View orientation in Macro 1

[CycloneWade]

I'm trying to switch to a predefined view in a part before the body of the macro executes. Here is the start of the macro.

Sub main()

Set swApp = Application.SldWorks

Set Part = swApp.ActiveDoc
Set SelMgr = Part.SelectionManager


boolstatus = Part.Extension.SelectByID2("Sketch2", "SKETCH", 0, 0, 0, False, 0, Nothing, 0)
Part.ClearSelection2 True
boolstatus = Part.Extension.SelectByID2("Sketch2", "SKETCH", 0, 0, 0, False, 0, Nothing, 0)
Part.FeatureManager.FeatureExtrusion2 True, False, False, 0, 0, 0.1524, 0.01, False, False, False, False, 0.01745329251994, 0.01745329251994, False, False, False, False, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, False
Part.SelectionManager.EnableContourSelection = 0



I'm using this command
Part.ShowNamedView2 "LogoView3", -1

I've placed this directly after Set SelMgr, but the macro reverts back to another view. I then place this after the creation of the first body and it switches views. My question is how can I have the view switch before I start creating bodies?

Thanks.

 

[handleman]

It looks like this macro was generated by the recorder. The issue is probably that when you create your first extrusion feature in a part, the display automatically reorients to show an isometric type view of the extrusion. There may be a way to create the extrude feature in a different way that doesn't do the reorientation. However, what's the problem with putting your named view orientation after the creation of the first feature?

-handleman, CSWP (The new, easy test)

 

[CycloneWade]

I'm trying to capture the macro events in a movie and would like the entire macro to run at the predefined view.

 

[ShaggyPE]

handleman,
I love the new signature, I thought of doing the same thing.

-Dustin
Professional Engineer
Certified SolidWorks Professional

 

[handleman]

If all you care about is the movie, just manually create some extrusion somewhere out off the screen, then run your macro.

-handleman, CSWP (The new, easy test)

 

[handleman]

Oh, and thanks, Dustin! It just doesn't feel right not qualifying the "CSWP" when some people took the test back when it really meant something.

-handleman, CSWP (The new, easy test)