Function GetDistance( _
   ByVal BaseEntity As Object, _
   ByVal MinDistance As Boolean, _
   ByVal Parameter As Object, _
   ByRef Position1 As Object, _
   ByRef Position2 As Object, _
   ByRef Distance As Double _
) As Integer

Dim instance As IEntity
Dim BaseEntity As Object
Dim MinDistance As Boolean
Dim Parameter As Object
Dim Position1 As Object
Dim Position2 As Object
Dim Distance As Double
Dim value As Integer
 
value = instance.GetDistance(BaseEntity, MinDistance, Parameter, Position1, Position2, Distance)

int GetDistance( 
   object BaseEntity,
   bool MinDistance,
   object Parameter,
   out object Position1,
   out object Position2,
   out double Distance
)

int GetDistance( 
&   Object^ BaseEntity,
&   bool MinDistance,
&   Object^ Parameter,
&   [Out] Object^ Position1,
&   [Out] Object^ Position2,
&   [Out] double Distance
) 

Parameters

BaseEntity

IEntity of another edge or face to get distance from this entity (see Remarks)

MinDistance

True to return minimum distance between entities; false to return maximum distance between entities

Parameter

If MinDistance = False,

• and BaseEntity is an edge or curve, specify an array of two doubles (Min, Max), where Min and Max make up the U-parameter range of BaseEntity
• and BaseEntity is a face, specify an array of four doubles (UMin, VMin, UMax, VMax), where UMin, VMin, UMax, and VMax make up the UV-parameter range of the surface of BaseEntity

If MinDistance = True,

• and BaseEntity is an edge or curve, optionally specify an array of two doubles (Min, Max), where Min and Max make up the U-parameter range of BaseEntity
• and BaseEntity is a face, optionally specify an array of four doubles (UMin, VMin, UMax, VMax), where UMin, VMin, UMax, and VMax make up the UV-parameter range of the surface of BaseEntity

Position1

Array of doubles; coordinates of this entity that were used to measure the distance

Position2

Array of doubles; coordinates of BaseEntity that were used to measure the distance

Distance

Minimum or maximum distance between entities; if Parameter is not specified, minimum distance

Return Value

Only face and edge entities are supported.

To populate Parameter you can find the UV parameter ranges as follows:

• For edges and curves, use IEdge::GetCurveParams2
• For faces, use IFace2::GetUVBounds