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Create Solid Bodies using Geometry and Topology APIs Example (VBA)

This example shows how to create a solid body using these geometry and topology APIs:

  • IBody2::Check3

  • IBody2::Operations2

  • IModeler::CreateBodyFromBox

  • IModeler::CreateBodyFromCone

  • IPartDoc::CreateFeatureFromBody3

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

'

' Problem:

'       This example shows how to use some of

'       the geometry and topolgy APIs to

'       construct temporary API bodies, perform

'       a boolean addition, and then create a solid

'       body feature from the result.

'

' Preconditions: None

'

' Postconditions: A new part is created containing a single solid

'           body feature that is the union of a box and

'           a cone.

'

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

Option Explicit

Const SWBODYINTERSECT           As Integer = 15901

Const SWBODYCUT                 As Integer = 15902

Const SWBODYADD                 As Integer = 15903

Public Enum swBodyOperationError_e

    swBodyOperationUnknownError = -1

    swBodyOperationNoError = 0

    swBodyOperationNonApiBody = 1

    swBodyOperationWrongType = 2

    swBodyOperationBooleanFail = 1058

    swBodyOperationNoIntersect = 1067

    swBodyOperationNonManifold = 547

    swBodyOperationPartialCoincidence = 1040

    swBodyOperationIntersectSolidWithSheets = 972

    swBodyOperationUniteSolidSheet = 543

    swBodyOperationMissingGeom = 96

    swBodyOperationSameToolAndTarget = 545

    swBodyOperationFailGeomCondition = 3

    swBodyOperationFailToCutBody = 4

    swBodyOperationDisjointBodies = 5

    swBodyOperationEmptyBody = 6

    swBodyOperationEmptyInputBody = 7

End Enum

Public Enum swCreateFeatureBodyOpts_e

    swCreateFeatureBodyCheck = &H1

    swCreateFeatureBodySimplify = &H2

End Enum

Sub main()

    Dim swApp                           As SldWorks.SldWorks

    Dim swModel                         As SldWorks.ModelDoc2

    Dim swModeler                       As SldWorks.Modeler

    Dim swFeat                          As SldWorks.feature

    

    Dim nConeParam(8)                   As Double

    Dim vConeArr                        As Variant

    Dim swConeBody                      As SldWorks.body2

    

    Dim nBoxParam(8)                    As Double

    Dim vBoxArr                         As Variant

    Dim swBoxBody                       As SldWorks.body2

    

    Dim vNewBodyArr                     As Variant

    Dim vNewBody                        As Variant

    Dim swNewPart                       As SldWorks.PartDoc

    Dim swNewBody                       As SldWorks.body2

    Dim swFaultEnt                      As SldWorks.FaultEntity

    

    Dim nRetVal                         As Long

    Dim bRet                            As Boolean

    Dim nCount                          As Long

    

    ' Form cone

    

    ' Face center

    nConeParam(0) = 0#

    nConeParam(1) = 0.1

    nConeParam(2) = 0#

    

    ' Axis

    nConeParam(3) = 0#

    nConeParam(4) = 0#

    nConeParam(5) = 1#

    

    ' Base radius

    nConeParam(6) = 0.2

    

    ' Top radius

    nConeParam(7) = 0.1

    

    ' Height

    nConeParam(8) = 0.3

    

    vConeArr = nConeParam

    

    

    ' Form box

    

    ' Face center

    nBoxParam(0) = 0#

    nBoxParam(1) = 0.1

    nBoxParam(2) = 0.2

    

    ' Axis

    nBoxParam(3) = 0#

    nBoxParam(4) = 0#

    nBoxParam(5) = 1#

    

    ' Width

    nBoxParam(6) = 0.3

    

    ' Length

    nBoxParam(7) = 0.25

    

    'Height

    nBoxParam(8) = 0.4

    vBoxArr = nBoxParam

    

    

    Set swApp = CreateObject("SldWorks.Application")

    Set swModeler = swApp.GetModeler

    

    Set swConeBody = swModeler.CreateBodyFromCone((vConeArr))

    Set swBoxBody = swModeler.CreateBodyFromBox((vBoxArr))

    

    ' Must be valid because parameters were specified

    Debug.Assert Not swConeBody Is Nothing

    

    Set swFaultEnt = swConeBody.Check3

    nCount = swFaultEnt.Count

    If nCount <> 0 Then

        Debug.Print "Faulty cone!"

        Exit Sub

    End If

        

    ' Must be valid because parameters were specified

    Debug.Assert Not swBoxBody Is Nothing

    

    Set swFaultEnt = swBoxBody.Check3

    nCount = swFaultEnt.Count

    If nCount <> 0 Then

        Debug.Print "Faulty box!"

        Exit Sub

    End If

    

        

    ' Must work because both bodies were created

    vNewBodyArr = swConeBody.Operations2(SWBODYADD, swBoxBody, nRetVal)

    Debug.Assert swBodyOperationNoError = nRetVal

    

    

    Set swNewPart = swApp.NewPart

    

    For Each vNewBody In vNewBodyArr

        Set swNewBody = vNewBody

        

        ' Force creation of a solid body feature

        Set swFeat = swNewPart.CreateFeatureFromBody3(swNewBody, False, _

                        swCreateFeatureBodyCheck + swCreateFeatureBodySimplify)

                        

        ' Must be able to create a solid body feature from a solid body

        Debug.Assert Not swFeat Is Nothing

    Next

End Sub

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