DirectoryInfo(Path.Combine(objInstallFolder.Parent.FullName, "Training"))
        Catch
        Finally
            If Not (objInstallData Is Nothing) Then
                Marshal.FinalReleaseComObject(objInstallData)
                objInstallData = Nothing
            End If
        End Try

        Return objTrainingFolder
    End Function

End Class

using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System.IO;
public class Form1
{


    private void PMIModelView_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        SolidEdgeFramework.Application objApplication = null;
        SolidEdgePart.PartDocument objDocument = null;
        SolidEdgeFrameworkSupport.PMI objPMI = null;
        SolidEdgeFrameworkSupport.PMIModelViews objPMIMVs = null;
        SolidEdgeFrameworkSupport.PMIModelView objPMIMV = null;
        SolidEdgeFrameworkSupport.Balloons objBalloons = null;
        SolidEdgeFrameworkSupport.Balloon objBalloon = null;
        SolidEdgeFrameworkSupport.Dimensions objDims = null;
        SolidEdgeFrameworkSupport.Dimension objDim = null;
        DirectoryInfo SEInstallDir = null;
        SolidEdgeFrameworkSupport.PMIRenderModeConstants RenderMode = SolidEdgeFrameworkSupport.PMIRenderModeConstants.sePMIModelViewRenderModeNone;

        try
        {

            objApplication = (SolidEdgeFramework.Application)Marshal.GetActiveObject("SolidEdge.Application");
            //Get Solid Edge Installation directory
            SEInstallDir = GetTrainingFolder();
            //Open carrier.asm
            objDocument = Documents.Open(SEInstallDir.FullName + "\\17_tooth_pinion.par");

            //Get the PMI object
            objDocument.PMI_ByModelState(objPMI);

            //Get the model view collection
            objPMIMVs = objPMI.PMIModelViews;

            //'Add model view object
            objPMIMV = objPMIMVs.Add("View1", SolidEdgeFrameworkSupport.PMIRenderModeConstants.sePMIModelViewRenderModeShadedWithVisibleEdges);

            //Get the model view object
            objPMIMV = objPMIMVs.Item(1);

            //Set the name of model view
            objPMIMV.Name = "Model View";

            //Set the render mode
            objPMIMV.RenderMode = SolidEdgeFrameworkSupport.PMIRenderModeConstants.sePMIModelViewRenderModeVisibleEdges;

            objPMIMV.SetShowHidePMISections(false);
            //Get the render mode
            RenderMode = objPMIMV.RenderMode;

            objBalloons = objPMI.Balloons;
            objBalloon = objBalloons.Item(1);

            //Add and remove annotations
            objPMIMV.AddDimAnnotOrSectionToView(objBalloon);
            objPMIMV.RemoveDimAnnotOrSectionFromView(objBalloon);

            objDims = objPMI.Dimensions;
            objDim = objDims.Item(1);

            //Add and remove dimensions
            objPMIMV.AddDimAnnotOrSectionToView(objDim);
            objPMIMV.RemoveDimAnnotOrSectionFromView(objDim);

            //Set the view orientation
            objPMIMV.SetViewOrientationToCurrentView();

            //Show/Hide referenced component in PMI model view object
            objPMIMV.SetShowHideComponentsToCurrentView(objDocument.CoordinateSystems.Item(1), true);
            objPMIMV.SetShowHideComponentsToCurrentView(objDocument.CoordinateSystems.Item(1), false);

            //Apply the view
            objPMIMV.Apply();

        }
        catch (Exception ex)
        {
            MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);
        }

    }


    public DirectoryInfo GetTrainingFolder()
    {
        SEInstallDataLib.SEInstallData objInstallData = null;
        DirectoryInfo objInstallFolder = null;
        DirectoryInfo objTrainingFolder = null;

        try
        {
            objInstallData = new SEInstallDataLib.SEInstallData();
            objInstallFolder = new DirectoryInfo(objInstallData.GetInstalledPath());
            objTrainingFolder = new DirectoryInfo(Path.Combine(objInstallFolder.Parent.FullName, "Training"));
        }
        catch
        {
        }
        finally
        {
            if (objInstallData != null)
            {
                Marshal.FinalReleaseComObject(objInstallData);
                objInstallData = null;
            }
        }

        return objTrainingFolder;
    }


    public Form1()
    {
        SubscribeToEvents();
    }

    private bool EventsSubscribed = false;
    private void SubscribeToEvents()
    {
        if (EventsSubscribed)
            return;
        else
            EventsSubscribed = true;

        PMIModelView.Click += PMIModelView_Click;
    }

}