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Cogorlopez
Cogorlopez

Reputation: 63

Open .dwg Using SolidWorks API

I am trying to open a .dwg file in SolidWorks 2015. I have been succsesfully able to open a .slddrw by using

IModelDoc2 doc = swApp.OpenDoc6("C:/Temp/BlankDraw.SLDDRW", (int)swDocumentTypes_e.swDocDRAWING, (int)swOpenDocOptions_e.swOpenDocOptions_Silent, "", 0, 0);

The issue becomes when I replace the .slddrw portion with a .dwg, it returns null.

Is there a way a different way I need to look into to open the .dwg?

Upvotes: 4

Views: 1345

Answers (2)

Hugues Paquet Blanchette
Hugues Paquet Blanchette

Reputation: 612

Simple as: 

    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

    boolstatus = swApp.LoadFile2("T:\Debug-LstBlock.dwg", "11 0")
    Set Part = swApp.ActiveDoc
    End Sub

Upvotes: 3

Amen Jlili
Amen Jlili

Reputation: 1934

The SOLIDWORKS API recommends using the method ISldWorks::LoadFile4 to load non-native files.

This is what the API docs say aboot dwg files with the LoadFile4.

DXF/DWG files:

You can:

Let SOLIDWORKS determine the default values:

Paper size and sheet scale are computed to fit the input data.

Length unit is determined from the header of the input DXF/DWG file.

Sheet name is the same as the layout name in the input DXF/DWG file.

  • or -

Set your own values by using:

ISldWorks::GetImportFileData to obtain the IImportDxfDwgData interface.

Use the following methods with a Sheet argument of "" (an empty string) to set up your defaults before loading the file:

IImportDxfDwgData::GetPaperSize

IImportDxfDwgData::GetPosition

IImportDxfDwgData::GetSheetScale

IImportDxfDwgData::ImportMethod

IImportDxfDwgData::LengthUnit

IImportDxfDwgData::SetPaperSize

IImportDxfDwgData::SetPosition

IImportDxfDwgData::SetSheetScale

IImportDxfDwgData::SheetName

See IImportDxfDwgData for details about importing DXF/DWG data.

NOTES:

Getting the IImportDxfDwgData interface does not get default values from the input file. Any values not set by you are set to the values computed by SOLIDWORKS.

If the DWG/DXF file has multiple sheets, use these methods with a valid layout name in the Sheet argument to set up sheet specific settings, which overrides the default settings. If any of the individual items are not specified for a given layout name, the value used is from the defaults (layout name ""). If the default value is not specified, SOLIDWORKS computes and uses a meaningful value for that item.

Upvotes: 3

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