Create and Modify Move Face Feature Example (VBA)

This example shows how to create a Move Face feature by translating a face on a part.

'---------------------------------------------------------------------------
' Preconditions:
' 1. Verify that the specified part exists.
' 2. Press F8 repeatedly to step through the macro.
' 3. Observe the graphics area while stepping through the macro.
'
' Postconditions:
' 1. Creates Move Face1 in the FeatureManager design tree.
' 2. Modifies the translation parameters of Move Face1.
'
' NOTE: Because the part is used elsewhere, do not save changes.
'---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Option Explicit

Dim swApp As SldWorks.SldWorks
Dim swModel As SldWorks.ModelDoc2
Dim swModelDocExt As SldWorks.ModelDocExtension
Dim swFeatMgr As SldWorks.FeatureManager
Dim swFeat As SldWorks.Feature
Dim swMoveFaceFeat As SldWorks.MoveFaceFeatureData
Dim transParams As Variant
Dim boolstatus As Boolean
Dim triadParams(0 To 2) As Double
Dim fileerror As Long
Dim filewarning As Long

Sub main()

    Set swApp = Application.SldWorks

    ' Open the SOLIDWORKS document
    swApp.OpenDoc6 "C:\Users\Public\Documents\SOLIDWORKS\SOLIDWORKS 2017\tutorial\assemblymates\knee.sldprt", swDocPART, swOpenDocOptions_Silent, "", fileerror, filewarning

    Set swModel = swApp.ActiveDoc
    Set swModelDocExt = swModel.Extension
    Set swFeatMgr = swModel.FeatureManager

    ' Translation parameters
    triadParams(0) = 0
    triadParams(1) = 0.05
    triadParams(2) = 0

    transParams = triadParams

    ' Select face to move
    boolstatus = swModel.Extension.SelectByID2("", "FACE", 0.04239074672171, 0.01587499999999, 0.3283508339712, False, 1, Nothing, 0)

    ' Create the Move Face feature by
    ' translating the selected face
    Set swFeat = swFeatMgr.InsertMoveFace3(swMoveFaceTypeTranslate, False, 0, 0, (transParams), Nothing, swEndCondBlind, 0)

    ' Modify the Move Face feature
    Set swMoveFaceFeat = swFeat.GetDefinition

    ' Roll back the Move Face feature
    swMoveFaceFeat.AccessSelections swModel, Nothing

    triadParams(0) = 0
    triadParams(1) = 0.1
    triadParams(2) = 0

    transParams = triadParams

    swMoveFaceFeat.TriadTranslationParameters = (transParams)

    ' Roll back the part with the modified Move Face feature
    swFeat.ModifyDefinition swMoveFaceFeat, swModel, Nothing

End Sub