Insert Swept-cut Feature With Bidirectional Twist Example (VBA)

This example shows how to create a swept-cut feature with a bidirectional twist.

'-----------------------------------------------------------------------
' Preconditions: Verify that the specified part exists.
'
' Postconditions:
' 1. Inserts a reference plane and circle sketch at a midpoint on
'    the sweep path of the model.
' 2. Creates a swept-cut feature with a bidirectional twist.
' 3. Examine the FeatureManager design tree and graphics area.
'
' Note: Because the model 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 swSketchMgr As SldWorks.SketchManager
Dim swSketchSegment As SldWorks.SketchSegment
Dim swFeature As SldWorks.Feature
Dim swPathFeat As SldWorks.Feature
Dim swSelectionMgr As SldWorks.SelectionMgr
Dim swSweepFeatureData As SldWorks.SweepFeatureData
Dim swSweep As SldWorks.SweepFeatureData
Dim swProfileObj As Object
Dim swProfileBody As SldWorks.Body2
Dim swPathFeature As SldWorks.Feature
Dim myRefPlane As SldWorks.RefPlane
Dim skSegment As SldWorks.SketchSegment
Dim sketchLines As Variant
Dim status As Boolean
Dim boolstatus As Boolean
Dim longstatus As Long
Dim longwarnings As Long
Sub main()

    Set swApp = Application.SldWorks
    Set swModel = swApp.OpenDoc6("C:\Users\Public\Documents\SOLIDWORKS\SOLIDWORKS 2018\samples\tutorial\api\sweepcutextrude2.SLDPRT", 1, 0, "", longstatus, longwarnings)
    swApp.ActivateDoc2 "sweepcutextrude.SLDPRT", False, longstatus
    Set swModel = swApp.ActiveDoc
    Set swModelDocExt = swModel.Extension
   

    boolstatus = swModel.Extension.SelectByID2("Sketch4", "SKETCH", 3.68377611840314E-02, -1.01247230141019E-02, 0, False, 1, Nothing, 0)
    boolstatus = swModel.Extension.SelectByID2("Sketch3", "SKETCH", -0.030956245593495, -0.018624786459474, 0, True, 4, Nothing, 0)
   

    Set swSweep = swModel.FeatureManager.CreateDefinition(swFmSweepCut)
   

    swSweep.Direction = 1 ' Bidirectional sweep
    swSweep.PathAlignmentType = 0
    swSweep.TwistControlType = 8
    swSweep.SetTwistAngle 31.12217 'Radians
    swSweep.D1ReverseTwistDir = False
    swSweep.SetD2TwistAngle 12.139 'Radians
    swSweep.D2ReverseTwistDir = True
    swSweep.TangentPropagation = False
    swSweep.AlignWithEndFaces = False
    swSweep.MaintainTangency = False
    swSweep.AdvancedSmoothing = False
    swSweep.StartTangencyType = 0
    swSweep.EndTangencyType = 0
    swSweep.ThinFeature = False
    swSweep.SetWallThickness True, 0#
    swSweep.SetWallThickness False, 0#
    swSweep.ThinWallType = 0
    swSweep.FeatureScope = True
    swSweep.AutoSelect = True
    swSweep.MergeSmoothFaces = True
    swSweep.AssemblyFeatureScope = True
    swSweep.AutoSelectComponents = True
    swSweep.PropagateFeatureToParts = False
    swSweep.CircularProfile = False
    swSweep.CircularProfileDiameter = 0#
   

    Set swPathFeat = swModel.FeatureManager.CreateFeature(swSweep)

End Sub