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Create Force Feature (VBA)

This example shows how to create a force feature for use with Basic Motion and Motion Analysis studies.

'------------------------------

' Preconditions: An assembly is open and Motion Study 3 exists.

'                SolidWorks MotionStudy type library is referenced.

'

' Postconditions: A Force feature is created.

'------------------------------

Option Explicit

 

Sub main()

 

    Dim swApp As SldWorks.SldWorks

    Dim swModel As SldWorks.ModelDoc2

    Dim swModelDocExt As SldWorks.ModelDocExtension

    Dim swSelMgr As SldWorks.SelectionMgr

    Dim swMotionMgr As SwMotionStudy.MotionStudyManager

    Dim swMotionStudy3 As SwMotionStudy.MotionStudy

    Dim swForceFeat As SldWorks.SimulationForceFeatureData

    Dim boolstatus As Boolean

    Dim swFeat As SldWorks.Feature

        

    Set swApp = Application.SldWorks

    Set swModel = swApp.ActiveDoc

    Set swModelDocExt = swModel.Extension

 

    ' Get the MotionManager

    Set swMotionMgr = swModelDocExt.GetMotionStudyManager()

    If (swMotionMgr Is Nothing) Then

          End

    End If

    

    ' Get Motion Study 3, which must must exist

    Set swMotionStudy3 = swMotionMgr.GetMotionStudy("Motion Study 3")

  

    If (swMotionStudy3 Is Nothing) Then

        MsgBox "Motion Study 3 is not available."

        End

    End If

    

    ' ACtivate Motion Study 3

    swMotionStudy3.Activate

    

    ' Select a face

    boolstatus = swModelDocExt.SelectByID2("", "FACE", -0.07792618280496, 0.06212618843159, 0.02214691016243, False, 0, Nothing, 0)

        

   ' Create the definition for the Force feature

    Set swForceFeat = swMotionStudy3.CreateDefinition(swFmAEMLinearForce)

    If swForceFeat Is Nothing Then

       Debug.Print "ERROR: Creation of force feature data object failed."

        Exit Sub

    End If

    

    ' Define the Force feature

    swForceFeat.ActionType = swSimulationForceAction_ActionOnly

    Set swSelMgr = swModel.SelectionManager

    ' Get the selected face

    swForceFeat.ActionLocation = swSelMgr.GetSelectedObject6(1, -1)

        

    Dim RelObj As Component2

    ' Get the component to which the just selected face belongs

    Set RelObj = swSelMgr.GetSelectedObjectsComponent3(1, -1)

   

    ' Select a face on a component and create the force feature relative to this component

    boolstatus = swModelDocExt.SelectByID2("", "FACE", -0.07924982844941, 0.06212618843165, 0.03225592518596, False, 0, Nothing, 0)

    swForceFeat.ReferenceComponent = RelObj

   

     ' Create a force feature

     Set swFeat = swMotionStudy3.CreateFeature(swForceFeat)

    

    If swFeat Is Nothing Then

        Debug.Print " ERROR: Creation of the force feature failed."

    Else

        Debug.Print "Name of the feature added : " & swFeat.Name

    End If

End Sub



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