// Runs the "Normal-To view" command for a feature's sketch (this is the Ctrl+8 user shortcut in Solidworks)
public int RunNormalToSketchCommand()
{
Console.WriteLine(" Running 'Normal-To' command...");
ModelDoc2 thisModel = default(ModelDoc2);
try
{
thisModel = (ModelDoc2)swApp.ActiveDoc; // Get the part
if (thisModel == null)
{
return(-1);
}
int currentCommandID = 169; // // enum int for the NormalTo command (defined in 'swCommands_e')
string currentCommandTitle = "Normal-To"; // custom name for the command to be run, arbitrary
swApp.RunCommand(currentCommandID, currentCommandTitle); // Run the Normal-To command
thisModel.ViewZoomtofit2();
}
catch (Exception e)
{
ShowFatalErrorMessage(e.ToString());
throw;
}
return(0);
}