Private Sub Form_Load()
    Dim objApp As SolidEdgeFramework.Application
    Dim objDoc As SolidEdgePart.PartDocument
    Dim objEPProfile As SolidEdgePart.Profile
    Dim objEPProfArray(1 To 2) As SolidEdgePart.Profile
    Dim objEPModel As SolidEdgePart.Model
    Dim objMApplication As SolidEdgeFramework.Application
    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 the model object
    ' creating the profile for an extruded protrusion feature
    Set objEPProfile = objDoc.ProfileSets.Add.Profiles.Add(pRefPlaneDisp:=objDoc.RefPlanes(1))
    Call objEPProfile.Circles2d.AddByCenterRadius(x:=0, y:=0, Radius:=0.025)
    lngStatus = objEPProfile.End(ValidationCriteria:=igProfileClosed)
    If (lngStatus <> 0) Then
        MsgBox "Profile for the base feature is not closed"
    End If
    objEPProfile.Visible = False
    ' creating the base extruded protrusion
    Set objEPProfArray(1) = objEPProfile
    Set objEPModel = objDoc.Models.AddFiniteExtrudedProtrusion(NumberOfProfiles:=1, _
                                                               ProfileArray:=objEPProfArray, ProfilePlaneSide:=igSymmetric, _
                                                               ExtrusionDistance:=0.1)
    If (objEPModel.ExtrudedProtrusions(1).Status <> igFeatureOK) Then
        MsgBox "AddFiniteExtrudedProtrusion method fails"
    End If
    ' getting the Application object of the models collection
    Set objMApplication = objDoc.Models.Application
    ' USER DISPLAY
    ' Release objects
    Set objApp = Nothing
    Set objDoc = Nothing
    Set objEPProfile = Nothing
    Set objEPProfArray(1) = Nothing
    Set objEPModel = Nothing
    Set objMApplication = Nothing
End Sub