Hi all,
Below is the code for Changing Layer of dimensions using API.I tried to tweak the below code so that I can create a code for changing the layer of annotations.But, all my trials were failure.As I am new to API, I cant understand its flow and root. Please help me in tweaking for changing layer of annotations.
Const ToLayer As String = "FORMAT"
Sub main()
Dim swApp As SldWorks.SldWorks
Dim swModel As SldWorks.ModelDoc2
Dim swDraw As SldWorks.DrawingDoc
Dim swView As SldWorks.View
Dim swAnn As SldWorks.Annotation
Dim swDispDim As SldWorks.DisplayDimension
Dim NumShts As Long
Dim i As Long
Set swApp = CreateObject("SldWorks.Application")
Set swModel = swApp.ActiveDoc
Set swDraw = swModel
NumShts = swDraw.GetSheetCount
For i = 1 To NumShts
swDraw.SheetPrevious
Next i
For i = 1 To NumShts
Set swView = swDraw.GetFirstView
While Not swView Is Nothing
Set swDispDim = swView.GetFirstDisplayDimension5
While Not swDispDim Is Nothing
Set swAnn = swDispDim.GetAnnotation
swAnn.Layer = ToLayer
Debug.Print "Layer is " & swAnn.Layer
Set swDispDim = swDispDim.GetNext5
Wend
Set swView = swView.GetNextView
Wend
swDraw.SheetNext
Next i
End Sub
Thanks,
Arun. A
SolidworksApi macros