SectionView Object

Description

Automation object for a section view in a Part or Assembly document.

Example

Example (VB.NET)
Example (C#)

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

    Private Sub SectionView_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles SectionView.Click
        Dim objApplication As SolidEdgeFramework.Application = Nothing
        Dim objDocument As SolidEdgeAssembly.AssemblyDocument = Nothing
        Dim objBalloon As SolidEdgeFrameworkSupport.Balloon = Nothing
        Dim objDim As SolidEdgeFrameworkSupport.Dimension = Nothing
        Dim objPMI As SolidEdgeFrameworkSupport.PMI = Nothing
        Dim objPMIMVs As SolidEdgeFrameworkSupport.PMIModelViews = Nothing
        Dim objPMIMV As SolidEdgeFrameworkSupport.PMIModelView = Nothing
        Dim objSection As SolidEdgeFramework.SectionView = Nothing
        Dim SectionDisplayMode As SolidEdgeFramework.PMISectionDisplayModeConstants = SolidEdgeFramework.PMISectionDisplayModeConstants.sePMISectionDisplayShowCutFacesAndCutBodies
        Dim nSectionCount As Integer = 0
        Dim strCaption As String
        Dim strName As String
        Dim strStyle As String
        Dim planeColor As Long
        Dim edgeColor As Long
        Dim dOpacity As Double
        Dim dExtent As Double
        Dim bCutHardware As Boolean = False
        Dim bShowCuttingPlane As Boolean = False
        Dim SEInstallDir As DirectoryInfo
        Dim layout As SolidEdgeAssembly.Layout = Nothing
        Dim profileArray(0 To 1) As SolidEdgePart.Profile
        Dim sectionViews As SolidEdgeFramework.SectionViews = Nothing
        Dim sectionView As SolidEdgeFramework.SectionView = Nothing

        Try
            objApplication = Marshal.GetActiveObject("SolidEdge.Application")

            'Get Solid Edge Installation directory
            SEInstallDir = GetTrainingFolder()
            
            'Open carrier.asm
            objDocument = objApplication.Documents.Open(SEInstallDir.FullName + "\carrier.asm")

            layout = objDocument.Layouts.Add(objDocument.AsmRefPlanes.Item(3))
            
            profileArray(0) = Layout.Profile

            Call profileArray(0).Lines2d.AddBy2Points(0, -1, 0, 1)

            sectionViews = objDocument.SectionViews
            
            sectionView = sectionViews.Add(1, profileArray, "test", 0.02, SolidEdgeFramework.SectionViewExtentSide.igLeftExtent, SolidEdgeFramework.SectionViewProfileSide.igRightProfileSide, False)

            '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)

            objPMIMV.AddDimAnnotOrSectionToView(sectionView)

            'Get count of Dimensions/Annotations/Sections in MV
            nSectionCount = objPMIMV.SectionCount

            'Get the section object
            objSection = objPMIMV.SectionItem(1)

            'Get the section name and caption
            strCaption = objSection.Caption
            strName = objSection.Name

            'Set the section name and caption
            objSection.Caption = "AB"
            objSection.Name = "MV Section"

            'Set and get the annotation style
            strStyle = objSection.Style
            objSection.Style = "DIN"

            'Get the cutting plane and cutting edges color
            planeColor = objSection.CuttingPlaneColor
            edgeColor = objSection.CuttingPlaneEdgeColor

            'Setting yellow color to cutting plane faces
            objSection.CuttingPlaneColor = 65535

            'Setting red color to cutting planes edges
            objSection.CuttingPlaneEdgeColor = 255

            'Get the cutting plane's opacity
            dOpacity = objSection.Opacity

            'Set the new opacity
            objSection.Opacity = 0.0
            objSection.Opacity = 1.0

            'Get the extent distance of cutting plane
            dExtent = objSection.ThroughAllExtent

            'Set the extent distance of cutting plane
            objSection.ThroughAllExtent = 0.2

            'Get the cut hardware
            bCutHardware = objSection.CutHardware

            'Set the cut hardware
            objSection.CutHardware = True

            'Get and set the cutting Plane
            bShowCuttingPlane = objSection.ShowCuttingPlane
            objSection.ShowCuttingPlane = True

            'Get and set the section display mode
            SectionDisplayMode = objSection.SectionDisplayMode
            objSection.SectionDisplayMode = SolidEdgeFramework.PMISectionDisplayModeConstants.sePMISectionDisplayShowOnlyOriginalBodies

            'Remove the section view from model view
            objSection.RemoveFromModelView(objPMIMV)

            'Add the section view to model view
            objSection.AddToModelView(objPMIMV)

        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 SectionView_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        SolidEdgeFramework.Application objApplication = null;
        SolidEdgeAssembly.AssemblyDocument objDocument = null;
        SolidEdgeFrameworkSupport.Balloon objBalloon = null;
        SolidEdgeFrameworkSupport.Dimension objDim = null;
        SolidEdgeFrameworkSupport.PMI objPMI = null;
        SolidEdgeFrameworkSupport.PMIModelViews objPMIMVs = null;
        SolidEdgeFrameworkSupport.PMIModelView objPMIMV = null;
        SolidEdgeFramework.SectionView objSection = null;
        SolidEdgeFramework.PMISectionDisplayModeConstants SectionDisplayMode = SolidEdgeFramework.PMISectionDisplayModeConstants.sePMISectionDisplayShowCutFacesAndCutBodies;
        int nSectionCount = 0;
        string strCaption = null;
        string strName = null;
        string strStyle = null;
        long planeColor = 0;
        long edgeColor = 0;
        double dOpacity = 0;
        double dExtent = 0;
        bool bCutHardware = false;
        bool bShowCuttingPlane = false;
        DirectoryInfo SEInstallDir = null;
        SolidEdgeAssembly.Layout layout = null;
        SolidEdgePart.Profile[] profileArray = new SolidEdgePart.Profile[2];
        SolidEdgeFramework.SectionViews sectionViews = null;
        SolidEdgeFramework.SectionView sectionView = null;

        try
        {
            objApplication = (SolidEdgeFramework.Application)Marshal.GetActiveObject("SolidEdge.Application");

            //Get Solid Edge Installation directory
            SEInstallDir = GetTrainingFolder();

            //Open carrier.asm
            objDocument = objApplication.Documents.Open(SEInstallDir.FullName + "\\carrier.asm");

            layout = objDocument.Layouts.Add(objDocument.AsmRefPlanes.Item(3));

            profileArray[0] = layout.Profile;

            profileArray[0].Lines2d.AddBy2Points(0, -1, 0, 1);

            sectionViews = objDocument.SectionViews;

            sectionView = sectionViews.Add(1, profileArray, "test", 0.02, SolidEdgeFramework.SectionViewExtentSide.igLeftExtent, SolidEdgeFramework.SectionViewProfileSide.igRightProfileSide, false);

            //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);

            objPMIMV.AddDimAnnotOrSectionToView(sectionView);

            //Get count of Dimensions/Annotations/Sections in MV
            nSectionCount = objPMIMV.SectionCount;

            //Get the section object
            objSection = objPMIMV.SectionItem(1);

            //Get the section name and caption
            strCaption = objSection.Caption;
            strName = objSection.Name;

            //Set the section name and caption
            objSection.Caption = "AB";
            objSection.Name = "MV Section";

            //Set and get the annotation style
            strStyle = objSection.Style;
            objSection.Style = "DIN";

            //Get the cutting plane and cutting edges color
            planeColor = objSection.CuttingPlaneColor;
            edgeColor = objSection.CuttingPlaneEdgeColor;

            //Setting yellow color to cutting plane faces
            objSection.CuttingPlaneColor = 65535;

            //Setting red color to cutting planes edges
            objSection.CuttingPlaneEdgeColor = 255;

            //Get the cutting plane's opacity
            dOpacity = objSection.Opacity;

            //Set the new opacity
            objSection.Opacity = 0.0;
            objSection.Opacity = 1.0;

            //Get the extent distance of cutting plane
            dExtent = objSection.ThroughAllExtent;

            //Set the extent distance of cutting plane
            objSection.ThroughAllExtent = 0.2;

            //Get the cut hardware
            bCutHardware = objSection.CutHardware;

            //Set the cut hardware
            objSection.CutHardware = true;

            //Get and set the cutting Plane
            bShowCuttingPlane = objSection.ShowCuttingPlane;
            objSection.ShowCuttingPlane = true;

            //Get and set the section display mode
            SectionDisplayMode = objSection.SectionDisplayMode;
            objSection.SectionDisplayMode = SolidEdgeFramework.PMISectionDisplayModeConstants.sePMISectionDisplayShowOnlyOriginalBodies;

            //Remove the section view from model view
            objSection.RemoveFromModelView(objPMIMV);

            //Add the section view to model view
            objSection.AddToModelView(objPMIMV);

        }
        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;

        SectionView.Click += SectionView_Click;
    }

}