Function ClosestDistance( _
   ByVal Object1 As System.Object, _
   ByVal Object2 As System.Object, _
   ByRef Point1 As System.Object, _
   ByRef Point2 As System.Object _
) As System.Double

Dim instance As IModelDoc2
Dim Object1 As System.Object
Dim Object2 As System.Object
Dim Point1 As System.Object
Dim Point2 As System.Object
Dim value As System.Double
 
value = instance.ClosestDistance(Object1, Object2, Point1, Point2)

System.double ClosestDistance( 
   System.object Object1,
   System.object Object2,
   out System.object Point1,
   out System.object Point2
)

System.double ClosestDistance( 
&   System.Object^ Object1,
&   System.Object^ Object2,
&   [Out] System.Object^ Point1,
&   [Out] System.Object^ Point2
) 

Parameters

Object1

Pointer to first object (see Remarks)

Object2

Pointer to second object (see Remarks)

Point1

Array of x, y, z coordinates for the point on Object1 that is nearest to Point2

Point2

Array of x, y, z coordinates for the point on Object2 that is nearest to Point1

Return Value

Distance in meters between Point1 and Point2; -1.0 if no solution

Supported types of Object1 and Object2 include swSelectType_e:

• swSelFACES (face)
• swSelEDGES (edge)
• swSelVERTICES (vertex)
• swSelSKETCHSEGS (sketch segment)
• swSelDATUMPLANES (reference plane)
• swSelEXTSKETCHPOINTS (point on origin)
• swSelDATUMAXES (reference axis)
• swSelCOMPONENTS (component; multi-body part supported, but not multi-part sub-assembly)
• swSelREFCURVES (reference curve)
• swSelSOLIDBODIES (solid bodies only; surface bodies not supported)

This method has these restrictions for drawings:

• Cannot measure between a sketch entity and a model entity
• Measured sketch entities have to belong to the same sheet
• Model entity measurements are based on the model origin
• Measured object cannot be a temporary geometric entity