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How to retrieve Geometry Boundary box values in a script

Question asked by Eric Snyder on Jun 15, 2018
Latest reply on Jun 18, 2018 by Amen Allah Jlili

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I have a bunch of file with a geometry boundary box. I want to make use of the x, y and z of that boundary box. I need to get those values and write them to a file.

How do I get those values in a VB.NET script?

Edit: For clarification I am talking about getting this accurate bounding box information in the script:

Edit #2:

I see that there is a way to make a custom property get the value of the bounding box:

"SW-Total Bounding Box Length@@@Bounding Box@@Default@FF00038 Tool base 1.1.SLDPRT"

It's there. How can I get that value?

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Deepak Gupta Jun 15, 2018 12:02 PM
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Eric, check macro in this post to help you get started Macro to create Bounding Box - How about Cylinders?

Though it VBA but should not be of much trouble to convert to VB.net or at least can give you the right direction.
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- Eric Snyder @ Deepak Gupta on Jun 15, 2018 2:22 PM
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  Thanks for that. I'm pretty confused by this though. It looks like there is no use of the Geometry feature Bounding Box at all. Instead it looks like the programmer wrote code that gets features of certain specific types of entity shapes and then calculates the numbers they need.
  
  What am I missing here?
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Amen Allah Jlili Jun 17, 2018 1:31 AM
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Eric,

I'm not sure there is a feature data object for bounding box that allows to get those dimensions - I would expect such object considerng the API's object model. The ability to add bounding box feature was recently introducted in SOLIDWORKS 2018. The dimensions are however saved as configuration-specific properties. Get those values is a piece of cake.

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- Eric Snyder @ Amen Allah Jlili on Jun 18, 2018 9:29 AM
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  Amen Allah Jlili:
  
  Thanks for that. I do not see any data object for the bounding box but entirely possible I am not looking at the right place. I'll contact my VAR and see what they can find.
  
  What is the object that can work with property values?
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  - Amen Allah Jlili @ Eric Snyder on Jun 18, 2018 11:54 AM
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    You can get the property value in one line. Get the active doc and do this:
    Dim PropValue As String
    PropValue = swModel.Extension.ConfigurationManager("configuration name here").Get(''Name of the property")
    
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    - Eric Snyder @ Amen Allah Jlili on Jun 18, 2018 12:39 PM
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             Dim swModel As ModelDoc2
              Dim swApp As New SldWorks.SldWorks
              swModel = swApp.GetFirstDocument
              Dim PropValue As String
              PropValue = swModel.Extension.ConfigurationManager("").Get("Total Bounding Box Length")
      I get:
      System.MissingMemberException: 'Public member 'ConfigurationManager' on type '_ComObject' not found.'
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      - Deepak Gupta @ Eric Snyder on Jun 18, 2018 3:01 PM
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        Sorry for a late reply but may you can use those macro to get the desired values and then delete the bounding boxes sketches.
        
        For you current issue, the configuration name is missing in this line
        
        PropValue = swModel.Extension.ConfigurationManager("Config name here required").Get("Total Bounding Box Length")
        
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      - Amen Allah Jlili @ Eric Snyder on Jun 18, 2018 3:30 PM
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        This is how to do it in VBA.
        
        Dim swApp As SldWorks.SldWorks
        Dim swModel As ModelDoc2
        Dim PropValue As String
        
        Sub Main()
        
        Set swApp = Application.SldWorks
        Set swModel = swApp.ActiveDoc
        'Name of configuration cannot be empty unless you have copied those properties from the configuration specific tab to the custom tab.
        PropValue = swModel.Extension.ConfigurationManager("Default").Get("Total Bounding Box Length")
        
        End Sub
        
        Cheers,
        Amen
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Amen Allah Jlili Jun 18, 2018 3:31 PM
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What do you mean by VB.NET script? Are you writing a VSTA macro?
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