Modify Move/Copy Body Using Vertex Example (VBA)

This example shows how to modify a move/copy body feature using a vertex.

'---------------------------------------------------------------------
' Preconditions:
' 1. Verify that the specified part document exists.
' 2. Open the Immediate window.
'
' Postconditions:
' 1. Opens the specified part document.
' 2. Selects a solid body and two vertices.
' 3. Inserts a move/copy body feature and gets and sets some of its feature data.
' 4. Examine the FeatureManager design tree, the graphics area, and
'    the Immediate window.
'
' 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 swFeatureManager As SldWorks.FeatureManager
Dim swFeature As SldWorks.Feature
Dim swMoveCopyBodyFeatureData As SldWorks.MoveCopyBodyFeatureData
Dim swVertexFrom As SldWorks.Vertex
Dim swVertexTo As SldWorks.Vertex
Dim swSelectionMgr As SldWorks.SelectionMgr
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:\Users\Public\Documents\SOLIDWORKS\SOLIDWORKS 2018\samples\tutorial\multibody\multi_inter.sldprt"
    Set swModel = swApp.OpenDoc6(fileName, swDocumentTypes_e.swDocPART, swOpenDocOptions_e.swOpenDocOptions_Silent, "", errors, warnings)
    Set swModelDocExt = swModel.Extension
    Set swFeatureManager = swModel.FeatureManager    

    'Select solid body and vertices for move/copy body feature
    status = swModelDocExt.SelectByID2("Extrude-Thin1", "SOLIDBODY", 0, 0, 0, True, 0, Nothing, 0)
    status = swModelDocExt.SelectByID2("", "VERTEX", -0.085, 0, 0.065, True, 0, Nothing, 0)
    status = swModelDocExt.SelectByID2("", "VERTEX", -0.085, -0.09, 0.065, True, 0, Nothing, 0)
    swModel.ClearSelection2 True
    status = swModelDocExt.SelectByID2("Extrude-Thin1", "SOLIDBODY", 0, 0, 0, False, 1, Nothing, 0)
    status = swModelDocExt.SelectByID2("", "VERTEX", -0.085, 0, 0.065, True, 4, Nothing, 0)
    status = swModelDocExt.SelectByID2("", "VERTEX", -0.085, -0.09, 0.065, True, 8, Nothing, 0)    

    'Insert move/copy body feature
    Set swFeature = swFeatureManager.InsertMoveCopyBody2(0, 0, 0, 0, -0.085, 0, 0.065, 0, 0, 0, True, 1)

    'Roll forward the feature and get and set move/copy body feature data
    Set swMoveCopyBodyFeatureData = swFeature.GetDefinition
    status = swMoveCopyBodyFeatureData.AccessSelections(swModel, Nothing)
    Debug.Print "Move/copy body feature data:"
    Debug.Print "  Number of bodies to move or rotate and copy: " & swMoveCopyBodyFeatureData.GetBodiesCount
    Debug.Print "  Number of copies: " & swMoveCopyBodyFeatureData.NumberOfCopies
    Debug.Print "  Transform type (0 = None, 1 = Translation, 2 = Rotation): " & swMoveCopyBodyFeatureData.TransformType    

    'Change translation vertex
    status = swModelDocExt.SelectByID2("", "VERTEX", -0.085, -0.09, 0.065, True, 8, Nothing, 0)
    Set swSelectionMgr = swModel.SelectionManager
    Set swVertexFrom = swSelectionMgr.GetSelectedObject6(1, -1)
    swMoveCopyBodyFeatureData.TransformReferenceEntity = swVertexFrom
    swMoveCopyBodyFeatureData.TranslateToVertex = swVertexFrom
    status = swModelDocExt.SelectByID2("", "VERTEX", 0, -0.065, 0, False, 0, Nothing, 0)
    Set swVertexTo = swSelectionMgr.GetSelectedObject6(1, -1)
    swMoveCopyBodyFeatureData.TranslateToVertex = swVertexTo
    swMoveCopyBodyFeatureData.TransformX = 0.05    

    'Apply the changes and roll back the feature
    swFeature.ModifyDefinition swMoveCopyBodyFeatureData, swModel, Nothing    

    swModel.ViewZoomtofit2      

End Sub