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Get Sketch Regions Example (VB.NET)

This example shows how to get the sketch regions in a sketch.

'----------------------------------------------------------------------------
' Preconditions:
' 1. Open a model document that contains a Sketch1 feature with
'    one or more sketch regions.
' 2. Open the Immediate window.
'
' Postconditions: 
' 1. Gets each sketch region.
' 2. Press F5 at each Stop statement.
' 3. Examine the Immediate window.
'----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Imports SolidWorks.Interop.swconst
Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices
Imports System
Imports System.Diagnostics


Partial Class SolidWorksMacro

    
Sub main()

        
Dim myModel As ModelDoc2
        
Dim myPart As PartDoc
        
Dim SelMgr As SelectionMgr
        
Dim mySelectData As SelectData
        
Dim myFeature As Feature
        
Dim mySketch As Sketch
        
Dim regionCount As Integer
        Dim vSkRegions As Object
        Dim skRegion As SketchRegion
        
Dim myLoop As Loop2
        
Dim edgeCount As Integer, vertexCount As Integer
        Dim vEdges As Object, myEdge As Edge
        
Dim vVertices As Object, myVertex As Vertex
        
Dim vPoint As Object, X As Double, Y As Double, Z As Double
        Dim outer As Boolean, strOuter As String
        Dim i As Integer, j As Integer, k As Integer
        Dim boolstatus As Boolean

        myModel = swApp.ActiveDoc
        SelMgr = myModel.SelectionManager
        mySelectData = SelMgr.CreateSelectData
        myPart = myModel
        myFeature = myPart.FeatureByName(
"Sketch1")
        mySketch = myFeature.GetSpecificFeature2()
        
'             or
        '    Set mySketch = myModel.GetActiveSketch2()
        '    Set myFeature = mySketch

        If Not mySketch Is Nothing Then
            regionCount = mySketch.GetSketchRegionCount()
            Debug.Print(
"")
            Debug.Print(regionCount &
" regions in sketch " & myFeature.Name)

            vSkRegions = mySketch.GetSketchRegions()

            
For i = LBound(vSkRegions) To UBound(vSkRegions)
                skRegion = vSkRegions(i)

                
If Not skRegion Is Nothing Then
                    Debug.Print("  Region " & i & ":")
                    j = 0
                    myLoop = skRegion.GetFirstLoop()
                    
While Not myLoop Is Nothing
                        edgeCount = myLoop.GetEdgeCount()
                        vertexCount = myLoop.GetVertexCount()
                        outer = myLoop.IsOuter()

                        
If outer = 0 Then
                            strOuter = "Inner loop"
                        Else
                            strOuter = "Outer loop"
                        End If

                        Debug.Print("    Loop " & j & ": " & edgeCount & " edges, " & vertexCount & " vertices, " & strOuter)

                        vEdges = myLoop.GetEdges()

                        
For k = LBound(vEdges) To UBound(vEdges)
                            myEdge = vEdges(k)
                            
If Not myEdge Is Nothing Then
                                Debug.Print("      Edge " & k & ": ")
                            
End If

                        Next k

                        vVertices = myLoop.GetVertices()

                        
For k = LBound(vVertices) To UBound(vVertices)
                            myVertex = vVertices(k)
                            
If Not myVertex Is Nothing Then
                                vPoint = myVertex.GetPoint()
                                X = vPoint(0)
                                Y = vPoint(1)
                                Z = vPoint(2)

                                Debug.Print(
"      Vertex " & k & ": " & "(" & X & ", " & Y & ", " & Z & ")")
                            
End If
                        Next k

                        myLoop = myLoop.GetNext()
                        j = j + 1
                    
End While

                    boolstatus = skRegion.Select2(False, mySelectData)
                    
If boolstatus = 0 Then
                        Debug.Print("    Selection of region failed.")
                    
End If

                    Stop

                End If

            Next i

        
End If

    End Sub

    
    
Public swApp As SldWorks


End Class

 



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