Rotate Assembly Component on Axis Using IDragOperator::Drag Example (VBA)

This example shows how to rotate an assembly component about an assembly axis using IDragOperator::Drag.

 

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' Problem:

'       This code shows how to use the MathUtility object

'       to directly create a transformation matrix (object)

'       that represents rotation about a point and an axis,

'       without having to know details of the OpenGL transformations.

'

' Preconditions:

'       (1) Assembly is open and fully resolved.

'       (2) Assembly component is selected.

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' Postconditions: Selected component is rotated 90° about assembly X axis.

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Option Explicit

 

Const PI                As Double = 3.14159

Const RadPerDeg         As Double = PI / 180#

'   DragOperator::TransformType

'       Translation     0

'       Transform is translation only

'

'       Axial rotation  1

'       Transform is rotation only

'

'       General         2

'       Transform can be translation or rotation or both

'   DragOperator::DragMode

'       Minimum Move    0

'       Move smallest number of geometries

'

'       Maximum Move    1

'       Move geometries rigidly if possible

'

'       Relaxation      2

'       Solve geometries using relaxation

Sub main()

 

    Dim swApp                   As SldWorks.SldWorks

    Dim swModel                 As SldWorks.ModelDoc2

    Dim swAssy                  As SldWorks.AssemblyDoc

    Dim swDragOp                As SldWorks.DragOperator

    Dim swSelMgr                As SldWorks.SelectionMgr

    Dim swComp                  As SldWorks.Component2

    Dim swXform                 As SldWorks.MathTransform

    Dim swMathUtil              As SldWorks.MathUtility

    Dim swOriginPt              As SldWorks.MathPoint

    Dim swX_Axis                As SldWorks.MathVector

    Dim nPts(2)                 As Double

    Dim vData                   As Variant

    Dim nNow                    As Single

    Dim i                       As Long

    Dim bRet                    As Boolean

    

    

    Set swApp = CreateObject("SldWorks.Application")

    Set swModel = swApp.ActiveDoc

    Set swAssy = swModel

    Set swDragOp = swAssy.GetDragOperator

    Set swSelMgr = swModel.SelectionManager

    Set swComp = swSelMgr.GetSelectedObjectsComponent2(1)

    Set swMathUtil = swApp.GetMathUtility

    

    nPts(0) = 0#

    nPts(1) = 0#

    nPts(2) = 0#

    vData = nPts

    Set swOriginPt = swMathUtil.CreatePoint(vData)

    

    nPts(0) = 1#

    nPts(1) = 0#

    nPts(2) = 0#

    vData = nPts

    Set swX_Axis = swMathUtil.CreateVector(vData)

    ' This is an incremental rotation,

    ' so angle is always the same

    Set swXform = swMathUtil.CreateTransformRotateAxis( _

                        swOriginPt, swX_Axis, 1# * RadPerDeg)

    

    

    bRet = swDragOp.AddComponent(swComp, False)

    Debug.Assert bRet

    

    swDragOp.CollisionDetectionEnabled = False

    swDragOp.DynamicClearanceEnabled = False

    

    ' Axial rotation

    swDragOp.TransformType = 1

    

    ' Solve by relaxation

    swDragOp.DragMode = 2

    

    bRet = swDragOp.BeginDrag

    Debug.Assert bRet

    For i = 0 To 90

        ' Returns false if drag fails, for example, because of a collision

        bRet = swDragOp.Drag(swXform)

        

        ' Wait for 0.1 secs

        nNow = Timer

        While Timer < nNow + 0.1

            ' Process event loop

            DoEvents

        Wend

    Next i

    bRet = swDragOp.EndDrag

    Debug.Assert bRet

End Sub

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