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Select Near and Far Side Hole Wizard Countersink Features Example (VBA)

This example shows how to select near and far side Hole Wizard countersink features.

'----------------------------------------------------------------------------
' Preconditions:
' 1. Open a part that contains a Hole Wizard hole named, Hole1.
' 2. Modify the countersink diameter and angle values as required by Hole1.
' 3. Open an Immediate window.
'
' Postconditions:
' 1. Inspect the Immediate window.
' 2. The current near side countersink option is displayed.
' 3. The current far side countersink option is displayed.
' 4. The near side countersink option is toggled.
'    If the near side countersink option is selected,
'    the proper angle and diameter are set.
' 5. The far side countersink option is toggled.
'    If the far side countersink option is selected,
'    the proper angle and diameter are set.
' 6. The new near side countersink option is displayed.
' 7. The new far side countersink option is displayed.
' ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Dim swApp As SldWorks.SldWorks
Dim swModel As SldWorks.ModelDoc2
Dim FeatureData As SldWorks.WizardHoleFeatureData2
Dim Feature As SldWorks.Feature
Dim swModelDocExt As SldWorks.ModelDocExtension
Dim swSelMgr As SldWorks.SelectionMgr
Dim boolstatus As Boolean
Option Explicit
Sub main()

    Set swApp = Application.SldWorks
    Set swModel = swApp.ActiveDoc
    Set swModelDocExt = swModel.Extension
    Set swSelMgr = swModel.SelectionManager

    swModel.ClearSelection2 True

    boolstatus = swModelDocExt.SelectByID2("Hole1", "BODYFEATURE", 0, 0, 0, False, 0, Nothing, swSelectOptionDefault)
    Set Feature = swSelMgr.GetSelectedObject6(1, -1)
    Set FeatureData = Feature.GetDefinition

    Debug.Print "Near side countersink option is selected: " & FeatureData.NearSideCounterSink

    If (FeatureData.NearSideCounterSink) Then
        FeatureData.NearSideCounterSink = False
    Else
        FeatureData.NearSideCounterSink = True ' near side countersink option is selected
        FeatureData.NearCounterSinkDiameter = 0.0061 ' meters
        FeatureData.NearCounterSinkAngle = 1.57 ' radians
    End If

    Debug.Print "Far side countersink option is selected: " & FeatureData.FarSideCounterSink

    If (FeatureData.FarSideCounterSink) Then
        FeatureData.FarSideCounterSink = False
    Else
        FeatureData.FarSideCounterSink = True ' far side countersink option is selected
        FeatureData.FarCounterSinkDiameter = 0.0061 ' meters
        FeatureData.FarCounterSinkAngle = 1.57 ' radians
    End If

    boolstatus = Feature.ModifyDefinition(FeatureData, swModel, Nothing)
    Set FeatureData = Feature.GetDefinition

    Debug.Print "Near side countersink option is selected: " & FeatureData.NearSideCounterSink
    Debug.Print "Far side countersink option is selected: " & FeatureData.FarSideCounterSink

End Sub



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