Insert Extruded Surface Example (VBA)

This example shows how to insert an extruded surface in a model.

'--------------------------------------------------------------------------
' Preconditions:
' 1. Verify that the specified part template exists.
' 2. Open the Immediate window.
'
' Postconditions:
' 1. Creates a new part and inserts Surface-Extrude1.
' 2. Expand the Surface Bodies folder to verify that it contains:
'    * Surface-Extrude[1]
'    * Surface-Extrude[2]
'    * Surface-Extrude[3]
' 3. Examine the Immediate window and graphics area.
'---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Option Explicit

Dim swApp As SldWorks.SldWorks
Dim swModel As SldWorks.ModelDoc2
Dim swModelDocExt As SldWorks.ModelDocExtension
Dim swSketchManager As SldWorks.SketchManager
Dim sketchLines As Variant
Dim swSketchSegment As SldWorks.SketchSegment
Dim swSelMgr As SldWorks.SelectionMgr
Dim swFeatureManager As SldWorks.FeatureManager
Dim swFeature As SldWorks.Feature
Dim swSurfExtrudeFeature As SldWorks.SurfExtrudeFeatureData
Dim status As Boolean

Sub main()

    Set swApp = Application.SldWorks
    Set swModel = swApp.NewDocument("C:\ProgramData\SOLIDWORKS\SOLIDWORKS 2017\templates\Part.prtdot", 0, 0, 0)    

    'Create sketches for extruded surface feature
    Set swSketchManager = swModel.SketchManager
    swSketchManager.InsertSketch True
    Set swModelDocExt = swModel.Extension
    status = swModelDocExt.SelectByID2("Front Plane", "PLANE", -0.03891024234798, 0.02968528649877, 3.646590412283E-04, False, 0, Nothing, 0)
    swModel.ClearSelection2 True
    sketchLines = swSketchManager.CreateCornerRectangle(-0.05517876768764, 0.008130204900836, 0, -0.02399076855985, -0.0155939995639, 0)
    swModel.ClearSelection2 True
    sketchLines = swSketchManager.CreateCornerRectangle(-0.003731897331531, 0.008130204900836, 0, 0.0285223581767, -0.02998846069981, 0)
    swModel.ClearSelection2 True
    Set swSketchSegment = swSketchManager.CreateCircle(0.053579, 0.013995, 0#, 0.06819, 0.018462, 0#)
    swModel.ClearSelection2 True
    swSketchManager.InsertSketch True
    swModel.ShowNamedView2 "*Trimetric", 8
    swModel.ClearSelection2 True
    status = swModelDocExt.SelectByID2("Sketch1", "SKETCH", 0, 0, 0, False, 0, Nothing, 0)

    ' Create a blind surface extrude 
    ' in two directions from the selected sketch
    ' in a direction normal to the selected sketch plane
    Set swFeatureManager = swModel.FeatureManager
    swFeatureManager.FeatureExtruRefSurface3 False, False, swStartConditions_e.swStartSketchPlane, 0, swEndConditions_e.swEndCondBlind, swEndConditions_e.swEndCondBlind, 0.01, 0.01, True, False, False, False, 0.4, 0, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False

    swModel.ClearSelection2 True

    ' Get Surface-Extrude1 feature
    Set swSelMgr = swModel.SelectionManager
    status = swModelDocExt.SelectByID2("Surface-Extrude1", "BODYFEATURE", 0, 0, 0, False, 0, Nothing, 0)
    Set swFeature = swSelMgr.GetSelectedObject6(1, -1)
    Set swSurfExtrudeFeature = swFeature.GetDefinition    

    'Access Surface-Extrude1 feature data
    swSurfExtrudeFeature.AccessSelections swModel, Nothing

    Debug.Print swFeature.Name
    Debug.Print "  Depth:"
    Debug.Print "    Forward direction: " & swSurfExtrudeFeature.GetDepth(True)
    Debug.Print "    Reverse direction: " & swSurfExtrudeFeature.GetDepth(False)
    Debug.Print "  End condition as defined in swSurfaceExtendEndCond_e:"
    Debug.Print "    Forward direction: " & swSurfExtrudeFeature.GetEndCondition(True)
    Debug.Print "    Reverse direction: " & swSurfExtrudeFeature.GetEndCondition(False)
    Debug.Print "  Reverse offset enabled:"
    Debug.Print "    Forward direction? " & swSurfExtrudeFeature.GetReverseOffset(True)
    Debug.Print "    Reverse direction? " & swSurfExtrudeFeature.GetReverseOffset(False)
    Debug.Print "  Translate surface setting enabled:"
    Debug.Print "    Forward direction? " & swSurfExtrudeFeature.GetTranslateSurface(True)
    Debug.Print "    Reverse direction? " & swSurfExtrudeFeature.GetTranslateSurface(False)
    Debug.Print "  Surface extruded in both directions? " & swSurfExtrudeFeature.BothDirections
    Debug.Print "  Extrusion reversed? " & swSurfExtrudeFeature.ReverseDirection
    Debug.Print "  Direction 1 end:"
    Debug.Print "    Capped? " & swSurfExtrudeFeature.D1CapEnd
    Debug.Print "    Drafted? " & swSurfExtrudeFeature.D1DraftOn
    If swSurfExtrudeFeature.D1DraftOn Then
        Debug.Print "      Angle: " & swSurfExtrudeFeature.D1DraftAngle
        Debug.Print "      Inward (false) or outward (true)? " & swSurfExtrudeFeature.D1DraftOutward
    End If
    Debug.Print "  Direction 2 end:"
    Debug.Print "    Capped? " & swSurfExtrudeFeature.D2CapEnd
    Debug.Print "    Drafted? " & swSurfExtrudeFeature.D2DraftOn
    If swSurfExtrudeFeature.D2DraftOn Then
        Debug.Print "      Angle: " & swSurfExtrudeFeature.D2DraftAngle
        Debug.Print "      Inward (false) or outward (true)? " & swSurfExtrudeFeature.D2DraftOutward
    End If
    Debug.Print "  Delete original face? " & swSurfExtrudeFeature.DeleteOriginalFace
    Debug.Print "  Knit extrusion result? " & swSurfExtrudeFeature.KnitResult

    'Release Surface-Extrude1 feature data
    swSurfExtrudeFeature.ReleaseSelectionAccess

End Sub