CreateNewMaterialLibrary Method

Description

This API will create a new material library.

Syntax

Visual Basic
Public Sub CreateNewMaterialLibrary( _ ByVal bstrLibInputName As String _ )

Parameters

bstrLibInputName: Name of Material Library to be created as string.

Remarks

If Material ibrary name is provided then library with that name will be created otherwise default name will be used.

Example

Example (VB.NET)
Example (C#)

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

        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


            ' Get material table object handle
            objMatTable = objApp.GetMaterialTable()

            ' Get document handle
            objDocument = objApp.Documents.Add("SolidEdge.PartDocument")

            'Create library with default name
            objMatTable.CreateNewMaterialLibrary("")

            'Create library with user provided name
            strLibrary = "MyNewMatLibrary"
            objMatTable.CreateNewMaterialLibrary(strLibrary)

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

    End Sub

End Class

using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;

public class Form1
{

    private void Button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        SolidEdgeFramework.Application objApp = null;
        Type objType = null;
        SolidEdgeFramework.MatTable objMatTable = null;
        string strLibrary = "Materials";
        SolidEdgePart.PartDocument objDocument = null;

        try
        {
            // Get SE handle
            objApp = (SolidEdgeFramework.Application)Marshal.GetActiveObject("SolidEdge.Application");

            if (objApp == null)
            {
                // 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;
            }


            // Get material table object handle
            objMatTable = objApp.GetMaterialTable();

            // Get document handle
            objDocument = objApp.Documents.Add("SolidEdge.PartDocument");

            //Create library with default name
            objMatTable.CreateNewMaterialLibrary("");

            //Create library with user provided name
            strLibrary = "MyNewMatLibrary";
            objMatTable.CreateNewMaterialLibrary(strLibrary);

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

    }


    public Form1()
    {
        SubscribeToEvents();
    }

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

        Button1.Click += Button1_Click;
    }

}