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Get Table-driven Pattern Properties Example (VBA)

This example shows how to get the properties of a table-driven pattern.

 

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Option Explicit

' TablePatternFeatureData::GetReferencePointType

'        0 = closed curve

'        1 = sketch point

'        2 = vertex

Sub ProcessCoordSys _

( _

    swApp As SldWorks.SldWorks, _

    swModel As SldWorks.ModelDoc2, _

    swCoordSys As SldWorks.feature _

)

    Dim swDocExt                As SldWorks.ModelDocExtension

    Dim swXform                 As SldWorks.MathTransform

    

    Set swDocExt = swModel.Extension

    Set swXform = swDocExt.GetCoordinateSystemTransformByName(swCoordSys.Name)

    

    Debug.Print "  " & swCoordSys.Name

    Debug.Print "    Origin = (" & -1# * swXform.ArrayData(9) * 1000# & ", " & -1# * swXform.ArrayData(10) * 1000# & ", " & -1# * swXform.ArrayData(11) * 1000# & ") mm"

    Debug.Print "    Rot1   = (" & swXform.ArrayData(0) & ", " & swXform.ArrayData(1) & ", " & swXform.ArrayData(2) & ")"

    Debug.Print "    Rot2   = (" & swXform.ArrayData(3) & ", " & swXform.ArrayData(4) & ", " & swXform.ArrayData(5) & ")"

    Debug.Print "    Rot3   = (" & swXform.ArrayData(6) & ", " & swXform.ArrayData(7) & ", " & swXform.ArrayData(8) & ")"

    Debug.Print "    Trans  = (" & swXform.ArrayData(9) * 1000# & ", " & swXform.ArrayData(10) * 1000# & ", " & swXform.ArrayData(11) * 1000# & ") mm"

    Debug.Print "    Scale  = " & swXform.ArrayData(12)

End Sub

Sub main()

    Dim swApp                   As SldWorks.SldWorks

    Dim swModel                 As SldWorks.modelDoc

    Dim swSelMgr                As SldWorks.SelectionMgr

    Dim swFeat                  As SldWorks.feature

    Dim swTableFeatData         As SldWorks.TablePatternFeatureData

    Dim swRefPt                 As SldWorks.Vertex

    Dim swCoordSys              As SldWorks.feature 'Object

    

    Dim vBasePt                 As Variant

    Dim vFace                   As Variant

    Dim vFeat                   As Variant

    Dim vPt                     As Variant

    

    Dim nPtType                 As Long

    Dim vRefPtParam             As Variant

    Dim bRet                    As Boolean

    Dim i                       As Long

    

    Set swApp = Application.SldWorks

    Set swModel = swApp.ActiveDoc

    Set swSelMgr = swModel.SelectionManager

    Set swFeat = swSelMgr.GetSelectedObject5(1)

    Set swTableFeatData = swFeat.GetDefinition

    

    

    ' Roll back to get the reference point

    bRet = swTableFeatData.AccessSelections(swModel, Nothing): Debug.Assert bRet

    

    Set swRefPt = swTableFeatData.ReferencePoint

    

    Set swCoordSys = swTableFeatData.CoordinateSystem

    

    vBasePt = swTableFeatData.GetBasePoint

    vFace = swTableFeatData.PatternFaceArray

    vFeat = swTableFeatData.PatternFeatureArray

    vPt = swTableFeatData.pointArray

    

    Debug.Print swFeat.Name

    Debug.Print "  Coord sys            = " & swCoordSys.Name

    

    ProcessCoordSys swApp, swModel, swCoordSys

    

    Debug.Print "  FaceCount            = " & swTableFeatData.GetPatternFaceCount

    Debug.Print "  FeatureCount         = " & swTableFeatData.GetPatternFeatureCount

    Debug.Print "  PointCount           = " & swTableFeatData.GetPointCount

    Debug.Print "  ReferencePointType   = " & swTableFeatData.GetReferencePointType

    Debug.Print "  BasePt               = (" & vBasePt(0) * 1000# & ", " & vBasePt(1) * 1000# & ", " & vBasePt(2) * 1000# & ") mm"

    Debug.Print "  GeometryPattern      = " & swTableFeatData.geometryPattern

    Debug.Print "  UseCentroid          = " & swTableFeatData.useCentroid

    If Not swRefPt Is Nothing Then

        ' Is NULL if centroid used

        vRefPtParam = swRefPt.GetPoint

        Debug.Print "  RefPt                = (" & vRefPtParam(0) * 1000# & ", " & vRefPtParam(1) * 1000# & ", " & vRefPtParam(2) * 1000# & ") mm"

    End If

    

    

    ' Roll forward

    swTableFeatData.ReleaseSelectionAccess

End Sub

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