How to extract features from Solidwork API?

Dear all,

i can use SolidWorks well, but new to SolidWorks API.
What i want to do is to extract the features from the existing
SolidWorks models? In UG, the users can design the part using the
features such as the block, the hole, the chamfer and it is easy to
extract the composed features name and the features' dimensions. But in
SolidWorks, the modelling process is based on Sketh and then create the
3D model using extruding, revolving or swepting process, is it possible
to get the block, hole or chamfer features information from the ready
solidwork part? From the feature manager design tree, the features in
SolidWorks are called extrude1, extrude2....is there any other method
to get the information about features such block, hole or cylinder
which are composed of the part?

In fact what i want to do is not extracting the features but want to
change any dimension of any features of the part and then update the
part automatically, but not as what to do to edit the part in
SolidWorks in which we have to edit the sketch dimension first and then
roll forward again and again. To tract the block, cylinder features
from the part is the first step for me to change the dimension and
update the solid model afterward, infact, it is still not easy to carry
on the next step.

Really hope someone who has done the similar job can give me some hint
to help me to go on with the work.

thanks very much, hope i have expressed myself well and you can
understand what i want to do.

 

Hello,

You can use ModelDoc::FirstFeature method to get the first feature of the
model (!). You can then use various methods of the Feature object to extract
information about the feature. You can, for example, determine feature type
by callin Feature::GetTypeName, get feature type specific data by calling
Feature::GetDefinition, and Configuration::GetParameters to get list of
model parameters. Every piece of detail is quite well documented including
various examples in the API help, so happy reading!

-h-

 

Hello,

You can use this one:

Set swapp = createobject("sldworks.application")

Set swModel = swapp.ActiveDoc

Set swfeat = swModel.FirstFeature
While Not swfeat Is Nothing
'Debug.Print swfeat.Name & " - " & swfeat.GetTypeName

Set swfeat = swfeat.GetNextFeature

Wend

Kind regards,

JJ
www.studiozwaard.nl

 

thanks so much guys

i will try it and come back to you later

thanks

 

thanks so much guys

i will try it and come back to you later

thanks