Function InsertFreeform( _
   ByVal Continuity0 As System.Short, _
   ByVal Continuity1 As System.Short, _
   ByVal Continuity2 As System.Short, _
   ByVal Continuity3 As System.Short, _
   ByVal Symmetric0 As System.Boolean, _
   ByVal Symmetric1 As System.Boolean _
) As Feature

Dim instance As IFeatureManager
Dim Continuity0 As System.Short
Dim Continuity1 As System.Short
Dim Continuity2 As System.Short
Dim Continuity3 As System.Short
Dim Symmetric0 As System.Boolean
Dim Symmetric1 As System.Boolean
Dim value As Feature
 
value = instance.InsertFreeform(Continuity0, Continuity1, Continuity2, Continuity3, Symmetric0, Symmetric1)

Feature InsertFreeform( 
   System.short Continuity0,
   System.short Continuity1,
   System.short Continuity2,
   System.short Continuity3,
   System.bool Symmetric0,
   System.bool Symmetric1
)

Feature^ InsertFreeform( 
&   System.short Continuity0,
&   System.short Continuity1,
&   System.short Continuity2,
&   System.short Continuity3,
&   System.bool Symmetric0,
&   System.bool Symmetric1
) 

Parameters

Continuity0

Continuity of edge 1:

• -1 = Movable

• 0 = Contact

• 2 = Tangent

• 3 = Curvature

Continuity1

Continuity of edge 2:

• -1 = Movable

• 0 = Contact

• 2 = Tangent

• 3 = Curvature

Continuity2

Continuity of edge 3:

• -1 = Movable

• 0 = Contact

• 2 = Tangent

• 3 = Curvature

Continuity3

Continuity of edge 4:

• -1 = Movable

• 0 = Contact

• 2 = Tangent

• 3 = Curvature

Symmetric0

True if symmetry is on in Direction 0, false if not

Symmetric1

True if symmetry is on in Direction 1, false if not

Return Value

The SOLIDWORKS API Freeform-related methods are intended to journal the actions performed by an interactive user while creating the feature. Because user interaction is required to create a Freeform feature, fully automating the creation of it is not possible using the SOLIDWORKS API.

The typical steps performed by an interactive user to create a Freeform feature are:

1. Select the face to form. 
   
   NOTE: The face must have four sides.
   

2. Add curves on the selected face. Corresponds to IFeatureManager::SetFreeformCurveData.

3. Add points on the curves. Corresponds to IFeatureManager::SetFreeformPointData.
   
   Interactively pull or push the points to change the shape of the selected face.
    

4. Insert the Freeform feature. Corresponds to this method, IFeatureManager::InsertFreeform.

Record a macro while interactively creating a Freeform feature, then examine the macro to see the order in which the Freeform-related methods are recorded.