Create Temporary Elliptical Extrusion Example (VB.NET)

'------------------------------------------------
' Preconditions:
' 1. Open a model document in SOLIDWORKS.
' 2. Open an Immediate Window.
'
' Postconditions:
' 1. Creates a temporary elliptical extruded body.
' 2. Inspect the Immediate Window.
'------------------------------------------------
Imports SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks
Imports SolidWorks.Interop.swconst
Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices
Imports System
Imports System.Diagnostics

Partial Class SolidWorksMacro

    Sub Main()

        Dim swDocument As ModelDoc2
        Dim swPart As PartDoc
        Dim swModeler As Modeler

        Dim swCurve(0) As Curve
        Dim vCenter As Object
        Dim dMajorRadius As Double
        Dim dMinorRadius As Double
        Dim vMajorAxis As Object
        Dim vMinorAxis As Object
        Dim vEllipseParams As Object
        Dim aCenter(2) As Double
        Dim aMajorAxis(2) As Double
        Dim aMinorAxis(2) As Double
        Dim dStartParam As Double
        Dim dEndParam As Double
        Dim bIsClosed As Boolean
        Dim bIsPeriodic As Boolean
        Dim bStatus As Boolean

        swDocument = swApp.ActiveDoc

        If (swDocument Is Nothing) Then
            swDocument = swApp.NewPart
        End If

        If (swDocument.GetType <> swDocumentTypes_e.swDocPART) Then
            Exit Sub
        End If

        swPart = swDocument
        swModeler = swApp.GetModeler

        aCenter(0) = 0.0#
        aCenter(1) = 0.0#
        aCenter(2) = 0.0#

        vCenter = aCenter

        dMajorRadius = 2.0#

        aMajorAxis(0) = 1.0#
        aMajorAxis(1) = 0.0#
        aMajorAxis(2) = 0.0#

        vMajorAxis = aMajorAxis

        dMinorRadius = 1.0#

        aMinorAxis(0) = 0.0#
        aMinorAxis(1) = 1.0#
        aMinorAxis(2) = 0.0#

        vMinorAxis = aMinorAxis

        swCurve(0) = swModeler.CreateEllipse(vCenter, dMajorRadius, dMinorRadius, vMajorAxis, vMinorAxis)

        If (swCurve(0) Is Nothing) Then
            Debug.Print(" No curve")
        Else

            Debug.Print("Curve:")
            Debug.Print("  is ellipse  = " & IIf(swCurve(0).IsEllipse = False, "False", "True"))
            Debug.Print("  type        = " & swCurve(0).Identity)
            Debug.Print("  is ellipse  = " & (swCurve(0).Identity = swCurveTypes_e.ELLIPSE_TYPE))
            Debug.Print("  trimmed     = " & IIf(swCurve(0).IsTrimmedCurve = False, "False", "True"))

            bStatus = swCurve(0).GetEndParams(dStartParam, dEndParam, bIsClosed, bIsPeriodic)

            Debug.Print("  start param = " & dStartParam)
            Debug.Print("  end   param = " & dEndParam)
            Debug.Print("  closed      = " & bIsClosed)
            Debug.Print("  periodic    = " & bIsPeriodic)

            Debug.Print("  length      = " & swCurve(0).GetLength3(dStartParam, dEndParam))

            If (Not (swCurve(0).IsEllipse = False)) Then
                vEllipseParams = swCurve(0).GetEllipseParams

                Debug.Print("  centre       = (" & vEllipseParams(0) & ", " & vEllipseParams(1) & ", " & vEllipseParams(2) & ")")
                Debug.Print("  major radius = " & vEllipseParams(3))
                Debug.Print("  major axis   = (" & vEllipseParams(4) & ", " & vEllipseParams(5) & ", " & vEllipseParams(6) & ")")
                Debug.Print("  minor radius = " & vEllipseParams(7))
                Debug.Print("  minor axis   = (" & vEllipseParams(8) & ", " & vEllipseParams(9) & ", " & vEllipseParams(10) & ")")
            End If

            Dim planeSurf As Surface
            Dim swMath As MathUtility
            Dim slotDepth As Double
            slotDepth = 0.01

            swMath = swApp.GetMathUtility

            Dim startArr(2) As Double
            Dim endArr(2) As Double
            Dim ptArr(2) As Double
            Dim dirArr(2) As Double

            ptArr(0) = 0.0#
            ptArr(1) = 0.0#
            ptArr(2) = 0.0#
            dirArr(0) = 0.0#
            dirArr(1) = 0.0#
            dirArr(2) = 1.0#
            startArr(0) = 1.0#
            startArr(1) = 0.0#
            startArr(2) = 0.0#

            planeSurf = swModeler.CreatePlanarSurface2((ptArr), (dirArr), (startArr))

            Dim profileBody As Body2
            Dim extrudedBody As Body2
            Dim dirVector As MathVector

            profileBody = planeSurf.CreateTrimmedSheet4((swCurve), True)

            dirArr(0) = 0.0#
            dirArr(1) = 0.0#
            dirArr(2) = -1.0#

            dirVector = swMath.CreateVector((dirArr))
            extrudedBody = swModeler.CreateExtrudedBody(profileBody, dirVector, slotDepth)
            extrudedBody.Display3(swDocument, RGB(1, 0, 0), 0)

        End If
        swDocument.ViewZoomtofit()
    End Sub

  
    Public swApp As SldWorks


End Class