Hi all,
I am trying to add my add-in features to the command tab. I am able to create the menu bar as well as the toolbars as shown in the attached image. But I would like to add a separate command-tab like 'Analysis Preparation' as shown in the image part 2. When the user clicks on the tab the features like Configuration, Specify materials will come like Fillet, Chamfer.
Thanks
That's called a flyout There are multiple types of them, like "show last used" or "always show this one".
Luke Malpass has made creating command groups (and creating an add-in) way simpler with SolidDna, a modern and user-friendly wrapper around the SolidWorks API. I suggest you try it out. We're just working out the details for the flyouts though, those don't work yet and I have to check what's going on there.
You need to call the CommandTab::AddCommandTabBox, here is an example: 2018 SOLIDWORKS API Help - Create CommandManager Tab and Tab Boxes Example (VB.NET)
If you are using C# or VB.NET this could be made much simpler with SwEx Framework
Here is link to help documentation: Hosting SOLIDWORKS commands in menu, toolbar and context menu using SwEx.AddIn
Hi Artem,
I looked at the SwEx FrameWork. Thanks for your effort.
But I don't want to do more changes in the add-in registration, event handler and all which is already done and tested. I will try this framework side by side.
I am going with this 2017 SOLIDWORKS API Help - Create CommandManager Tab and Tab Boxes Example (C#).
I created the command tab. For a single command box added two command items but it is coming two times(Same thing is getting repeated horizontal and dropdown. In second command box also showing previous items as shown in the image. Then I tried the flyout group but it is not showing the menu items.
Please find the image.
I am adding here my code snippet here.
int cmdIndex0, cmdIndex1;
int boxIndex0, boxIndex1;
SW.ICommandGroup cmdGroup = CmdMgr.CreateCommandGroup2(MainCmdGroupId, title, toolTip, "", -1, ignorePrevious, ref cmdGroupErr);
int menuToolbarOption = (int)(swCommandItemType_e.swMenuItem | swCommandItemType_e.swToolbarItem);
cmdIndex0 = cmdGroup.AddCommandItem2("CreateCube Test", -1, "Create a cube", "Create cube", -1, "CreateCube", "", MainItemId1, menuToolbarOption);
cmdIndex1 = cmdGroup.AddCommandItem2("Show PMP", -1, "Display sample property manager", "Show PMP", -1, "ShowPMP", "EnablePMP", MainItemId2, menuToolbarOption);
cmdGroup.HasToolbar = true;
cmdGroup.HasMenu = true;
cmdGroup.Activate();
bool bResult;
var moldBoxGroup = CmdMgr.CreateCommandGroup2(MainCmdGroupId + (count++), title, "Mold Box", "", -1, ignorePrevious, ref cmdGroupErr);
boxIndex0 = moldBoxGroup.AddCommandItem2("Edit Box Size", -1, "Edit Box Size", "Edit Box Size", -1, "EditBoxSize", "EnableBox", MainItemId1, menuToolbarOption);
boxIndex1 = moldBoxGroup.AddCommandItem2("Auto Box Size", -1, "Auto Box Size", "Auto Box Size", -1, "AutoBoxSize", "EnableBox", MainItemId1, menuToolbarOption);
moldBoxGroup.HasToolbar = true;
moldBoxGroup.HasMenu = true;
moldBoxGroup.Activate();
_flyGroup = CmdMgr.CreateFlyoutGroup2(FlyoutGroupId, "Dynamic Flyout", "Dynamic Flyout", "Flyout Hint",
mainIcons, icons, "UpdateBtns", "FlyoutEnable");
// Add the FlyoutGroup to the context-sensitive menus of faces in parts
bResult = _flyGroup.AddContextMenuFlyout((int)swDocumentTypes_e.swDocPART, (int)swSelectType_e.swSelFACES);
SW.CommandTab cmdTab;
cmdTab = CmdMgr.GetCommandTab(docTypes[0], title);
if (cmdTab != null & !getDataResult | ignorePrevious)
{
bool res = CmdMgr.RemoveCommandTab(cmdTab);
cmdTab = null;
}
if (cmdTab == null)
{
cmdTab = CmdMgr.AddCommandTab(docTypes[0], title);
int[] cmdIDs = new int[3];
int[] TextType = new int[3];
SW.CommandTabBox cmdBox = cmdTab.AddCommandTabBox();
cmdIDs[0] = cmdGroup.get_CommandID(cmdIndex0);
TextType[0] = (int)swCommandTabButtonTextDisplay_e.swCommandTabButton_TextBelow;
cmdIDs[1] = cmdGroup.get_CommandID(cmdIndex1);
TextType[1] = (int)swCommandTabButtonTextDisplay_e.swCommandTabButton_TextBelow;
cmdIDs[2] = cmdGroup.ToolbarId;
TextType[2] = (int)swCommandTabButtonTextDisplay_e.swCommandTabButton_TextBelow | (int)swCommandTabButtonFlyoutStyle_e.swCommandTabButton_ActionFlyout;
bResult = cmdBox.AddCommands(cmdIDs, TextType);
SW.CommandTabBox mldBox = cmdTab.AddCommandTabBox();
cmdIDs = new int[3];
TextType = new int[3];
cmdIDs[0] = moldBoxGroup.get_CommandID(boxIndex0);
TextType[0] = (int)swCommandTabButtonTextDisplay_e.swCommandTabButton_TextBelow;
cmdIDs[1] = moldBoxGroup.get_CommandID(boxIndex1);
TextType[1] = (int)swCommandTabButtonTextDisplay_e.swCommandTabButton_TextBelow;
cmdIDs[2] = moldBoxGroup.ToolbarId;
TextType[2] = (int)swCommandTabButtonTextDisplay_e.swCommandTabButton_TextBelow | (int)swCommandTabButtonFlyoutStyle_e.swCommandTabButton_ActionFlyout;
bResult = mldBox.AddCommands(cmdIDs, TextType);
SW.CommandTabBox flyoutBox = cmdTab.AddCommandTabBox();
cmdIDs = new int[1];
TextType = new int[1];
cmdIDs[0] = _flyGroup.CmdID;
TextType[0] = (int)swCommandTabButtonTextDisplay_e.swCommandTabButton_TextBelow | (int)swCommandTabButtonFlyoutStyle_e.swCommandTabButton_ActionFlyout;
bResult = flyoutBox.AddCommands(cmdIDs, TextType);
// cmdTab.AddSeparator(flyoutBox, cmdIDs[0]);
}
public void UpdateBtns()
{
_flyGroup = CmdMgr.GetFlyoutGroup(91);
_flyGroup.RemoveAllCommandItems();
_flyGroup.AddCommandItem("FlyoutCommand 1", "FlyoutCommand 1", 0, "FlyoutCommandItem1", "FlyoutEnableCommandItem1");
_flyGroup.AddCommandItem("FlyoutCommand 2", "FlyoutCommand 2", 0, "FlyoutCommandItem2", "FlyoutEnableCommandItem2");
_flyGroup.FlyoutType = (int)swCommandFlyoutStyle_e.swCommandFlyoutStyle_LastUsed;
}
Please tell me where I am going wrong.
When you use toolbar id as command id of a command tab, it will be rendered s drop-down:
cmdIDs[2] = moldBoxGroup.ToolbarId;
results in
As you are also adding the commands directly
cmdIDs[0] = moldBoxGroup.get_CommandID(boxIndex0);
cmdIDs[1] = moldBoxGroup.get_CommandID(boxIndex1);
That's get repeated.
So to get the expected result, you should place the commands you want to be in dropdown into a single toolbar and use cmdIDs[2] = moldBoxGroup.ToolbarId for that. And also do not place individual commands as well. You do not need a flyout for your case. Flyouts allow to render dynamic commands when for example title is changed. As far as I understand you are building static commands tab.
Thank you so much, Artem.
It worked for me. Currently, I have not added the images. Just keeping the image indices 0 or -1.
The flyout is not needed.
When you use toolbar id as command id of a command tab, it will be rendered s drop-down:
cmdIDs[2] = moldBoxGroup.ToolbarId;
results in
As you are also adding the commands directly
cmdIDs[0] = moldBoxGroup.get_CommandID(boxIndex0);
cmdIDs[1] = moldBoxGroup.get_CommandID(boxIndex1);
That's get repeated.
So to get the expected result, you should place the commands you want to be in dropdown into a single toolbar and use cmdIDs[2] = moldBoxGroup.ToolbarId for that. And also do not place individual commands as well. You do not need a flyout for your case. Flyouts allow to render dynamic commands when for example title is changed. As far as I understand you are building static commands tab.