Greetings All!

Consider When working with a Large model composed of ~7000 sub-models.

Now let us assume that Rebuild operation failure exists on the Root of the Model [MechE call it 'top-level' asm].

I have noticed a strong pattern: Dangling references in sketches of sub-models that prevent Rebuild operation.

We need to continue parsing through the entire tree using a recursive algorithm, but also heal the ~7000 model's Dangling References.

        /// 
        /// The create tree method.
        /// 
        private void CreateTree()
        {
            var solidWorksModel = this.solidWorksApplicationInterface.ActiveDoc as ModelDoc2;
            if (solidWorksModel == null)
            {
                this.Write("Failed to Parse Active Document" + Environment.NewLine, Color.Red);
                return;
            }
            var dataModel = this.DataFromModel(solidWorksModel);
            // Set Active Doc as root to tree
            this.Write(
                "Tree Root [Active Document]: " + solidWorksModel.GetPathName() + Environment.NewLine, 
                Color.Beige);
            this.root = new TreeNode(dataModel);
            var componentType = solidWorksModel.GetType();
            if (componentType == (int)swDocumentTypes_e.swDocASSEMBLY)
            {
                this.RecursiveParse(this.root, solidWorksModel);
            }
            // The addin **must call GC.Collect() twice** here in order to retrieve all managed code pointers 
            try
            {
                Marshal.ReleaseComObject(solidWorksModel);
            }
            catch (ArgumentException argumentException)
            {
                ConsoleEx.Write("Exception: " + argumentException.Message + Environment.NewLine);
            }
            catch (NullReferenceException nullReferenceException)
            {
                ConsoleEx.Write("Exception: " + nullReferenceException.Message + Environment.NewLine);
            }
            Cast.ToNull(out solidWorksModel);
            GC.Collect();
            GC.WaitForPendingFinalizers();
            GC.Collect();
            GC.WaitForPendingFinalizers();
        }
        /// 
        /// The method that recursively parses a model to build a tree of all
        /// its sub-components.
        /// 
        /// 
        /// The  of the tree for the current iteration.
        /// 
        /// 
        /// The SolidWorks model.
        /// 
        private void RecursiveParse(TreeNode trunk, ModelDoc2 solidWorksModel)
        {
            // Assume trunk is always verified as an assembly doc
            if (solidWorksModel == null)
            {
                this.Write("Failed to Parse Document" + Environment.NewLine, Color.Red);
                return;
            }
            this.Write("Parsing Children of " + solidWorksModel.GetPathName() + Environment.NewLine);
            // var solidWorksExtension = solidWorksModel.Extension;
            var solidWorksAssembly = Cast.To(solidWorksModel);
            try
            {
                if (solidWorksAssembly == null)
                {
                    return;
                }
                var subComponents = (object[])solidWorksAssembly.GetComponents(true);
                foreach (var iterator in subComponents)
                {
                    var solidWorksComp = iterator as Component2;
                    if (solidWorksComp == null)
                    {
                        continue;
                    }
                    ModelDoc2 solidWorksChildModel = solidWorksComp.GetModelDoc2();
                    if (solidWorksChildModel == null)
                    {
                        continue;
                    }
                    this.Write("Found " + solidWorksChildModel.GetPathName() + Environment.NewLine);
                    // Create a list of acceptable prefixes and check the filename
                    var prefixList = new List { "A-", "P-", "C-" };
                    var filename = Path.GetFileName(solidWorksChildModel.GetPathName());
                    /*
                    var includeFile = false;
                    foreach (var prefix in prefixList)
                    {
                        if (filename != null && filename.StartsWith(prefix))
                        {
                            includeFile = true;
                        }
                    }
                    // If none of the prefixes are found, ignore the file and continue
                    if (!includeFile)
                    {
                        continue;
                    }
                    */
                    // Check for duplicates
                    var duplicate = false;
                    var child = this.DataFromModel(solidWorksChildModel);
                    foreach (var sibling in trunk.Children)
                    {
                        if (child.Path == sibling.Data.Path)
                        {
                            duplicate = true;
                        }
                    }
                    if (duplicate)
                    {
                        continue;
                    }
                    // None, Part, Assembly or Drawing
                    var childType = solidWorksChildModel.GetType();
                    if (childType == (int)swDocumentTypes_e.swDocPART)
                    {
                        trunk.AddChild(child);
                        this.RecursivelyLooped(solidWorksChildModel);
                    }
                    else if (childType == (int)swDocumentTypes_e.swDocASSEMBLY)
                    {
                        var branch = trunk.AddChild(child);
                        this.RecursiveParse(branch, solidWorksChildModel);
                        this.RecursivelyLooped(solidWorksChildModel);
                    }
                }
            }
            catch (CatchAllException catchAllException)
            {
                ConsoleEx.Write("Exception: " + catchAllException.Message + Environment.NewLine);
            }
        }
        private void RecursivelyLooped(ModelDoc2 solidWorksChildModel)
        {
            // TODO: FOR ALL PART OF ASM
            // DO HEAL
            // None, Part, Assembly or Drawing
            var childType = solidWorksChildModel.GetType();
            if (childType == (int)swDocumentTypes_e.swDocPART)
            {
                var filename = Path.GetFileName(solidWorksChildModel.GetPathName());
                Log.TextEntry("Part: " + filename);
            }
            else if (childType == (int)swDocumentTypes_e.swDocASSEMBLY)
            {
                var filename = Path.GetFileName(solidWorksChildModel.GetPathName());
                Log.TextEntry("Assembly: " + filename);
            }
            solidWorksChildModel.ForceRebuild3(false);
            solidWorksChildModel.ShowNamedView2("Isometric", 7);
            solidWorksChildModel.ViewZoomtofit2();
            if (solidWorksChildModel.GetSaveFlag() == true)
            {
                int errors = 0;
                int warnings = 0;
                solidWorksChildModel.Save3((int)swSaveAsOptions_e.swSaveAsOptions_Silent,
                    ref errors, ref warnings);
            }
        }

Thanks,

Rob