I'm sorry if this is very simple, but is there a way to set the X, Y position of a drawing view? Online is says that you can use swView.Position = value, but I don't understand how to set "value" as the position I would like to place the drawing view.
Hi Kevin,
The position is displayed by X and Y coordinates. The value (returned by View::Position) is an array of 2 doubles. In VBA, you can do it like this: -
dim dArr(1) as double
dArr(0) = XPositionOfView
dArr(1) = YPositionOfView
dim vPos as variant
vPos = dArr
View.Position = vPos
Hope it helps!!!
Rajat Jain
It works great! Thank you!
Would there be any reason that some of the different configurations do not position themselves on the correct coordinates?
It seems like it gets the X value correct every time but the Y value is almost random. This is the code I used:
If swView.GetName2 = "Drawing View1" Then
dArr(0) = 0.11
dArr(1) = 0.1525
vPos = dArr
swView.Position = vPos
End If
If swView.GetName2 = "Drawing View2" Then
dArr(0) = 0.195
dArr(1) = 0.0975
vPos = dArr
swView.Position = vPos
End If
The drawing views are named correctly and I've stepped through the program to confirm that it sets the position. It does, but not at the correct coordinates.
Hi Kevin,
It might be because your views are aligned. Please remove the alignment and try again.
Hope it helps!!!
Rajat Jain
Good idea but there is no alignment on these parts.
The API allows user to position the View origin (center of the view) with respect to the Sheet origin. I hope you are putting up the correct coordinates. You also need Model::EditRebuild3() to ensure that the view position is updated.
You need to share your model and your script for better evaluation.
Hope it helps!!!
I added in .EditRebuild but this did not work. I would share my model and scripts but I cannot because of who my company make parts for. Would there be any other reason that the drawing views would be on the incorrect coordinates?
Kevin,
Welcome to working with drawing views in SolidWorks - they seem to be a bit of a "black box" for everyone. You might add some code to query the view after you've issued the EditRebuild3 to be sure it was in fact placed where you want it. Also, your models look as though they may have changed size (even the slightest change will cause the view to grow or shrink) - this may be your issue - querying the view should answer that question for you. You didn't mention how far off they were, so check that, and also make sure your views aren't locked - good luck!
Todd Carpenter wrote:
Kevin,
Welcome to working with drawing views in SolidWorks - they seem to be a bit of a "black box" for everyone. You might add some code to query the view after you've issued the EditRebuild3 to be sure it was in fact placed where you want it. Also, your models look as though they may have changed size (even the slightest change will cause the view to grow or shrink) - this may be your issue - querying the view should answer that question for you. You didn't mention how far off they were, so check that, and also make sure your views aren't locked - good luck!
In case you'd like to see the answer to the positioning issue... VBA: Setting drawing view position with "swView.Position" not working for certain configurations
That's great information - thanks Josh!
Hi Kevin,
The position is displayed by X and Y coordinates. The value (returned by View::Position) is an array of 2 doubles. In VBA, you can do it like this: -
dim dArr(1) as double
dArr(0) = XPositionOfView
dArr(1) = YPositionOfView
dim vPos as variant
vPos = dArr
View.Position = vPos
Hope it helps!!!
Rajat Jain