VBA macro to get feature type names using SOLIDWORKS API

This VBA macro reads the type names of the selected features in the feature manager tree using SOLIDWORKS API and displays the result in the message box in the following format:

<Feature Name>: <Type Name 1>, <Type Name 2>

Type names of selected features shown in the message box

Where Type Name 1 is an older version of feature type name retrieved via IFeature::GetTypeName SOLIDWORKS API method, while Type Name 2 is a newer version retrieved via IFeature::GetTypeName2

Type Name 2 will be equal to ICE for the boss-extrude and cut-extrude features created using the Instant3D functionality. Use the value of Type Name 1 to get the specific feature type name.

If it is required to copy the result into the text format, simply click on message box and press Ctrl+C to copy the value and paste it into any text editor, like Notepad via Ctrl+V:

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
        MsgBox GetTypeNames(swModel.SelectionManager)
    Else
        MsgBox "Please open model"
    End If
    
End Sub

Function GetTypeNames(selMgr As SldWorks.SelectionMgr) As String
    
    Dim typeNames As String
    
    Dim i As Integer
    
    For i = 1 To selMgr.GetSelectedObjectCount2(-1)
        
        On Error Resume Next
        
        Dim swFeat As SldWorks.Feature
        Set swFeat = selMgr.GetSelectedObject6(i, -1)
        
        If Not swFeat Is Nothing Then
            typeNames = typeNames & vbLf & swFeat.Name & ": " & swFeat.GetTypeName() & "; " & swFeat.GetTypeName2
        End If
        
    Next
    
    GetTypeNames = typeNames
    
End Function