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Catch new feature creation event from SOLIDWORKS API notification

This example listens for feature added event of the active part document using SOLIDWORKS API.

Once the new feature creation notification is caught, macro displays the message box to the user.

The listener is detached as soon as active part is closed.

Macro Module

Dim swApp As SldWorks.SldWorks
Dim swEventListener As EventListener

Sub main()

Set swApp = Application.SldWorks

Set swEventListener = New EventListener

Dim swPart As SldWorks.PartDoc

Set swPart = swApp.ActiveDoc

swEventListener.SetPart swPart

While swApp.ActiveDoc Is swPart
DoEvents
Wend

End Sub

EventListener Class

Dim WithEvents swPart As SldWorks.PartDoc

Private Function swPart_AddItemNotify(ByVal EntityType As Long, ByVal itemName As String) As Long

If EntityType = swNotifyEntityType_e.swNotifyFeature Then
MsgBox itemName & " feature is added"
End If

End Function

Sub SetPart(part As SldWorks.PartDoc)

Set swPart = part

End Sub