Change apply appearance option in material using SOLIDWORKS API
This example demonstrates how to change the Apply Appearance option in the material options using SOLIDWORKS API.
Dim swApp As SldWorks.SldWorks Dim swPart As SldWorks.PartDoc Sub main() Set swApp = Application.SldWorks Set swPart = swApp.ActiveDoc If Not swPart Is Nothing Then Dim swMatVisPrps As SldWorks.MaterialVisualPropertiesData Set swMatVisPrps = swPart.GetMaterialVisualProperties swMatVisPrps.ApplyAppearance = False swPart.SetMaterialVisualProperties swMatVisPrps, swInConfigurationOpts_e.swAllConfiguration, Empty Else MsgBox "Please open part document" End If End Sub