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Get Sketch Points and Sketch Point IDs Example (VBA)

This example shows how to get all of the sketch points in the selected sketch and their IDs.

 

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

'

' Preconditions: Model document is open and a sketch is selected.

'

' Postconditions: None

'

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

Option Explicit

Sub main()

    Dim swApp               As SldWorks.SldWorks

    Dim swModel             As SldWorks.ModelDoc2

    Dim swSelMgr            As SldWorks.SelectionMgr

    Dim swSelData           As SldWorks.SelectData

    Dim swSketch            As SldWorks.Sketch

    Dim swSketchPt          As SldWorks.SketchPoint

    Dim swFeat              As SldWorks.feature

    Dim vSketchUserPt       As Variant

    Dim vSketchPt           As Variant

    Dim vSketchPtID         As Variant

    Dim i                   As Long

    Dim bRet                As Boolean

    Set swApp = Application.SldWorks

    Set swModel = swApp.ActiveDoc

    Set swSelMgr = swModel.SelectionManager

    Set swSelData = swSelMgr.CreateSelectData

    Set swFeat = swSelMgr.GetSelectedObject6(1, 0)

    Set swSketch = swFeat.GetSpecificFeature2

    

    Debug.Print "FeatName = " + swFeat.Name

    

    vSketchUserPt = swSketch.GetUserPoints2

    For i = 0 To UBound(vSketchUserPt) / 3 - 1

        ' Coordinates in sketch space

        Debug.Print "  UserPt (" & i & ") = (" & _

                vSketchUserPt(3 * i + 0) * 1000# & ", " & _

                vSketchUserPt(3 * i + 1) * 1000# & ", " & _

                vSketchUserPt(3 * i + 2) * 1000# & ") mm"

    Next i

    Debug.Print ""

    vSketchPt = swSketch.GetSketchPoints2

    For i = 0 To UBound(vSketchPt)

        Set swSketchPt = vSketchPt(i)

        

        ' Do not assert;

        ' will fail if point has been deleted

        ' or if point references another entity;

        ' for example, point in sketch or vertex

        bRet = swSketchPt.Select4(True, swSelData)

        

        ' Dump persistent identifier

        vSketchPtID = swSketchPt.GetId

        Debug.Print "  IDPt(" & i & ") = [" & _

                vSketchPtID(0) & ", " & _

                vSketchPtID(1) & "]"

        Debug.Print "    (" & _

                swSketchPt.X * 1000# & ", " & _

                swSketchPt.Y * 1000# & ", " & _

                swSketchPt.Z * 1000# & ") mm"

    Next i

End Sub



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