Create Dedicated View Representation

[LIUZHILI8888]

how to Create Dedicated View Representation to create a view that displays only the flattened surface. The view representation is useful to isolate the surface in a part file

[LIUZHILI8888]

[A.Acheson]

Hi @LIUZHILI8888 

Can you share an image of this done manually first then we might be able to assist with a code version of the same. 

[LIUZHILI8888]

[A.Acheson]

Hi @LIUZHILI8888 

You can follow the path from part document down to DesignViewRepresentations. API help here

Dim partDoc As PartDocument = ThisDoc.Document
Dim partDef As PartComponentDefinition = partDoc.ComponentDefinition
Dim repManager As RepresentationsManager = partDef.RepresentationsManager
Dim designViewReps As DesignViewRepresentations = repManager.DesignViewRepresentations

designViewReps.add("NewViewRep")

[LIUZHILI8888]

how to  isolate the surface in a part file tn the view representation 

[LIUZHILI8888]

[A.Acheson]

Hi @LIUZHILI8888 

I think you will need to show the manual approach you take to isolate the surface in the model before you can do it by code. You cannot hide features unless they have been made into an independent solid and then you can control visibility of these solids. 

[Frederick_Law]

I don't think View Rep work for this.

More like ModelState.

SheetMetal has Flat Pattern.