How to use API to make an animation through mate controller?
In SW2017, I want to use API to make an animation in a motion study by animation wizard which can import the mate controller setting.
Using Record Macro ,unfortunately, I can't find the key codes about mate controller api and codes about how to import mate controller setting into a motion study.
There are only codes about selection functions.
[Macro : Mate Controller Setting ]
Option Explicit
Dim swApp As Object
Dim Part As Object
Dim boolstatus As Boolean
Dim longstatus As Long, longwarnings As Long
Sub main()
Set swApp = Application.SldWorks
Set Part = swApp.ActiveDoc
boolstatus = Part.Extension.SelectByID2("Links-1@Assem", "COMPONENT", 0, 0, 0, False, 0, Nothing, 0)
Dim myComponent As Object
Set myComponent = Part.SelectionManager.GetSelectedObjectsComponent3(1, 0)
myComponent.Solving = 1
boolstatus = Part.EditRebuild3()
boolstatus = Part.Extension.SelectByID2("Distance1@Links-1@Assem", "MATE", 0, 0, 0, True, 0, Nothing, 0)
boolstatus = Part.Extension.SelectByID2("Distance2@Links-1@Assem", "MATE", 0, 0, 0, True, 0, Nothing, 0)
boolstatus = Part.Extension.SelectByID2("LimitAngle1@Links-1@Assem", "MATE", 0, 0, 0, True, 0, Nothing, 0)
boolstatus = Part.Extension.SelectByID2("LimitAngle2@Links-1@Assem", "MATE", 0, 0, 0, True, 0, Nothing, 0)
Part.ClearSelection2 True
End Sub
[Macro : Mate Controller Setting ]
Option Explicit
Dim swApp As Object
Dim Part As Object
Dim boolstatus As Boolean
Dim longstatus As Long, longwarnings As Long
Sub main()
Set swApp = Application.SldWorks
Set Part = swApp.ActiveDoc
Dim motionStudyMgr As Object
Set motionStudyMgr = Part.Extension.GetMotionStudyManager()
Dim myMotionStudy As Object
Set myMotionStudy = motionStudyMgr.GetMotionStudy("Motion Study 3")
boolstatus = myMotionStudy.Calculate()
End Sub
[Fig1. Mate Controller Setting]
[Fig2. Animation Wizard Setting]
[Fig3. Animation in Motion Study]