Create Local Sketch-driven Pattern Example (VBA)
This example shows how to create a local sketch-driven pattern feature.
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' Preconditions:
' 1. Specified assembly document to open exists.
' 2. Open the Immediate window.
'
' Postconditions:
' 1. Opens specified assembly document.
' 2. Creates a sketch for the local sketch-driven
' pattern feature.
' 3. Selects an assembly component and the just-created
' sketch for the local sketch-driven pattern feature.
' 4. Creates the local sketch-driven pattern feature.
' 5. Prints to the Immediate window values and settings
' of the local sketch-driven pattern feature.
' 6. Examine the Immediate window.
'
' NOTE: Because this assembly is used elsewhere, do not save
' any changes when closing it.
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Option Explicit
Dim swApp As SldWorks.SldWorks
Dim swModel As ModelDoc2
Dim swSketchMgr As SldWorks.SketchManager
Dim swSketchPoint As SldWorks.SketchPoint
Dim swModelDocExt As SldWorks.ModelDocExtension
Dim swFeatMgr As FeatureManager
Dim swFeat As Feature
Dim swLocalSketchPatternFeat As SldWorks.LocalSketchPatternFeatureData
Dim fileName As String
Dim status As Boolean
Dim errors As Long
Dim warnings As Long
Sub main()
Set swApp = Application.SldWorks
'Open assembly document
fileName = "C:\Program Files\SOLIDWORKS Corp\SOLIDWORKS\samples\tutorial\api\assem1.sldasm"
Set swModel = swApp.OpenDoc6(fileName, swDocumentTypes_e.swDocASSEMBLY, swOpenDocOptions_e.swOpenDocOptions_Silent, "", errors, warnings)
'Create sketch
Set swSketchMgr = swModel.SketchManager
swSketchMgr.InsertSketch True
Set swSketchPoint = swSketchMgr.CreatePoint(0.025, -0.05, 0#)
Set swSketchPoint = swSketchMgr.CreatePoint(0.05, -0.075, 0#)
Set swSketchPoint = swSketchMgr.CreatePoint(0.1, -0.05, 0#)
swSketchMgr.InsertSketch True
'Select a component and the just-created sketch
'for the local sketch-driven pattern feature
Set swModelDocExt = swModel.Extension
status = swModelDocExt.SelectByID2("TestPart1-1@assem1", "COMPONENT", 0, 0, 0, False, 1, Nothing, 0)
status = swModelDocExt.SelectByID2("Sketch1", "SKETCH", 0, 0, 0, True, 16, Nothing, 0)
'Create local sketch-driven pattern feature
Set swFeatMgr = swModel.FeatureManager
Set swFeat = swFeatMgr.FeatureLocalSketchDrivenPattern(swLocalSketchPatternReferencePoint_e.swLocalSketchPatternComponentOrigin)
'Get local sketch-driven pattern feature data
Set swLocalSketchPatternFeat = swFeat.GetDefinition
Debug.Print "Local sketch-driven pattern properties: "
Debug.Print " Number of components: " & swLocalSketchPatternFeat.GetPatternComponentCount
Debug.Print " Number of items skipped: " & swLocalSketchPatternFeat.GetSkippedItemCount
Debug.Print " Type of reference point: " & swLocalSketchPatternFeat.ReferencePoint
Debug.Print " Is reference point a closed curve, sketch point, vertex, or default value: " & swLocalSketchPatternFeat.GetReferencePointType
End Sub