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Fully Define Under Defined Sketch Example (VB.NET)

This example shows how to fully define an under defined sketch.

'---------------------------------------------------------------------------
' Preconditions: Open a part document containing an under defined sketch.
'
' Postconditions:
' 1. Fully defines the under defined sketch.
' 2. Open the sketch to verify.
'---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Imports SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks
Imports SolidWorks.Interop.swconst
Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices
Imports System
Imports System.Diagnostics

Partial Class SolidWorksMacro

    
Sub main()

        
Dim swModel As ModelDoc2
        
Dim swFeature As Feature
        
Dim bValue As Boolean
        Dim swSketchManager As SketchManager
        
Dim swModelExtension As ModelDocExtension
        
Dim lStatus As Integer
        Dim lMarkHorizontal As Integer
        Dim lMarkVertical As Integer
        Dim swSelectionManager As SelectionMgr

        swModel = swApp.ActiveDoc
        swModelExtension = swModel.Extension
        swSketchManager = swModel.SketchManager
        swSelectionManager = swModel.SelectionManager

        swModel.ClearSelection2(
True)

        
' These are the marks expected for the dimension datums
        lMarkHorizontal = 2
        lMarkVertical = 4

        swFeature = swModel.FirstFeature

        
Do While (Not (swFeature Is Nothing))
            
If (swFeature.GetTypeName = "ProfileFeature") Then
                Exit Do
            End If
            swFeature = swFeature.GetNextFeature
        
Loop

        If (Not (swFeature Is Nothing)) Then
            bValue = swFeature.Select2(False, 0)
            swSketchManager.InsertSketch(
False)

            
' OR together the marks for the vertical and horizontal datums;
            ' You cannot select the same point twice with different marks
            bValue = swModelExtension.SelectByID2("Point1@Origin", "EXTSKETCHPOINT", 0, 0, 0, False, lMarkHorizontal Or lMarkVertical, Nothing, 0)
            lStatus = swSketchManager.FullyDefineSketch(
True, True, swSketchFullyDefineRelationType_e.swSketchFullyDefineRelationType_Vertical Or swSketchFullyDefineRelationType_e.swSketchFullyDefineRelationType_Horizontal, True, 1, Nothing, 1, Nothing, 1, 1)

            swSketchManager.InsertSketch(
True)

        
End If

    End Sub

    Public swApp As SldWorks

End Class
 

 

 



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