Macro to remove all colors from SOLIDWORKS document

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This macro removes all colors from the part document on all levels (face, feature, body, model) using SOLIDWORKS API.

Macro can be configured to remove the colors from all configurations or active configuration only. This option can be set by changing the value of the following constant at the beginning of the macro:

Const REMOVE_FROM_ALL_CONFIGS As Boolean = True 'True to remove from all configurations, False to remove from active configuration only

Const REMOVE_FROM_ALL_CONFIGS As Boolean = True

Dim swApp As SldWorks.SldWorks

Sub main()

    Set swApp = Application.SldWorks
    
    Dim swModel As SldWorks.ModelDoc2
    
    Set swModel = swApp.ActiveDoc
    
    If Not swModel Is Nothing Then
        
        If swModel.GetType() = swDocumentTypes_e.swDocDRAWING Then
            Err.Raise vbError, "", "Drawings are not supported"
        End If
        
        Dim configOpts As swInConfigurationOpts_e
        configOpts = GetConfigurationOptions(REMOVE_FROM_ALL_CONFIGS)
        
        If swModel.GetType() = swDocumentTypes_e.swDocPART Then
                    
            Dim swPart As SldWorks.PartDoc
            Set swPart = swModel
                    
            Dim vBodies As Variant
            vBodies = swPart.GetBodies2(swBodyType_e.swAllBodies, False)
            
            RemoveMaterialPropertiesFromBodies vBodies, True, configOpts
            RemoveMaterialPropertiesFromFeatures swPart.FeatureManager.GetFeatures(False), configOpts
        
        End If
        
        swModel.Extension.RemoveMaterialProperty configOpts, Empty
        
        swModel.GraphicsRedraw2
        
    Else
        Err.Raise "Please open part or assembly document"
    End If
    
End Sub

Sub RemoveMaterialPropertiesFromBodies(bodies As Variant, removeFromFaces As Boolean, configOpts As swInConfigurationOpts_e)
    
    If Not IsEmpty(bodies) Then
        
        Dim i As Integer
        
        For i = 0 To UBound(bodies)
            
            Dim swBody As SldWorks.Body2
            Set swBody = bodies(i)
            
            swBody.RemoveMaterialProperty configOpts, Empty
                        
            If removeFromFaces Then
                Dim vFaces As Variant
                vFaces = swBody.GetFaces()
                RemoveMaterialPropertiesFromFaces vFaces, configOpts
            End If
            
        Next
        
    End If
        
End Sub

Sub RemoveMaterialPropertiesFromFaces(faces As Variant, configOpts As swInConfigurationOpts_e)
    
    Dim i As Integer
    
    If Not IsEmpty(faces) Then
    
        For i = 0 To UBound(faces)
            
            Dim swFace As SldWorks.Face2
            Set swFace = faces(i)
            
            swFace.RemoveMaterialProperty2 configOpts, Empty

        Next
    
    End If
    
End Sub

Sub RemoveMaterialPropertiesFromFeatures(features As Variant, configOpts As swInConfigurationOpts_e)
    
    Dim i As Integer
    
    If Not IsEmpty(features) Then
    
        For i = 0 To UBound(features)
            
            Dim swFeat As SldWorks.Feature
            Set swFeat = features(i)
            
            Debug.Print swFeat.Name
            swFeat.RemoveMaterialProperty2 configOpts, Empty
                
        Next
    
    End If
End Sub

Function GetConfigurationOptions(allConfigs As Boolean) As swInConfigurationOpts_e
    
    If REMOVE_FROM_ALL_CONFIGS Then
        GetConfigurationOptions = swInConfigurationOpts_e.swAllConfiguration
    Else
        GetConfigurationOptions = swInConfigurationOpts_e.swThisConfiguration
    End If
    
End Function