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Get Chamfer Distances Example (VBA)

This example shows how to get the distances associated with the selected chamfer.

'---------------------------------------------------------------------------
' Preconditions:
' 1. Open a part document that contains at least
'    one chamfer feature.
' 2. Select a chamfer feature.
' 3. Open the Immediate window.
'
' Postconditions: Examine the Immediate window for
' the chamfer data.
'---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Option Explicit

Sub main()

    ' 1 radian = 180º/p = 57.295779513º or approximately 57.3º    
    Const DegPerRad         As Double = 57.3
    Dim swApp               As SldWorks.SldWorks
    Dim swModel             As SldWorks.ModelDoc2
    Dim swSelMgr            As SldWorks.SelectionMgr
    Dim swFeat              As SldWorks.Feature
    Dim swChamfer           As SldWorks.ChamferFeatureData2
    Dim swVertex            As SldWorks.Vertex
    Dim vEdgeArr            As Variant
    Dim vEdge               As Variant
    Dim swEdge              As SldWorks.Edge
    Dim vFaceArr            As Variant
    Dim vFace               As Variant
    Dim swFace              As SldWorks.Face2
    Dim vLoopArr            As Variant
    Dim vLoop               As Variant
    Dim swLoop              As SldWorks.Loop2
    Dim vLoopEdge           As Variant
    Dim vLoopEdgeArr        As Variant
    Dim swLoopEdge          As SldWorks.Edge
    Dim swEnt               As SldWorks.Entity
    Dim swSelData           As SldWorks.SelectData
    Dim i                   As Long
    Dim bRet                As Boolean

    Set swApp = Application.SldWorks
    Set swModel = swApp.ActiveDoc
    Set swSelMgr = swModel.SelectionManager
    Set swSelData = swSelMgr.CreateSelectData
    Set swFeat = swSelMgr.GetSelectedObject6(1, -1)
    Set swChamfer = swFeat.GetDefinition

    ' Get chamfer information
    Debug.Print "File = " & swModel.GetPathName
    Debug.Print "  " & swFeat.Name
    Debug.Print "    EdgeChamferAngle          = " & swChamfer.EdgeChamferAngle * DegPerRad & " degrees"
    Debug.Print "    EqualDistance             = " & swChamfer.EqualDistance
    Debug.Print "    EdgeChamferDistance(0)    = " & swChamfer.GetEdgeChamferDistance(0) * 1000# & " mm"
    Debug.Print "    EdgeChamferDistance(1)    = " & swChamfer.GetEdgeChamferDistance(1) * 1000# & " mm"
    Debug.Print "    VertexChamferDistance(0)  = " & swChamfer.GetVertexChamferDistance(0) * 1000# & " mm"
    Debug.Print "    VertexChamferDistance(1)  = " & swChamfer.GetVertexChamferDistance(1) * 1000# & " mm"
    Debug.Print "    VertexChamferDistance(2)  = " & swChamfer.GetVertexChamferDistance(2) * 1000# & " mm"
    Debug.Print "    KeepFeatures              = " & swChamfer.KeepFeatures
    Debug.Print "    Number of chamfered faces = " & swChamfer.GetFaceCount
   
Debug.Print "    Number of chamfered edges = " & swChamfer.GetEdgeCount
    Debug.Print "    Type                      = " & swChamfer.Type
        ' ChamferFeatureData2::Type
        '   1 = Angle-Distance
        '   2 = Distance-Distance
        '   3 = Vertex

    ' Roll back to get access to geometric entities
    bRet = swChamfer.AccessSelections(swModel, Nothing): Debug.Assert bRet
   

    Set swVertex = swChamfer.Vertex

    vEdgeArr = swChamfer.Edges
    vFaceArr = swChamfer.Faces
    vLoopArr = swChamfer.Loops

    If Not swVertex Is Nothing Then
        swModel.ClearSelection2 True
        Set swEnt = swVertex
        bRet = swEnt.Select4(True, swSelData): Debug.Assert bRet
    End If

    If Not IsEmpty(vEdgeArr) Then
        swModel.ClearSelection2 True
        i = 0
        bRet = False
        For Each vEdge In vEdgeArr
            Set swEdge = vEdge
            Set swEnt = swEdge

            bRet = swEnt.Select4(True, swSelData): Debug.Assert bRet

            Debug.Print "    EdgeFlip(" & i & ")              = " & swChamfer.GetIsFlipped(swEdge)

            i = i + 1
        Next

    End If

   
    If Not IsEmpty(vFaceArr) Then
        swModel.ClearSelection2 True
        i = 0
        bRet = False

        For Each vFace In vFaceArr
            Set swFace = vFace
            Set swEnt = swFace
       

            bRet = swEnt.Select4(True, swSelData): Debug.Assert bRet
           

            Debug.Print "    FaceFlip(" & i & ")              = " & swChamfer.GetIsFlipped(swFace)

            i = i + 1
        Next

    End If

   
    If Not IsEmpty(vLoopArr) Then

        swModel.ClearSelection2 True
        i = 0
        bRet = False

        For Each vLoop In vLoopArr
            Set swLoop = vLoop

            ' Cannot select loop-through-entity interface because loop
            ' is topology; instead, get edges (geometry) and select through
            ' entity from edge

            vLoopEdgeArr = swLoop.GetEdges

            For Each vLoopEdge In vLoopEdgeArr
                Set swLoopEdge = vLoopEdge
                Set swEnt = swLoopEdge

                bRet = swEnt.Select4(True, swSelData): Debug.Assert bRet
            Next

            Debug.Print "    LoopFlip(" & i & ")              = " & swChamfer.GetIsFlipped(swLoop)
            i = i + 1
        Next

    End If

    'Cancel changes
    swChamfer.ReleaseSelectionAccess

End Sub



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