static void Main(string[] args)
{
SolidEdgeFramework.Application application = null;
SolidEdgeFramework.Documents documents = null;
SolidEdgePart.SheetMetalDocument sheetMetalDocument = null;
SolidEdgePart.FlatPatternModels flatPatternModels = null;
SolidEdgePart.FlatPatternModel flatPatternModel = null;
SolidEdgePart.Models models = null;
SolidEdgePart.Model model = null;
SolidEdgeGeometry.Face face = null;
SolidEdgeGeometry.Edge edge = null;
SolidEdgeGeometry.Vertex vertex = null;
bool useFlatPattern = true;
bool flatPatternIsUpToDate = false;
string outFile = null;
try
{
Console.WriteLine("Registering OleMessageFilter.");
// Register with OLE to handle concurrency issues on the current thread.
OleMessageFilter.Register();
Console.WriteLine("Connecting to Solid Edge.");
// Connect to Solid Edge,
application = SolidEdgeUtils.Connect(false);
// Make sure user can see the GUI.
application.Visible = true;
// Bring Solid Edge to the foreground.
application.Activate();
// Get a reference to the documents collection.
documents = application.Documents;
// This check is necessary because application.ActiveDocument will throw an
// exception if no documents are open...
if (documents.Count > 0)
{
// Attempt to open specified SheetMetalDocument.
sheetMetalDocument = application.ActiveDocument as SolidEdgePart.SheetMetalDocument;
}
if (sheetMetalDocument == null)
{
throw new System.Exception("No active Sheet Metal document.");
}
// Get a reference to the Models collection,
models = sheetMetalDocument.Models;
// Check for geometry.
if (models.Count == 0)
{
throw new System.Exception("No geometry defined.");
}
// Get a reference to the one and only model.
model = models.Item(1);
// Get a reference to the FlatPatternModels collection,
flatPatternModels = sheetMetalDocument.FlatPatternModels;
// Observation: SaveAsFlatDXFEx() will fail if useFlatPattern is specified and
// flatPatternModels.Count = 0.
// The following code will turn off the useFlatPattern switch if flatPatternModels.Count = 0.
if (useFlatPattern)
{
if (flatPatternModels.Count > 0)
{
for (int i = 1; i <= flatPatternModels.Count; i++)
{
flatPatternModel = flatPatternModels.Item(i);
flatPatternIsUpToDate = flatPatternModel.IsUpToDate;
// If we find one that is up to date, call it good and bail.
if (flatPatternIsUpToDate)
{
break;
}
}
if (flatPatternIsUpToDate == false)
{
// Flat patterns exist but are out of date.
useFlatPattern = false;
}
}
else
{
// Can't use flat pattern if none exist.
useFlatPattern = false;
}
}
Console.WriteLine("Determining desired face, edge & vertex for SaveAsFlatDXFEx().");
// Some routine to get face, edge & vertex.
GetFaceEdgeVertexForModel(model, out face, out edge, out vertex);
outFile = Path.ChangeExtension(sheetMetalDocument.FullName, ".dxf");
//outFile = Path.ChangeExtension(sheetMetalDocument.FullName, ".par");
//outFile = Path.ChangeExtension(sheetMetalDocument.FullName, ".psm");
// Observation: If .par or .psm is specified in outFile, SE will open the file.
// Even if useFlatPattern = true, it's a good idea to specify defaults for face, edge & vertex.
// I've seen where outFile of .dxf would work but .psm would fail if the defaults were null;
Console.WriteLine("Saving '{0}'.", outFile);
models.SaveAsFlatDXFEx(outFile, face, edge, vertex, useFlatPattern);
if (useFlatPattern)
{
Console.WriteLine("Saved '{0}' using Flat Pattern.", outFile);
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine("Saved '{0}' without using Flat Pattern.", outFile);
}
}
catch (System.Exception ex)
{
#if DEBUG
System.Diagnostics.Debugger.Break();
#endif
Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);
}
}
static void Main(string[] args)
{
SolidEdgeFramework.Application application = null;
SolidEdgeFramework.Documents documents = null;
SolidEdgePart.SheetMetalDocument sheetMetalDocument = null;
SolidEdgePart.Models models = null;
SolidEdgePart.Model model = null;
SolidEdgePart.FlatPatternModels flatPatternModels = null;
SolidEdgePart.FlatPatternModel flatPatternModel = null;
SolidEdgeGeometry.Body body = null;
SolidEdgeGeometry.Faces faces;
SolidEdgeGeometry.Face face = null;
SolidEdgeGeometry.Edges edges = null;
SolidEdgeGeometry.Edge edge = null;
SolidEdgeGeometry.Vertex vertex = null;
bool useFlatPattern = true;
bool flatPatternIsUpToDate = false;
string outFile = null;
try
{
// Register with OLE to handle concurrency issues on the current thread.
SolidEdgeCommunity.OleMessageFilter.Register();
// Connect to Solid Edge,
application = SolidEdgeCommunity.SolidEdgeUtils.Connect(false);
// Get a reference to the Documents collection.
documents = application.Documents;
// Get a refernce to the active sheetmetal document.
sheetMetalDocument = application.GetActiveDocument <SolidEdgePart.SheetMetalDocument>(false);
if (sheetMetalDocument == null)
{
throw new System.Exception("No active document.");
}
// Get a reference to the Models collection,
models = sheetMetalDocument.Models;
// Check for geometry.
if (models.Count == 0)
{
throw new System.Exception("No geometry defined.");
}
// Get a reference to the one and only model.
model = models.Item(1);
// Get a reference to the FlatPatternModels collection,
flatPatternModels = sheetMetalDocument.FlatPatternModels;
// Observation: SaveAsFlatDXFEx() will fail if useFlatPattern is specified and
// flatPatternModels.Count = 0.
// The following code will turn off the useFlatPattern switch if flatPatternModels.Count = 0.
if (useFlatPattern)
{
if (flatPatternModels.Count > 0)
{
for (int i = 1; i <= flatPatternModels.Count; i++)
{
flatPatternModel = flatPatternModels.Item(i);
flatPatternIsUpToDate = flatPatternModel.IsUpToDate;
// If we find one that is up to date, call it good and bail.
if (flatPatternIsUpToDate)
{
break;
}
}
if (flatPatternIsUpToDate == false)
{
// Flat patterns exist but are out of date.
useFlatPattern = false;
}
}
else
{
// Can't use flat pattern if none exist.
useFlatPattern = false;
}
}
// In a real world scenario, you would want logic (or user input) to pick the desired
// face, edge & *vertex. Here, we just grab the 1st we can find. *Vertex can be null.
// Get a reference to the model's body.
body = (SolidEdgeGeometry.Body)model.Body;
// Query for all faces in the body.
faces = (SolidEdgeGeometry.Faces)body.Faces[SolidEdgeGeometry.FeatureTopologyQueryTypeConstants.igQueryAll];
// Get a reference to the first face.
face = (SolidEdgeGeometry.Face)faces.Item(1);
// Get a reference to the face's Edges collection,
edges = (SolidEdgeGeometry.Edges)face.Edges;
// Get a reference to the first edge.
edge = (SolidEdgeGeometry.Edge)edges.Item(1);
// Not using vertex in this example.
vertex = null;
outFile = System.IO.Path.ChangeExtension(sheetMetalDocument.FullName, ".dxf");
// Observation: If .par or .psm is specified in outFile, SE will open the file.
// Even if useFlatPattern = true, it's a good idea to specify defaults for face, edge & vertex.
// I've seen where outFile of .dxf would work but .psm would fail if the defaults were null;
models.SaveAsFlatDXFEx(outFile, face, edge, vertex, useFlatPattern);
if (useFlatPattern)
{
Console.WriteLine("Saved '{0}' using Flat Pattern.", outFile);
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine("Saved '{0}' without using Flat Pattern.", outFile);
}
}
catch (System.Exception ex)
{
Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);
}
finally
{
SolidEdgeCommunity.OleMessageFilter.Unregister();
}
}