Solid Edge Part Type Library
Add1 Method
Number of Input Edges
Array of edges
Target surface.
Description
Syntax
Visual Basic
Public Function Add1( _
   ByVal NumberOfInputEdges As Long, _
   ByRef EdgesArray() As Object, _
   ByVal ExtensionDistance As Double, _
   ByVal ExtensionType As ExtendSurfaceExtentTypeConstants, _
   ByVal TargetSurface As Object _
) As ExtendSurface
Parameters
NumberOfInputEdges
Number of Input Edges
EdgesArray
Array of edges
ExtensionDistance
ExtensionType
ValueDescription
igESConstantRadiusArc
igESLinear
igESLinearCurvatureContinuous
igESLinearTangentContinuous
igESNatural
igESReflective
TargetSurface
Target surface.
Example
Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices
Public Class ExtendSurfaces

    Private Sub Button1_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
        Dim objApplication As SolidEdgeFramework.Application = Nothing
        Dim objPartDoc As SolidEdgePart.PartDocument = Nothing
        Dim objEdges As SolidEdgeGeometry.Edges
        Dim objFaces(1) As Object
        Dim objEdge As SolidEdgeGeometry.Edge
        Dim objConstructionModel As SolidEdgePart.ConstructionModel
        Dim objEdgArr(0 To 3) As Object
        Dim objSurfaces As Object
        Dim objSurfaces1(1) As Object
        Dim kptypeArr(0 To 2) As SolidEdgeConstants.KeyPointType
        Dim objConstructions As SolidEdgePart.Constructions
        Dim PositionArray(8) As Double
        Dim pointtypeArr(0 To 2) As SolidEdgeConstants.PointTypeConstants
        Dim pointonface(0 To 2) As Double
        Dim odjBodies, odjBodies1 As Object
        Dim extendsurf As SolidEdgePart.ExtendSurface
        Dim nValidEdges As Integer
        Dim validEdges(0 To 4) As Object
        Dim objTarget As SolidEdgeGeometry.Body
        Dim objTarget1 As SolidEdgeGeometry.Body
        Dim objType As Type = Nothing

        Try
            ' Create/get the application with specific settings
            objApplication = Marshal.GetActiveObject("SolidEdge.Application")

            If objApplication Is Nothing Then
                ' Get the type from the Solid Edge ProgID
                objType = Type.GetTypeFromProgID("SolidEdge.Application")
                ' Start Solid Edge
                objApplication = Activator.CreateInstance(objType)
                ' Make Solid Edge visible
                objApplication.Visible = True
            End If

            ' Get the active document.
            objPartDoc = objApplication.ActiveDocument()
            If Err().Number <> 0 Or objPartDoc Is Nothing Then
                MsgBox("Could not open document ")

            End If

            'obtain the first model and get all its edges

            objSurfaces = objPartDoc.Constructions.SurfaceByBoundaries.Item(1).Faces(SolidEdgeGeometry.FeatureTopologyQueryTypeConstants.igQueryAll)
            odjBodies = objPartDoc.Constructions.ExtrudedSurfaces.Item(1).Faces(SolidEdgeGeometry.FeatureTopologyQueryTypeConstants.igQueryAll)
            odjBodies1 = objPartDoc.Constructions.ExtrudedSurfaces.Item(2).Faces(SolidEdgeGeometry.FeatureTopologyQueryTypeConstants.igQueryAll)

            objEdges = objSurfaces.Item(1).Edges

            objTarget = odjBodies.Item(1).Body
            objTarget1 = odjBodies1.Item(1).Body

            'obtain constrction object
            objConstructions = objPartDoc.Constructions
            If Err().Number <> 0 Or objConstructions Is Nothing Then
                MsgBox("Could not open document ")
            End If

            objConstructionModel = objConstructions.Item(1)

            nValidEdges = 0
            For nIndex = 1 To objEdges.Count

                objEdge = objEdges(nIndex)

                validEdges(nValidEdges) = objEdge
                nValidEdges = nValidEdges + 1

                If 2 = nIndex Then
                    GoTo doit
                End If
            Next nIndex

doit:
            extendsurf = objConstructionModel.ExtendSurfaces.Add1(nValidEdges, validEdges, 0, SolidEdgePart.ExtendSurfaceExtentTypeConstants.igESLinear, objTarget)
            extendsurf.Target = objTarget1
        Catch ex As Exception
            MsgBox(ex.ToString)
        End Try
    End Sub
End Class
See Also

ExtendSurfaces Collection  | ExtendSurfaces Members