public static void SaveAsIges(this IBody2 body, string igesFile, bool hidden = false)
{
SldWorks app = SwAddinBase.Active.SwApp;
var doc = app.CreateHiddenDocument(hidden: hidden);
doc.Extension.SetUserPreferenceInteger
((int)(swUserPreferenceIntegerValue_e.swUnitSystem)
, 0
, ((int)(swUnitSystem_e.swUnitSystem_MKS)));
try
{
var partDoc = (PartDoc)doc;
partDoc.CreateFeatureFromBody3(body, false, 0);
int errorsi = 0;
int warningsi = 0;
app.ActivateDoc3
(doc.GetTitle(), false, (int)swRebuildOnActivation_e.swRebuildActiveDoc, ref errorsi);
// http://help.solidworks.com/2013/english/api/sldworksapi/SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks~SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks.IModelDocExtension~SaveAs.html
// Note the doc says:
// To save as an IGES, STL, or STEP file, the document to convert must be the active document. Before calling this method:
// Call ISldWorks::ActivateDoc3 to make the document to convert the active document.
// Call ISldWorks::ActiveDoc to get the active document.
var status = doc // Note that this does not return the correct doc if the doc is hidden
.Extension
.SaveAs
(igesFile
, (int)swSaveAsVersion_e.swSaveAsCurrentVersion
, (int)swSaveAsOptions_e.swSaveAsOptions_Silent
, null
, ref errorsi
, ref warningsi
);
if (!status)
{
throw new Exception($"Failed to save {igesFile}. Got error bitmask {errorsi}");
}
}
finally
{
app.QuitDoc(doc.GetTitle());
}
}
