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Insert Thin Cut Extrude Example (VBA)

This example shows how to insert a thin cut extrude feature.

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

' Preconditions: Specified part exists.

'

' Postconditions: A thin cut extrude feature in inserted in

'                the part.

'

' NOTE: Because this part document is used by an online

' SolidWorks tutorial, do not save any changes when

' closing the document.

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

Option Explicit

 

Dim swApp As SldWorks.SldWorks

Dim swModel As SldWorks.ModelDoc2

Dim swModelDocExt As SldWorks.ModelDocExtension

Dim swSketchManager As SldWorks.SketchManager

Dim swSketchSegment As SldWorks.SketchSegment

Dim swFeatureManager As SldWorks.FeatureManager

Dim swFeature As SldWorks.Feature

Dim boolstatus As Boolean

Dim longstatus As Long, longwarnings As Long

 

Sub main()

 

Set swApp = Application.SldWorks

 

' Open part

swApp.OpenDoc6 "C:\Program Files\SolidWorks Corp\SolidWorks\samples\tutorial\api\water.sldprt", 1, 0, "", longstatus, longwarnings

Set swModel = swApp.ActiveDoc

 

' Select face on which to sketch a circle

Set swModelDocExt = swModel.Extension

boolstatus = swModelDocExt.SelectByID2("", "FACE", 1.655362220845E-04, -0.0477671348753, 0.072, False, 0, Nothing, 0)

swModel.ShowNamedView2 "*Normal To", swBackView

swModel.ClearSelection2 True

 

' Sketch a circle

Set swSketchManager = swModel.SketchManager

Set swSketchSegment = swSketchManager.CreateCircle(0#, 0#, 0#, 0.030255, -0.042492, 0#)

swModel.ClearSelection2 True

 

' Create the thin cut extrude

boolstatus = swModelDocExt.SelectByID2("Arc1", "SKETCHSEGMENT", 0, 0, 0, False, 0, Nothing, 0)

Set swFeatureManager = swModel.FeatureManager

Set swFeature = swFeatureManager.FeatureCutThin2(True, False, False, swEndCondBlind, swEndCondBlind, 0.01, 0.01, False, False, False, False, 0.01745329251994, 0.01745329251994, False, False, False, False, 0.01, 0.01, 0.01, 0, 0, False, 0.005, True, True, swStartSketchPlane, 0, False)

swModel.ShowNamedView2 "*Isometric", swIsometricView

 

End Sub



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