/// <summary>
/// Called when SolidWorks has loaded our add-in and wants us to do our connection logic
/// </summary>
/// <param name="ThisSW">The current SolidWorks instance</param>
/// <param name="Cookie">The current SolidWorks cookie Id</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public bool ConnectToSW(object ThisSW, int Cookie)
{
// Setup IoC
IoCContainer.Ensure();
// Store a reference to the current SolidWorks instance
// Initialize SolidWorks (SolidDNA class)
SolidWorks = new SolidWorksApplication((SldWorks)ThisSW, Cookie);
// Setup plug-in app domain
PlugInIntegration.Setup(SolidWorks);
// Any pre-load steps
PreLoadPlugIns();
// Perform any plug-in configuration
PlugInIntegration.ConfigurePlugIns();
// Call the application startup function for an entry point to the application
ApplicationStartup();
// Inform listeners
ConnectedToSolidWorks();
// And plug-in domain listeners
PlugInIntegration.ConnectedToSolidWorks();
// Return ok
return(true);
}
/// <summary>
/// Attempts to set the SolidWorks property to the active SolidWorks instance
/// </summary>
/// <returns></returns>
public bool ConnectToActiveSolidWork()
{
try
{
// Clean up old one
TearDown();
// Try and get the active SolidWorks instance
SolidWorks = new SolidWorksApplication((SldWorks)Marshal.GetActiveObject("SldWorks.Application"), 0);
// Log it
Logger.LogDebugSource($"Aquired active instance SolidWorks in Stand-Alone mode");
// Return if successful
return(SolidWorks != null);
}
// If we failed to get active instance...
catch (COMException)
{
// Log it
Logger.LogDebugSource($"Failed to get active instance of SolidWorks in Stand-Alone mode");
// Return failure
return(false);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Must be called to setup the PlugInIntegration application domain
/// </summary>
public static void Setup(SolidWorksApplication solidWorks)
{
// Make sure we resolve assemblies in this domain, as it seems to use this domain to resolve
// assemblies not the appDomain when crossing boundaries
AppDomain.CurrentDomain.AssemblyResolve += PlugInIntegrationMarshal.AppDomain_AssemblyResolve;
PlugInAppDomain = AppDomain.CreateDomain("SolidDnaPlugInDomain", null, new AppDomainSetup
{
// Use plug-in folder for resolving plug-ins
ApplicationBase = PlugInFolder,
});
// Make sure we load our own marshal
AssembliesToResolve.Add(typeof(PlugInIntegrationMarshal).Assembly.FullName);
// Run code on new app-domain to configure
mCrossDomain = (PlugInIntegrationMarshal)PlugInAppDomain.CreateInstanceAndUnwrap(typeof(PlugInIntegrationMarshal).Assembly.FullName, typeof(PlugInIntegrationMarshal).FullName);
mCrossDomain.SetupAppDomain(AddInIntegration.SolidWorks.SolidWorksVersion.RevisionNumber, solidWorks.SolidWorksCookie);
}