Get Flat-Pattern Folder Feature Example (VBA)

This example shows how to get the flat-pattern folder and its contents.

'----------------------------------------------------------------------------
' Preconditions: Open a multibody sheet metal part that has a folder
' of flat-patterns.
'
' Postconditions: Inspect the Immediate window.
' ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Dim swApp As SldWorks.SldWorks
Dim myModel As SldWorks.ModelDoc2
Dim featureMgr As SldWorks.FeatureManager
Dim feat As SldWorks.Feature
Dim featArray As Variant
Dim i As Long
Option Explicit

Sub main()
  

    Set swApp = Application.SldWorks
    Set myModel = swApp.ActiveDoc
    Set featureMgr = myModel.FeatureManager
    Dim flatPatternFolder As SldWorks.flatPatternFolder
    Set flatPatternFolder = featureMgr.GetFlatPatternFolder
    Set feat = flatPatternFolder.GetFeature
    Debug.Print "Flat-pattern folder name: " & feat.Name
    Debug.Print "  Number of flat-pattern features in the folder: " & flatPatternFolder.GetFlatPatternCount
    featArray = flatPatternFolder.GetFlatPatterns
    For i = LBound(featArray) To UBound(featArray)
        Set feat = featArray(i)
        Debug.Print "    " & feat.Name
    Next i
   

End Sub