Please check below snapshot
I have a UI fro my add-in which has TABS and controls inside TABS.
There are few global controls ( common to all TABS ) which I wan't to display
in the TOP section of the PropertyManagerPage ( inside a group ). Somthing
like below.
But I was not a able to find any help in API, on how to achieve this.
You probably need to go with the custom User Control so you can align controls as you want. Take a look at 2013 SOLIDWORKS API Help - IPropertyManagerPageActiveX Interface
I tried you suggestion and tried to add a "tabstrip" using MSComctlLib.TabStrip.
But it fails to to initialize, and object would not form. The code is as below...
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controlType = (int)swPropertyManagerPageControlType_e.swControlType_ActiveX;
align = (int)swPropertyManagerPageControlLeftAlign_e.swControlAlign_LeftEdge;
options = (int)swAddControlOptions_e.swControlOptions_Enabled |
(int)swAddControlOptions_e.swControlOptions_Visible;
activexcntr = (IPropertyManagerPageActiveX)group2.AddControl(activeXId, controlType, "ActiveX", align, options, "");
activexcntr.SetClass("MSComctlLib.Tab", "");
//MSComctlLib.TabStrip tabstrip = default(MSComctlLib.TabStrip);
//tabstrip = (MSComctlLib.TabStrip)activexcntr.GetControl();
MSComctlLib.Tab tab = (MSComctlLib.Tab)activexcntr.GetControl();
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The "tab" object is always null here. I have "Interop.MSComctlLib.dll" in references.
If you can refer to any good example that would be good. I tried below link.
2016 SOLIDWORKS API Help - Add ActiveX Tabs to FeatureManager Design Tree Example(C#)
Also tried something else with using standard "Windows.Forms"
Check image below, highlighted part is the IPropertyManagerPageWindowFromHandle.
But it's not stable, once I close the Property Manager Page and reopen, it disappears.
I have checked the documentation as well. I could only find references to creating Groups inside tabs. Not the other way around.
So let's start the other way around. Do you need that many controls that you need the tabs? Users usually get lost when there are too many buttons. Just really make sure you need them. There are built-in option for next and previous buttons if you do, maybe that's an option.
Yes TABS are required. Can not avoid them.
Also tried Artem's suggestion, there is an example on how to add ActiveX control under
But not sure how to have it on PropertyManagerPage.
Okay Windows.Forms.Form and swControlType_WindowFromHandle,
combination is working for me. So closing this query.
