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Getting component's name when used more than once in sub-assemblies

Question asked by Gregory Oundjian on Dec 4, 2017
Latest reply on Dec 7, 2017 by Gregory Oundjian

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Hi everyone,

I have a main assembly that contains 2 sub-assemblies. Each one of these sub-assemblies contains the same component among others. I would like to get the name of that component so that I can suppress it or not depending on the design, or selecting one of its configurations. I like to use the GetComponentByName command for ease of my excel VBA program reading. For some reason, I am not able to get the name correctly. I have tried "component's name-instance@sub-assembly's name-instance" in the GetComponentByName command without any success. Same thing for sub-assembly's name-instance/component's name-instance... I realized that when the component is assembled only once in the whole assembly (no matter where...but only once!), I can get the component's name withe a basic GetComponentByName ("component's name-instance").

Anybody could help me?

Josh Brady Dec 6, 2017 10:06 PM

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Greg. Can I call you Greg? Buddy. Pal.

It don't work. You're doing it wrong. There is no correct syntax for using GetComponentByName to get non-top-level components. You can't get there from here. Do not pass GO. Do not collect $200.

The fact that it does work for you sometimes when there's only one instance of your subassembly is irrelevant. The Help states that GetComponentByName is only intended for top level components.

If you want to keep doing it wrong, by all means pursue the dream of using GetComponentByName. You shall overcome! (Except you won't.)

Alternately, if you want to do it right, add a few more lines.

Dim aComps As Variant

Dim i As Long

aComps = Part.GetComponents(False)

For i = 0 To UBound(aComps)

Set swComp = aComps(i)

If swComp.Name2 = "[name of top-level component]-[instance number]/[name of child component]-[instance number]" Then Exit For

Next i

But once again... What do I know. I've only been writing SolidWorks code for 15 years.

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Josh Brady Dec 4, 2017 5:08 PM

I don't think you'll be able to use GetComponentByName. Help specifies:

Parameters

CompName: Name of the top-level assembly component to get; I think you'll have to get there another way.

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Gregory Oundjian @ Josh Brady on Dec 4, 2017 7:10 PM

Thanks for your answer Josh... I still think I can get the name of the component even if the component is not at top-level. As a matter of fact, I can retrieve the component's name with GetComponentByName when only one instance of the component is assembled somewhere no matter the level.

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Josh Brady @ Gregory Oundjian on Dec 4, 2017 8:36 PM

OK, what do I know.

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Nilesh Patel Dec 4, 2017 11:31 PM

Hi Gregory,

Could you attach your macro? Have also tried "SelectByID2" to select the component?

Regards,

Nilesh

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Gregory Oundjian @ Nilesh Patel on Dec 6, 2017 7:34 PM

Hi Nilesh,

I have not tried the SelectByID2 command. I am not very familiar with it... Here is my code so far:

Sub Actualizar_Click()

Dim swApp As SldWorks.SldWorks

Dim Part As SldWorks.AssemblyDoc

Dim swComp As SldWorks.Component2

Set swApp = GetObject(, "SldWorks.Application")

Set Part = swApp.ActiveDoc

Set swComp = Part.GetComponentByName("Medio_cople_SIL-1")

If Worksheets("General").Range("H21").Value = "L" Then

swComp.SetSuppression2 (swComponentResolved)

swComp.ReferencedConfiguration = Worksheets("Silenciadores").Range("F41").Value

Else

swComp.SetSuppression2 (swComponentSuppressed)

End If

Th macro is run from the main assembly. It works fine as long as I don't have another Medio_cople_SIL-1 used somewhere else in my complete assembly. That means that SW manages to find this component no matter at what level it is assembled. For exemple, this component is assembled inside a sub-assembly (so it is not at top-level). But when I assemble the same component in another sub-assembly, then I have a problem. Actually, that makes sense because I am calling a component that is used twice in the complete assembly (that I understand!!!!). My question is: what is the proper syntax when using the GetComponentByName command. I already tried with "@" and "/" without any success...

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Josh Brady @ Gregory Oundjian on Dec 6, 2017 10:06 PM

Greg. Can I call you Greg? Buddy. Pal.

It don't work. You're doing it wrong. There is no correct syntax for using GetComponentByName to get non-top-level components. You can't get there from here. Do not pass GO. Do not collect $200.

The fact that it does work for you sometimes when there's only one instance of your subassembly is irrelevant. The Help states that GetComponentByName is only intended for top level components.

If you want to keep doing it wrong, by all means pursue the dream of using GetComponentByName. You shall overcome! (Except you won't.)

Alternately, if you want to do it right, add a few more lines.

Dim aComps As Variant

Dim i As Long

aComps = Part.GetComponents(False)

For i = 0 To UBound(aComps)

Set swComp = aComps(i)

If swComp.Name2 = "[name of top-level component]-[instance number]/[name of child component]-[instance number]" Then Exit For

Next i

But once again... What do I know. I've only been writing SolidWorks code for 15 years.

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Gregory Oundjian @ Josh Brady on Dec 7, 2017 4:02 PM

Hi Josh... Thanks for your reply... After doing some research, that's the type of code I ended up writing last night.

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Josh Brady Dec 4, 2017 5:08 PM
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I don't think you'll be able to use GetComponentByName. Help specifies:

Parameters
CompName
Name of the top-level assembly component to get
I think you'll have to get there another way.
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- Gregory Oundjian @ Josh Brady on Dec 4, 2017 7:10 PM
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  Thanks for your answer Josh... I still think I can get the name of the component even if the component is not at top-level. As a matter of fact, I can retrieve the component's name with GetComponentByName when only one instance of the component is assembled somewhere no matter the level.
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  - Josh Brady @ Gregory Oundjian on Dec 4, 2017 8:36 PM
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    OK, what do I know.
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Nilesh Patel Dec 4, 2017 11:31 PM
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Hi Gregory,

Could you attach your macro? Have also tried "SelectByID2" to select the component?

Regards,
Nilesh
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- Gregory Oundjian @ Nilesh Patel on Dec 6, 2017 7:34 PM
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  Hi Nilesh,
  
  I have not tried the SelectByID2 command. I am not very familiar with it... Here is my code so far:
  
  Sub Actualizar_Click()
  
  Dim swApp As SldWorks.SldWorks
  Dim Part As SldWorks.AssemblyDoc
  Dim swComp As SldWorks.Component2
  
  Set swApp = GetObject(, "SldWorks.Application")
  Set Part = swApp.ActiveDoc
  
  Set swComp = Part.GetComponentByName("Medio_cople_SIL-1")
  
  If Worksheets("General").Range("H21").Value = "L" Then
  
              swComp.SetSuppression2 (swComponentResolved)
  
              swComp.ReferencedConfiguration = Worksheets("Silenciadores").Range("F41").Value
  
  Else
  
              swComp.SetSuppression2 (swComponentSuppressed)
  
  End If
  
  Th macro is run from the main assembly. It works fine as long as I don't have another Medio_cople_SIL-1 used somewhere else in my complete assembly. That means that SW manages to find this component no matter at what level it is assembled. For exemple, this component is assembled inside a sub-assembly (so it is not at top-level). But when I assemble the same component in another sub-assembly, then I have a problem. Actually, that makes sense because I am calling a component that is used twice in the complete assembly (that I understand!!!!). My question is: what is the proper syntax when using the GetComponentByName command. I already tried with "@" and "/" without any success...
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  - Josh Brady @ Gregory Oundjian on Dec 6, 2017 10:06 PM
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    Greg. Can I call you Greg? Buddy. Pal.
    
    It don't work. You're doing it wrong. There is no correct syntax for using GetComponentByName to get non-top-level components. You can't get there from here. Do not pass GO. Do not collect $200.
    
    The fact that it does work for you sometimes when there's only one instance of your subassembly is irrelevant. The Help states that GetComponentByName is only intended for top level components.
    
    If you want to keep doing it wrong, by all means pursue the dream of using GetComponentByName. You shall overcome! (Except you won't.)
    
    Alternately, if you want to do it right, add a few more lines.
    
    Dim aComps As Variant
    Dim i As Long
    aComps = Part.GetComponents(False)
    For i = 0 To UBound(aComps)
    Set swComp = aComps(i)
    If swComp.Name2 = "[name of top-level component]-[instance number]/[name of child component]-[instance number]" Then Exit For
    Next i
    
    But once again... What do I know. I've only been writing SolidWorks code for 15 years.
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    - Gregory Oundjian @ Josh Brady on Dec 7, 2017 4:02 PM
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      Hi Josh... Thanks for your reply... After doing some research, that's the type of code I ended up writing last night.
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