Get Projected Curve Feature Data Example (VBA)

This example shows how to get data for a projected curve feature.

'--------------------------------------------------------------
' Preconditions:
' 1. Verify that the part document exists.
' 2. Open the Immediate window.
'
' Postconditions:
' 1. Opens the specified part document.
' 2. Selects a face and sketches a spline on that face.
' 3. Selects the sketch of the spline and a face.
' 4. Inserts a projected curve feature.
' 5. Gets some projected curve feature data and prints it
'    to the Immediate window.
' 6. Examine the Immediate window, FeatureManager design tree, and
'    the graphics area.
'
' NOTE: Because the part is used elsewhere, do not save changes.
'----------------------------------------------------------------
Option Explicit

Dim swApp As SldWorks.SldWorks
Dim swModel As SldWorks.ModelDoc2
Dim swModelDocExt As SldWorks.ModelDocExtension
Dim swSketchManager As SldWorks.SketchManager
Dim swSketchSegment As SldWorks.SketchSegment
Dim swFeature As SldWorks.Feature
Dim swSelectionManager As SldWorks.SelectionMgr
Dim swProjectionCurveFeatureData As SldWorks.ProjectionCurveFeatureData
Dim swSketch As SldWorks.Sketch
Dim pointArray As Variant
Dim points(10) As Double
Dim status As Boolean
Dim errors As Long
Dim warnings As Long
Dim fileName As String

Sub main()

    Set swApp = Application.SldWorks    

    'Open part document
    fileName = "C:\Program Files\SolidWorks Corp\SolidWorks\samples\tutorial\api\block20.sldprt"
    Set swModel = swApp.OpenDoc6(fileName, swDocumentTypes_e.swDocPART, swOpenDocOptions_e.swOpenDocOptions_Silent, "", errors, warnings)    

    'Sketch a spline on the selected face
    Set swModelDocExt = swModel.Extension
    status = swModelDocExt.SelectByID2("", "FACE", -4.99223104334874E-02, 3.96239999998897E-02, 7.38137362270663E-03, False, 0, Nothing, 0)
    Set swSketchManager = swModel.SketchManager
    swSketchManager.InsertSketch True
    swModel.ClearSelection2 True
    points(0) = -6.24778997860176E-02
    points(1) = 7.29572078180673E-03
    points(2) = 0
    points(3) = -3.64588790258153E-02
    points(4) = 3.24586288177215E-02
    points(5) = 0
    points(6) = 1.04252377344665E-02
    points(7) = 1.40473535914225E-02
    points(8) = 0
    points(9) = 6.46002912861796E-02
    points(10) = 1.00590221094308E-02
    pointArray = points
    Set swSketchSegment = swSketchManager.CreateSpline2((pointArray), False)
    swSketchManager.InsertSketch True    

    swModel.ClearSelection2 True    

    'Insert projected curve
    status = swModelDocExt.SelectByID2("Sketch2", "SKETCH", 0, 0, 0, True, 0, Nothing, 0)
    status = swModelDocExt.SelectByID2("", "FACE", -4.97146993259321E-02, 0, -2.56283866693252E-02, True, 0, Nothing, 0)
    Set swFeature = swModel.InsertProjectedSketch2(1)

    'Get projected curve data
    status = swModelDocExt.SelectByID2("Curve1", "REFCURVE", 0, 0, 0, False, 0, Nothing, 0)
    Set swSelectionManager = swModel.SelectionManager
    Set swFeature = swSelectionManager.GetSelectedObject6(1, -1)
    Set swProjectionCurveFeatureData = swFeature.GetDefinition
    swProjectionCurveFeatureData.AccessSelections swModel, Nothing
    Debug.Print "Is reversed = " & swProjectionCurveFeatureData.Reverse
    Debug.Print "Number of targeted faces = " & swProjectionCurveFeatureData.GetFaceArrayCount
    Set swFeature = swProjectionCurveFeatureData.Sketch
    Set swSketch = swFeature.GetSpecificFeature2
    Debug.Print "Name of sketch = " & swFeature.Name
    swProjectionCurveFeatureData.ReleaseSelectionAccess

End Sub