Function GetBox( _
   ByVal IncludeRefPlanes As Boolean, _
   ByVal IncludeSketches As Boolean _
) As Object

Dim instance As IComponent2
Dim IncludeRefPlanes As Boolean
Dim IncludeSketches As Boolean
Dim value As Object
 
value = instance.GetBox(IncludeRefPlanes, IncludeSketches)

object GetBox( 
   bool IncludeRefPlanes,
   bool IncludeSketches
)

Object^ GetBox( 
&   bool IncludeRefPlanes,
&   bool IncludeSketches
) 

Parameters

IncludeRefPlanes

True includes reference planes with the returned bounding box, false does not

IncludeSketches

True includes sketches with the returned bounding box, false does not

Return Value

The resulting box encloses the object, but it might not be the tightest box.

The X, Y, Z points returned by SolidWorks are the lower- and upper-diagonal corners that bound the component with the box sides parallel to the X, Y and Z axes. SolidWorks returns box dimensions that enclose the component and are typically close to the minimum possible size.

The return value is an array of doubles as follows:

[ XCorner1, YCorner1, ZCorner1, XCorner2, YCorner2, ZCorner2 ]

It is possible for this method to return a NULL VARIANT for Dispatch. This occurs if your application calls IComponent2::GetBox with a component that represented a subassembly and that subassembly is not loaded.

The user interface behavior is the same. When the user selects a subassembly that is not loaded, there is no selection box around the subassembly. However, once the subassembly is loaded, there is a selection box.

IMPORTANT: The values returned are approximate and should not be used for comparison or calculation purposes. Furthermore, the bounding box may vary after rebuilding the model.