Solid Edge Part Type Library
AddFiniteBaseHelix Method
Solid Edge Part Type Library > Models Collection : AddFiniteBaseHelix Method
Specifies the RefAxis object that defines the axis of the helix.
Specifies which end of the axis is the starting end for the helix.
The value should be set to 1. The ability to specify multiple sections is reserved for a future release.
Contains a single Profile object that defines the cross-section of the helix. Currently only one cross-section is supported. When creating a helix where the section is in the same plane as the axis, the profile should contain both the section and the line that is used to define the axis. When creating a helix where the section is perpendicular to the axis, one profile must be created that contains a single line that defines the axis. Another profile is created using a reference plane that is created using the AddNormalToCurve method of the RefPlanes collection. This Profile contains the geometry for the section. This section profile is the profile that is used as input to the CrossSectionArray argument.
This argument is reserved for future support of open profiles. Since it is not currently used, you can enter either one of the two valid inputs: igRight or igLeft.
Defines the height of the helix.
Defines the pitch of the helix.
Defines the number of turns of the helix.
Indicates the direction of the Helix.
Specifies in radians the taper angle.
Defines the taper side.
Defines the end pitch value.
Defines the delta pitch value.
Defines the starting taper radius.
Defines the ending taper radius.
Description
Creates a HelixProtrusion object.
Syntax
Visual Basic
Public Function AddFiniteBaseHelix( _
   ByVal HelixAxis As RefAxis, _
   ByVal AxisStart As FeaturePropertyConstants, _
   ByVal NumCrossSections As Long, _
   ByRef CrossSectionArray() As Object, _
   ByVal ProfileSide As FeaturePropertyConstants, _
   ByVal Height As Double, _
   ByVal Pitch As Double, _
   ByVal NumberOfTurns As Double, _
   ByVal HelixDir As FeaturePropertyConstants, _
   Optional ByVal TaperAngle As Variant, _
   Optional ByVal TaperSide As Variant, _
   Optional ByVal EndPitch As Variant, _
   Optional ByVal DeltaPitch As Variant, _
   Optional ByVal TaperStartRadius As Variant, _
   Optional ByVal TaperEndRadius As Variant, _
   Optional ByVal FromFaceOrRefPlane As Variant, _
   Optional ByVal ToFaceOrRefPlane As Variant _
) As Model
Parameters
HelixAxis
Specifies the RefAxis object that defines the axis of the helix.
AxisStart
ValueDescription
igAddRound
igAll
igAlongAnAxis
igAngularDummy
igAsConstruction
igBend
igBendAndFaceCornerRelief
igBendOnlyCornerRelief
igBothFeature Properties - Both
igChainedCornerRelief
igChamfer2Setbacks
igChamfer45degSetback
igChamferAngleSetback
igCircular
igCloseCornerCircleCutout
igCloseCornerClosed
igCloseCornerNone
igCloseCornerOpen
igClosed
igCloseFaces
igConcave
igConstantRadiusArc
igConstRadiusRound
igContinuous
igConvex
igCopy
igCornerRound
igCounterboreHole
igCounterboreProfileIsAtBottom
igCounterboreProfileIsAtTop
igCounterdrillHole
igCountersinkHole
igCurvatureContinuous
igCurvatureContinuousInterior
igCurveSetSeperator
igDeleteFaceHeal
igDelSMFaceBoth
igDelSMFaceNone
igDelSystemRelief
igDelZeroBendRadius
igDevelopableSurface
igEdgeBasedCrossSection
igEdgesByLoop
igEdgesByVertex
igEnd
igEndCaps
igEqualOffset
igEquationType
igExtendFeature Properties - Extend
igExtendBendRelief
igFacesTouchingCurvesOnly
igFilletBendRelief
igFinite
igFlangeCenterOfEdge
igFlangeEndFromEndEdge
igFlangeEndOnEndEdge
igFlangeFromBothEndsOfEdge
igFlangeFromDefinedStartPoint
igFlangeFullEdge
igFlangeMatchFace
igFlangeOffset
igFlangeStartFromEndEdge
igFlangeStartOnEndEdge
igFlatten
igFormedEnd
igFromNonReferenceEnd
igFromReferenceEnd
igFromTo
igFull
igGroove
igHemTypeCenteredLoop
igHemTypeClosed
igHemTypeClosedLoop
igHemTypeCurl
igHemTypeOpen
igHemTypeOpenLoop
igHemTypeSFlange
igIgnoreBlends
igInsideFeature Properties - Remove/Add Material Inside
igInsideDimension
igIntersect
igLancedEnd
igLeftFeature Properties - Project to Left
igLinear
igLinearCurvatureContinuousExtension
igLinearTangentExtension
igLip
igLouverFormedEndType
igLouverLancedEndType
igLouverRound
igLouverRoundNone
igMitreByAngle
igMitreByDist
igMitreManufacturingCut
igMitreNormalToThickness
igMitreParallelToThickness
igMitreRegularCut
igMove
igMultipleEdges
igNatural
igNeutralFactorFromExcel
igNFType
igNoCornerRound
igNoExtendFeature Properties - Do Not Extend
igNone
igNonSymmetric
igNormal
igNormalSideDummyFeature Properties - Normal Side
igNoRound
igNullConstant
igOffset
igOutsideFeature Properties - Remove/Add Material Outside
igOutsideDimension
igOverlapFaces
igParallelDummy
igParallelToPlane
igPartingFromCurve
igPartingFromEdge
igPartingFromPlane
igPartingFromSurface
igPatternAlongCurve
igPatternByTable
igPatternCircular
igPatternFillRegion
igPatternMirror
igPatternMountingBoss
igPatternRectangular
igPatternUserDefined
igPeriodic
igProfileBasedCrossSection
igProjectOptionProject
igProjectOptionWrap
igPunchedEnd
igRadial
igRaisedCounterboreSlot
igRecessedCounterboreSlot
igRecreateBlends
igRectangularBendRelief
igReflective
igRegularHole
igRegularSlot
igRegularThread
igRemoveBoundaries
igRemoveExternalBoundaries
igRemoveInternalBoundaries
igReverseNormal
igReverseNormalSideDummyFeature Properties - Reverse Normal Side
igRightFeature Properties - Project to Right
igRipBendRelief
igRipCornerRelief
igRndCapAcrossSharpEdges
igRndMiterAtCorner
igRndPreserveTopologyOff
igRndPreserveTopologyOn
igRndRollAcrossSharpEdges
igRndRollAcrossTangentEdgesOff
igRndRollAcrossTangentEdgesOn
igRndRollAlongBlendEdgesOff
igRndRollAlongBlendEdgesOn
igRndRollAroundCorner
igRoundAllVertexSetback
igRoundEndVertexEdgeSetback
igRoundSetbackIsAbsolute
igRoundSetbackIsRelative
igRoundSingleVertexSetback
igRoundStartVertexEdgeSetback
igRoundVertexEdgeSetback
igShowBoundaries
igSideInfoSetSeperator
igSingleEdge
igSMClearanceCutout
igSMFaceCutout
igSMMidPlaneCutout
igSplit
igSplitAngle1Left
igSplitAngle1Right
igSplitDraft
igStart
igStepDraft
igStepDraftPerpendicular
igStraightPipeThread
igSubtract
igSweepAlignArcLength
igSweepAlignNormal
igSweepAlignParallel
igSweepAlignParametrically
igSweepC1Continuity
igSweepC2Continuity
igSweepMergeAll
igSweepMergeAlongPath
igSweepMergeNone
igSweepScaleNone
igSweepScaleStartAndEnd
igSweepTwistNone
igSweepTwistStartAndEnd
igSweepTwistTurns
igSweepTwistTurnsPerUnitLength
igSymmetricFeature Properties - Symmetric Extent
igTangent
igTangentInterior
igTaperByAngle
igTaperByRatio
igTaperByRLRatio
igTaperDimAtBottom
igTaperDimAtTop
igTaperedEnd
igTaperedHole
igTaperedPipeThread
igTaperedToPlane
igTappedHole
igThickness
igThkInProfilePlane
igThkNormalToProfilePlane
igThreeHundredAndSixty
igThroughAll
igThroughAxis
igToEndOfEdge
igToggleToConstructionToggle from Design to Construction
igToggleToDesignToggle from Construction to Design
igToKeyPoint
igToNext
igTreatmentCircleCutout
igTreatmentCrown
igTreatmentDraft
igTreatmentFormedFeatureDisplayAsCenterMark
igTreatmentFormedFeatureDisplayAsModeled
igTreatmentFormedFeatureDisplayAsSketch
igTreatmentFormedFeatureDisplayAsSketchAndCenterMark
igTreatmentIntersect
igTreatmentMiterRelief
igTreatmentOff
igTreatmentRectangularCutout
igTreatmentUCutout
igTreatmentVCutout
igUnequalOffset
igUnite
igUShaped
igVarRadiusRound
igVBottomDimToFlat
igVBottomDimToV
igVShaped
igWeldGrooveCapProject
igWeldGrooveCapSameAsTop
igWeldGrooveCapSurface
Specifies which end of the axis is the starting end for the helix.
NumCrossSections
The value should be set to 1. The ability to specify multiple sections is reserved for a future release.
CrossSectionArray
Contains a single Profile object that defines the cross-section of the helix. Currently only one cross-section is supported. When creating a helix where the section is in the same plane as the axis, the profile should contain both the section and the line that is used to define the axis. When creating a helix where the section is perpendicular to the axis, one profile must be created that contains a single line that defines the axis. Another profile is created using a reference plane that is created using the AddNormalToCurve method of the RefPlanes collection. This Profile contains the geometry for the section. This section profile is the profile that is used as input to the CrossSectionArray argument.
ProfileSide
ValueDescription
igAddRound
igAll
igAlongAnAxis
igAngularDummy
igAsConstruction
igBend
igBendAndFaceCornerRelief
igBendOnlyCornerRelief
igBothFeature Properties - Both
igChainedCornerRelief
igChamfer2Setbacks
igChamfer45degSetback
igChamferAngleSetback
igCircular
igCloseCornerCircleCutout
igCloseCornerClosed
igCloseCornerNone
igCloseCornerOpen
igClosed
igCloseFaces
igConcave
igConstantRadiusArc
igConstRadiusRound
igContinuous
igConvex
igCopy
igCornerRound
igCounterboreHole
igCounterboreProfileIsAtBottom
igCounterboreProfileIsAtTop
igCounterdrillHole
igCountersinkHole
igCurvatureContinuous
igCurvatureContinuousInterior
igCurveSetSeperator
igDeleteFaceHeal
igDelSMFaceBoth
igDelSMFaceNone
igDelSystemRelief
igDelZeroBendRadius
igDevelopableSurface
igEdgeBasedCrossSection
igEdgesByLoop
igEdgesByVertex
igEnd
igEndCaps
igEqualOffset
igEquationType
igExtendFeature Properties - Extend
igExtendBendRelief
igFacesTouchingCurvesOnly
igFilletBendRelief
igFinite
igFlangeCenterOfEdge
igFlangeEndFromEndEdge
igFlangeEndOnEndEdge
igFlangeFromBothEndsOfEdge
igFlangeFromDefinedStartPoint
igFlangeFullEdge
igFlangeMatchFace
igFlangeOffset
igFlangeStartFromEndEdge
igFlangeStartOnEndEdge
igFlatten
igFormedEnd
igFromNonReferenceEnd
igFromReferenceEnd
igFromTo
igFull
igGroove
igHemTypeCenteredLoop
igHemTypeClosed
igHemTypeClosedLoop
igHemTypeCurl
igHemTypeOpen
igHemTypeOpenLoop
igHemTypeSFlange
igIgnoreBlends
igInsideFeature Properties - Remove/Add Material Inside
igInsideDimension
igIntersect
igLancedEnd
igLeftFeature Properties - Project to Left
igLinear
igLinearCurvatureContinuousExtension
igLinearTangentExtension
igLip
igLouverFormedEndType
igLouverLancedEndType
igLouverRound
igLouverRoundNone
igMitreByAngle
igMitreByDist
igMitreManufacturingCut
igMitreNormalToThickness
igMitreParallelToThickness
igMitreRegularCut
igMove
igMultipleEdges
igNatural
igNeutralFactorFromExcel
igNFType
igNoCornerRound
igNoExtendFeature Properties - Do Not Extend
igNone
igNonSymmetric
igNormal
igNormalSideDummyFeature Properties - Normal Side
igNoRound
igNullConstant
igOffset
igOutsideFeature Properties - Remove/Add Material Outside
igOutsideDimension
igOverlapFaces
igParallelDummy
igParallelToPlane
igPartingFromCurve
igPartingFromEdge
igPartingFromPlane
igPartingFromSurface
igPatternAlongCurve
igPatternByTable
igPatternCircular
igPatternFillRegion
igPatternMirror
igPatternMountingBoss
igPatternRectangular
igPatternUserDefined
igPeriodic
igProfileBasedCrossSection
igProjectOptionProject
igProjectOptionWrap
igPunchedEnd
igRadial
igRaisedCounterboreSlot
igRecessedCounterboreSlot
igRecreateBlends
igRectangularBendRelief
igReflective
igRegularHole
igRegularSlot
igRegularThread
igRemoveBoundaries
igRemoveExternalBoundaries
igRemoveInternalBoundaries
igReverseNormal
igReverseNormalSideDummyFeature Properties - Reverse Normal Side
igRightFeature Properties - Project to Right
igRipBendRelief
igRipCornerRelief
igRndCapAcrossSharpEdges
igRndMiterAtCorner
igRndPreserveTopologyOff
igRndPreserveTopologyOn
igRndRollAcrossSharpEdges
igRndRollAcrossTangentEdgesOff
igRndRollAcrossTangentEdgesOn
igRndRollAlongBlendEdgesOff
igRndRollAlongBlendEdgesOn
igRndRollAroundCorner
igRoundAllVertexSetback
igRoundEndVertexEdgeSetback
igRoundSetbackIsAbsolute
igRoundSetbackIsRelative
igRoundSingleVertexSetback
igRoundStartVertexEdgeSetback
igRoundVertexEdgeSetback
igShowBoundaries
igSideInfoSetSeperator
igSingleEdge
igSMClearanceCutout
igSMFaceCutout
igSMMidPlaneCutout
igSplit
igSplitAngle1Left
igSplitAngle1Right
igSplitDraft
igStart
igStepDraft
igStepDraftPerpendicular
igStraightPipeThread
igSubtract
igSweepAlignArcLength
igSweepAlignNormal
igSweepAlignParallel
igSweepAlignParametrically
igSweepC1Continuity
igSweepC2Continuity
igSweepMergeAll
igSweepMergeAlongPath
igSweepMergeNone
igSweepScaleNone
igSweepScaleStartAndEnd
igSweepTwistNone
igSweepTwistStartAndEnd
igSweepTwistTurns
igSweepTwistTurnsPerUnitLength
igSymmetricFeature Properties - Symmetric Extent
igTangent
igTangentInterior
igTaperByAngle
igTaperByRatio
igTaperByRLRatio
igTaperDimAtBottom
igTaperDimAtTop
igTaperedEnd
igTaperedHole
igTaperedPipeThread
igTaperedToPlane
igTappedHole
igThickness
igThkInProfilePlane
igThkNormalToProfilePlane
igThreeHundredAndSixty
igThroughAll
igThroughAxis
igToEndOfEdge
igToggleToConstructionToggle from Design to Construction
igToggleToDesignToggle from Construction to Design
igToKeyPoint
igToNext
igTreatmentCircleCutout
igTreatmentCrown
igTreatmentDraft
igTreatmentFormedFeatureDisplayAsCenterMark
igTreatmentFormedFeatureDisplayAsModeled
igTreatmentFormedFeatureDisplayAsSketch
igTreatmentFormedFeatureDisplayAsSketchAndCenterMark
igTreatmentIntersect
igTreatmentMiterRelief
igTreatmentOff
igTreatmentRectangularCutout
igTreatmentUCutout
igTreatmentVCutout
igUnequalOffset
igUnite
igUShaped
igVarRadiusRound
igVBottomDimToFlat
igVBottomDimToV
igVShaped
igWeldGrooveCapProject
igWeldGrooveCapSameAsTop
igWeldGrooveCapSurface
This argument is reserved for future support of open profiles. Since it is not currently used, you can enter either one of the two valid inputs: igRight or igLeft.
Height
Defines the height of the helix.
Pitch
Defines the pitch of the helix.
NumberOfTurns
Defines the number of turns of the helix.
HelixDir
ValueDescription
igAddRound
igAll
igAlongAnAxis
igAngularDummy
igAsConstruction
igBend
igBendAndFaceCornerRelief
igBendOnlyCornerRelief
igBothFeature Properties - Both
igChainedCornerRelief
igChamfer2Setbacks
igChamfer45degSetback
igChamferAngleSetback
igCircular
igCloseCornerCircleCutout
igCloseCornerClosed
igCloseCornerNone
igCloseCornerOpen
igClosed
igCloseFaces
igConcave
igConstantRadiusArc
igConstRadiusRound
igContinuous
igConvex
igCopy
igCornerRound
igCounterboreHole
igCounterboreProfileIsAtBottom
igCounterboreProfileIsAtTop
igCounterdrillHole
igCountersinkHole
igCurvatureContinuous
igCurvatureContinuousInterior
igCurveSetSeperator
igDeleteFaceHeal
igDelSMFaceBoth
igDelSMFaceNone
igDelSystemRelief
igDelZeroBendRadius
igDevelopableSurface
igEdgeBasedCrossSection
igEdgesByLoop
igEdgesByVertex
igEnd
igEndCaps
igEqualOffset
igEquationType
igExtendFeature Properties - Extend
igExtendBendRelief
igFacesTouchingCurvesOnly
igFilletBendRelief
igFinite
igFlangeCenterOfEdge
igFlangeEndFromEndEdge
igFlangeEndOnEndEdge
igFlangeFromBothEndsOfEdge
igFlangeFromDefinedStartPoint
igFlangeFullEdge
igFlangeMatchFace
igFlangeOffset
igFlangeStartFromEndEdge
igFlangeStartOnEndEdge
igFlatten
igFormedEnd
igFromNonReferenceEnd
igFromReferenceEnd
igFromTo
igFull
igGroove
igHemTypeCenteredLoop
igHemTypeClosed
igHemTypeClosedLoop
igHemTypeCurl
igHemTypeOpen
igHemTypeOpenLoop
igHemTypeSFlange
igIgnoreBlends
igInsideFeature Properties - Remove/Add Material Inside
igInsideDimension
igIntersect
igLancedEnd
igLeftFeature Properties - Project to Left
igLinear
igLinearCurvatureContinuousExtension
igLinearTangentExtension
igLip
igLouverFormedEndType
igLouverLancedEndType
igLouverRound
igLouverRoundNone
igMitreByAngle
igMitreByDist
igMitreManufacturingCut
igMitreNormalToThickness
igMitreParallelToThickness
igMitreRegularCut
igMove
igMultipleEdges
igNatural
igNeutralFactorFromExcel
igNFType
igNoCornerRound
igNoExtendFeature Properties - Do Not Extend
igNone
igNonSymmetric
igNormal
igNormalSideDummyFeature Properties - Normal Side
igNoRound
igNullConstant
igOffset
igOutsideFeature Properties - Remove/Add Material Outside
igOutsideDimension
igOverlapFaces
igParallelDummy
igParallelToPlane
igPartingFromCurve
igPartingFromEdge
igPartingFromPlane
igPartingFromSurface
igPatternAlongCurve
igPatternByTable
igPatternCircular
igPatternFillRegion
igPatternMirror
igPatternMountingBoss
igPatternRectangular
igPatternUserDefined
igPeriodic
igProfileBasedCrossSection
igProjectOptionProject
igProjectOptionWrap
igPunchedEnd
igRadial
igRaisedCounterboreSlot
igRecessedCounterboreSlot
igRecreateBlends
igRectangularBendRelief
igReflective
igRegularHole
igRegularSlot
igRegularThread
igRemoveBoundaries
igRemoveExternalBoundaries
igRemoveInternalBoundaries
igReverseNormal
igReverseNormalSideDummyFeature Properties - Reverse Normal Side
igRightFeature Properties - Project to Right
igRipBendRelief
igRipCornerRelief
igRndCapAcrossSharpEdges
igRndMiterAtCorner
igRndPreserveTopologyOff
igRndPreserveTopologyOn
igRndRollAcrossSharpEdges
igRndRollAcrossTangentEdgesOff
igRndRollAcrossTangentEdgesOn
igRndRollAlongBlendEdgesOff
igRndRollAlongBlendEdgesOn
igRndRollAroundCorner
igRoundAllVertexSetback
igRoundEndVertexEdgeSetback
igRoundSetbackIsAbsolute
igRoundSetbackIsRelative
igRoundSingleVertexSetback
igRoundStartVertexEdgeSetback
igRoundVertexEdgeSetback
igShowBoundaries
igSideInfoSetSeperator
igSingleEdge
igSMClearanceCutout
igSMFaceCutout
igSMMidPlaneCutout
igSplit
igSplitAngle1Left
igSplitAngle1Right
igSplitDraft
igStart
igStepDraft
igStepDraftPerpendicular
igStraightPipeThread
igSubtract
igSweepAlignArcLength
igSweepAlignNormal
igSweepAlignParallel
igSweepAlignParametrically
igSweepC1Continuity
igSweepC2Continuity
igSweepMergeAll
igSweepMergeAlongPath
igSweepMergeNone
igSweepScaleNone
igSweepScaleStartAndEnd
igSweepTwistNone
igSweepTwistStartAndEnd
igSweepTwistTurns
igSweepTwistTurnsPerUnitLength
igSymmetricFeature Properties - Symmetric Extent
igTangent
igTangentInterior
igTaperByAngle
igTaperByRatio
igTaperByRLRatio
igTaperDimAtBottom
igTaperDimAtTop
igTaperedEnd
igTaperedHole
igTaperedPipeThread
igTaperedToPlane
igTappedHole
igThickness
igThkInProfilePlane
igThkNormalToProfilePlane
igThreeHundredAndSixty
igThroughAll
igThroughAxis
igToEndOfEdge
igToggleToConstructionToggle from Design to Construction
igToggleToDesignToggle from Construction to Design
igToKeyPoint
igToNext
igTreatmentCircleCutout
igTreatmentCrown
igTreatmentDraft
igTreatmentFormedFeatureDisplayAsCenterMark
igTreatmentFormedFeatureDisplayAsModeled
igTreatmentFormedFeatureDisplayAsSketch
igTreatmentFormedFeatureDisplayAsSketchAndCenterMark
igTreatmentIntersect
igTreatmentMiterRelief
igTreatmentOff
igTreatmentRectangularCutout
igTreatmentUCutout
igTreatmentVCutout
igUnequalOffset
igUnite
igUShaped
igVarRadiusRound
igVBottomDimToFlat
igVBottomDimToV
igVShaped
igWeldGrooveCapProject
igWeldGrooveCapSameAsTop
igWeldGrooveCapSurface
Indicates the direction of the Helix.
TaperAngle
Specifies in radians the taper angle.
TaperSide
Defines the taper side.
EndPitch
Defines the end pitch value.
DeltaPitch
Defines the delta pitch value.
TaperStartRadius
Defines the starting taper radius.
TaperEndRadius
Defines the ending taper radius.
FromFaceOrRefPlane
ToFaceOrRefPlane
Remarks
This method is used to create a helix protrusion as the base feature of a model. Additional helix protrusions are created through the HelixProtrusions collection. The single AddFiniteBaseHelix method supports several different helix definition methods depending on the input. There are two primary types; these are where the axis and the section are in the same plane, and where the axis and section are in perpendicular planes. There are also three methods of defining the extent of the helix; these are height and pitch, pitch and turns, or height and turns. This method fails if called more than one time because only one base feature (or Model) is valid in a Part file.
Example
Private Sub Form_Load()
    Dim objApp As SolidEdgeFramework.Application
    Dim objDoc As SolidEdgePart.PartDocument
    Dim objBProfile As SolidEdgePart.Profile
    Dim objBLine As SolidEdgeFrameworkSupport.Line2d
    Dim objBRAxis As SolidEdgePart.RefAxis
    Dim objBCSection As SolidEdgeFrameworkSupport.Circle2d
    Dim objBHCSArray(1 To 2) As SolidEdgePart.Profile
    Dim objModel As SolidEdgePart.Model
    Dim objRPFrom As SolidEdgePart.RefPlane
    Dim objRPTo As SolidEdgePart.RefPlane
    Dim lngStatus As Long
    ' Report errors
    Const PI = 3.14159265358979
    ' Create/get the application with specific settings
    On Error Resume Next
    Set objApp = GetObject(, "SolidEdge.Application")
    If Err Then
        Err.Clear
        Set objApp = CreateObject("SolidEdge.Application")
        Set objDoc = objApp.Documents.Add("SolidEdge.PartDocument")
        objApp.Visible = True
    Else
        Set objDoc = objApp.ActiveDocument
    End If
    ' *** creating a base helix protrusion (with igStart-igRight-igRight)
    ' creating the reference axis and the profile for the base feature
    Set objBProfile = objDoc.ProfileSets.Add.Profiles.Add(pRefPlaneDisp:=objDoc.RefPlanes(2))
    Set objBLine = objBProfile.Lines2d.AddBy2Points(x1:=0, y1:=-0.05, x2:=0, y2:=0.05)
    Set objBRAxis = objBProfile.SetAxisOfRevolution(lineforaxis:=objBLine)
    Set objBCSection = objBProfile.Circles2d.AddByCenterRadius(x:=0.05, _
                                                               y:=-0.05, Radius:=0.01)
    lngStatus = objBProfile.End(ValidationCriteria:=igProfileNoSelfIntersect)
    If (lngStatus <> 0) Then
        MsgBox "Profile and the reference axis are intersecting"
    End If
    Set objBHCSArray(1) = objBProfile
    Set objModel = objDoc.Models.AddFiniteBaseHelix(HelixAxis:=objBRAxis, _
                                                    AxisStart:=igStart, NumCrossSections:=1, CrossSectionArray:=objBHCSArray, _
                                                    ProfileSide:=igRight, Height:=0.1, Pitch:=0.05, NumberOfTurns:=2.5, _
                                                    HelixDir:=igRight)
    ' USER DISPLAY
    ' Release objects
    Set objApp = Nothing
    Set objDoc = Nothing
    Set objBProfile = Nothing
    Set objBLine = Nothing
    Set objBRAxis = Nothing
    Set objBCSection = Nothing
    Set objBHCSArray(1) = Nothing
    Set objModel = Nothing
End Sub
See Also

Models Collection  | Models Members