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Get Spline's Parameters Example (VBA)

This example shows how to get a spline's parameters.

'-----------------------------------------

'

' Preconditions:

'       (1) Part, assembly or drawing is open.

'       (2) Sketch containing at least one spline is

'           selected in the FeatureManager design

'           tree (not in the graphics area).

'       (3) Run the macro.

'

' Postconditions: Examine the results of running

'           the macro in the Immediate window.

'

'------------------------------------------

Option Explicit

 

' Define two types

Type DoubleRec

    dValue As Double

End Type

 

Type Int2Rec

    'Assume C int has 4 bytes

    iLower As Long

    iUpper As Long

End Type

 

'Extract two integer values from a single double value

'by assigning a DoubleRec to the double value and then

'copying the value to Int2Rec and extracting the integer values

Function ExtractFields(dValue As Double, iLower As Long, iUpper As Long)

    Dim dr                  As DoubleRec

    Dim i2r                 As Int2Rec

    'Set the double value

    dr.dValue = dValue

    'Copy the values

    LSet i2r = dr

    'Extract the values

    iLower = i2r.iLower

    iUpper = i2r.iUpper

End Function

 

Sub main()

 

    Dim swApp                   As SldWorks.SldWorks

    Dim swModel                 As SldWorks.ModelDoc2

    Dim swSelMgr                As SldWorks.SelectionMgr

    Dim swFeat                  As SldWorks.Feature

    Dim swSketch                As SldWorks.Sketch

    Dim vSkSeg                  As Variant

    Dim swSkSeg                 As SldWorks.SketchSegment

    Dim swSkSpline              As SldWorks.SketchSpline

    Dim vSplineParam            As Variant

    Dim vSplinePt               As Variant

    Dim swSkPt                  As SldWorks.SketchPoint

    Dim nSplineParam0           As Double

    Dim nSplineParam1           As Double

    Dim arraySize               As Long

    Dim nDim                    As Long

    Dim nOrder                  As Long

    Dim nCtrlPoints             As Long

    Dim nPeriodic               As Long

    Dim nNumKnots               As Long

    

    Dim nStyleLayerParam0       As Double

    Dim nStyleLayerParam1       As Double

    Dim nStyleLayerParam2       As Double

    Dim nColor                  As Long

    Dim nLineStyle              As Long

    Dim nLineWidth              As Long

    Dim nLayer                  As Long

    Dim nLayerOverride          As Long

    Dim nDummy                  As Long

    

    Dim nIndex                  As Long

    Dim nOffset                 As Long

    Dim i                       As Long

    Dim j                       As Long

   

    Set swApp = Application.SldWorks

    Set swModel = swApp.ActiveDoc

    Set swSelMgr = swModel.SelectionManager

    Set swFeat = swSelMgr.GetSelectedObject6(1, -1)

    Set swSketch = swFeat.GetSpecificFeature2

  

    Debug.Print swFeat.Name

        Debug.Print "  Number of splines: " & swSketch.GetSplineParamsCount3(True, arraySize)

    Debug.Print "    Size of array needed for the spline parameters: " & arraySize

       

    vSplineParam = swSketch.GetSplineParams3(True)

    nIndex = 0

    Do While nIndex < UBound(vSplineParam)

        nOffset = nIndex

    

        ' Get spline data from first two packed elements

        nSplineParam0 = vSplineParam(nOffset + 0): nIndex = nIndex + 1

        nSplineParam1 = vSplineParam(nOffset + 1): nIndex = nIndex + 1

        ExtractFields nSplineParam0, nDim, nOrder

        ExtractFields nSplineParam1, nCtrlPoints, nPeriodic

        If 1 = nPeriodic Then

            nNumKnots = nCtrlPoints + 1

        Else

            nNumKnots = nCtrlPoints + nOrder

        End If

        Debug.Print "  Dim          = " & nDim

        Debug.Print "  Order        = " & nOrder

        Debug.Print "  CtrlPoints   = " & nCtrlPoints

        Debug.Print "  Periodic     = " & nPeriodic

        Debug.Print "  NumKnots     = " & nNumKnots

        Debug.Print ""

        ' Get control point data

        ' Dimension is always 3 or 4

        Debug.Assert 3 = nDim Or 4 = nDim

        For i = 2 + nOffset To 2 + nOffset + nCtrlPoints * nDim - 3 Step nDim

            Debug.Print "  CtrlPt[" & i & "] = (" & vSplineParam(i + 0) * 1000# & ", " & vSplineParam(i + 1) * 1000# & ", " & vSplineParam(i + 2) * 1000# & ") mm"

            If 4 = nDim Then

                Debug.Print "    Weight[" & i & "] = " & vSplineParam(i + 3)

            End If

            nIndex = nIndex + nDim

        Next i

        Debug.Print ""

        For i = 2 + nOffset + nCtrlPoints * nDim To 2 + nOffset + nCtrlPoints * nDim + nNumKnots - 1

            ' Knot weights must be nondescending

            Debug.Print "  Knot[" & i & "] = " & vSplineParam(i)

            nIndex = nIndex + 1

        Next i

        Debug.Print ""

       

        ' Get style from packed elements - only supported for drawings

        nStyleLayerParam0 = vSplineParam(2 + nOffset + nNumKnots + nCtrlPoints * nDim + 0): nIndex = nIndex + 0

        nStyleLayerParam1 = vSplineParam(2 + nOffset + nNumKnots + nCtrlPoints * nDim + 1): nIndex = nIndex + 1

        nStyleLayerParam2 = vSplineParam(2 + nOffset + nNumKnots + nCtrlPoints * nDim + 2): nIndex = nIndex + 1

        ExtractFields nStyleLayerParam0, nColor, nLineStyle

        ExtractFields nStyleLayerParam1, nLineWidth, nLayer

        ExtractFields nStyleLayerParam2, nLayerOverride, nDummy

        Debug.Print "  Color            = " & nColor

        Debug.Print "  LineStyle        = " & nLineStyle

        Debug.Print "  LineWidth        = " & nLineWidth

        Debug.Print "  Layer            = " & nLayer

        Debug.Print "  LayerOverride    = " & nLayerOverride

        Debug.Print "  ---------------------------------"

        nIndex = nIndex + 1

    Loop

    vSkSeg = swSketch.GetSketchSegments

    For i = 0 To UBound(vSkSeg)

        Set swSkSeg = vSkSeg(i)

        If swSketchSPLINE = swSkSeg.GetType Then

            Set swSkSpline = swSkSeg

            ' Spline passes through these points

            ' first, and the last spline points are the same

            ' as the first and last control points

            vSplinePt = swSkSpline.GetPoints2

            For j = 0 To UBound(vSplinePt)

                Set swSkPt = vSplinePt(j)

                Debug.Print "  SketchSplinePt[" & j & "] = (" & swSkPt.X * 1000# & ", " & swSkPt.Y * 1000# & ", " & swSkPt.Z * 1000# & ") mm"

            Next j

        End If

        Debug.Print ""

    Next i

End Sub



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