Set multiple assembly components solving (rigid or flexible) using SOLIDWORKS API

User can change the solving options (rigid or flexible) for assembly components using components options page or toolbar command. This is however only limited for one component at a time.

This VBA macro allows to set either rigid or solved options for all selected components as one command using SOLIDWORKS API.

Specify the option as follows:

Const SET_FLEXIBLE As Boolean = True 'True - set to flexible, False - set to Rigid

Const SET_FLEXIBLE As Boolean = True

Dim swApp As SldWorks.SldWorks
Dim swAssy As SldWorks.AssemblyDoc

Sub main()

    Set swApp = Application.SldWorks
    
    Set swAssy = swApp.ActiveDoc
    
    If Not swAssy Is Nothing Then
    
        Dim vComps As Variant
        vComps = GetSelectedAssemblyComponents
        
        If Not IsEmpty(vComps) Then
            
            Dim solveOpts As swComponentSolvingOption_e
            
            If SET_FLEXIBLE Then
                solveOpts = swComponentFlexibleSolving
            Else
                solveOpts = swComponentRigidSolving
            End If
            
            Dim i As Integer
            
            For i = 0 To UBound(vComps)
                
                Dim swComp As SldWorks.Component2
                Set swComp = vComps(i)
                
                SetSolvingFlag swComp, solveOpts
                
            Next
            
        Else
            MsgBox "Please select assembly components"
        End If
    
    Else
        MsgBox "Please open assembly"
    End If
    
    
    
End Sub

Function GetSelectedAssemblyComponents() As Variant
    
    Dim swSelMgr As SldWorks.SelectionMgr
    Set swSelMgr = swAssy.SelectionManager
    
    Dim isInit As Boolean
    isInit = False
    
    Dim swComps() As SldWorks.Component2
    
    Dim i As Integer
    
    For i = 1 To swSelMgr.GetSelectedObjectCount2(-1)
        
        Dim swComp As SldWorks.Component2
        Set swComp = swSelMgr.GetSelectedObjectsComponent2(i)
        
        Const ASM_EXT As String = ".sldasm"
        
        Dim ext As String
        ext = Right(swComp.GetPathName(), Len(ASM_EXT))
        
        If LCase(ext) = LCase(ASM_EXT) Then
            
            If isInit Then
                ReDim Preserve swComps(UBound(swComps) + 1)
            Else
                ReDim swComps(0)
                isInit = True
            End If
            
            Set swComps(UBound(swComps)) = swComp
            
        End If
        
    Next
    
    If isInit Then
        GetSelectedAssemblyComponents = swComps
    Else
        GetSelectedAssemblyComponents = Empty
    End If
    
End Function

Sub SetSolvingFlag(comp As SldWorks.Component2, solveOpts As swComponentSolvingOption_e)
    
    comp.Select4 False, Nothing, False
    
    Dim suppOpts As Long
    Dim isVisible As Boolean
    Dim exlFromBom As Boolean
    Dim isEnv As Boolean
    Dim useNamedConf As Boolean
    Dim refConfName As String
    
    suppOpts = comp.GetSuppression()
    isVisible = comp.Visible
    exlFromBom = comp.ExcludeFromBOM
    isEnv = comp.IsEnvelope
    useNamedConf = False
    refConfName = ""
    
    swAssy.CompConfigProperties5 suppOpts, solveOpts, isVisible, useNamedConf, refConfName, exlFromBom, isEnv
    
End Sub