PC-DMIS 2021.2 Object Library
HighlightElement Method
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Name: Required case-sensitive String that indicates the CAD element to highlight.

All: Boolean value that indicates whether or not all CAD elements of that have Name should be highlighted. If set to TRUE then all elements with Name are selected. If set to FALSE, then only the first item in the list that has Name is selected.

PCDLRN ActiveX DLL > CadModel Object : HighlightElement Method

Description

This method highlights the specified CAD element (or elements) on the CAD model in the Graphics Display window.

Syntax

Visual Basic
Public Function HighlightElement( _ ByVal Name As String, _ ByVal All As Boolean _ ) As Boolean

Parameters

Name: Required case-sensitive String that indicates the CAD element to highlight.
All: Boolean value that indicates whether or not all CAD elements of that have Name should be highlighted. If set to TRUE then all elements with Name are selected. If set to FALSE, then only the first item in the list that has Name is selected.

Return Type

Boolean value. Boolean returns true if the function succeeds in highlighting the specified CAD element, false if it fails.

Remarks

Example

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' Sample Code: Dim App As PCDLRN.Application Set App = CreateObject("PCDLRN.Application") Dim Parts As PCDLRN.PartPrograms Set Parts = App.PartPrograms Dim Part As PCDLRN.PartProgram Set Part = App.ActivePartProgram Dim CADMod As PCDLRN.CadModel Set CADMod = Part.CadModel Dim strElement As String Dim boolYesNo As Boolean strElement = InputBox("Type the CAD element to highlight", "Highlight CAD") boolYesNo = MsgBox("Select all?", vbYesNo, "Select All") If CADMod.HighlightElement(strElement, boolYesNo) = False Then MsgBox "Element: " & strElement & " couldn't be highlighted", vbCritical, "No CAD Highlighted" Else MsgBox "Success. Element: " & strElement & " was highlighted", vbOKOnly, "CAD Highlighted" End If

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