Solid Edge Part Type Library
put_GuideCurves Method
Number of guide curves.
Array of guide curves.
Description
Set guide curves for boundary surface.
Syntax
Visual Basic
Public Sub put_GuideCurves( _
   ByVal NumGuideCurves As Long, _
   ByRef paGuideCurves() As Object _
) 
Parameters
NumGuideCurves
Number of guide curves.
paGuideCurves
Array of guide curves.
Example
Private Sub GuideCurves_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles GuideCurves.Click
    Dim objApplication As SolidEdgeFramework.Application
    Dim objPartDoc As SolidEdgePart.PartDocument = Nothing
    Dim objConstructions As SolidEdgePart.Constructions = Nothing
    Dim objBdrySurfaces As SolidEdgePart.SurfaceByBoundaries = Nothing
    Dim objBdrySurface As SolidEdgePart.SurfaceByBoundary = Nothing
    Dim objProfileSet As SolidEdgePart.ProfileSet = Nothing
    Dim objProfile As SolidEdgePart.Profile = Nothing
    Dim sketch As SolidEdgePart.Sketch = Nothing
    Dim arrInEdges(0 To 3) As Object
    Dim arrGuideWire(0 To 1) As Object
    Dim arrInEdgesForTangentTypes(1) As Object
    Dim arrTangentTypes(3) As SolidEdgeConstants.SurfaceByBoundaryTangencyType
    Dim arrTangentFace(3) As Object
    Dim arrOutEdgesForTangentTypes(3) As Object
    Dim arrOutTangentTypes(3) As SolidEdgeConstants.SurfaceByBoundaryTangencyType
    Dim nGuideWire As Integer
    Dim arrOutGuideCurves(2) As Object

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

        ' Get the document
        objPartDoc = objApplication.ActiveDocument

        ' get the constructions collection
        objConstructions = objPartDoc.Constructions
        objBdrySurfaces = objConstructions.SurfaceByBoundaries

        ' input edges
        sketch = objPartDoc.Sketches.Item(1)
        objProfile = sketch.Profile

        ' get input edges to create bounded surface
        arrInEdges(0) = objProfile.CurveBody.Curves.Item(1)
        arrInEdges(1) = objProfile.CurveBody.Curves.Item(2)
        arrInEdges(2) = objProfile.CurveBody.Curves.Item(3)
        arrInEdges(3) = objProfile.CurveBody.Curves.Item(4)

        'Create the SurfaceByBoundary using Add3()
        'All boundary edges with natural continuity therefore NumberOfEdgesForTangentTypes and NumberOfTangentFaces are passed as zero.

        arrGuideWire(0) = objPartDoc.Sketches.Item(2).Profile.CurveBody.Curves.Item(1)

        objBdrySurface = objBdrySurfaces.Add3(4, arrInEdges, 0, arrInEdgesForTangentTypes, arrTangentTypes, 0, arrTangentFace, 1, arrGuideWire, False, SolidEdgeConstants.SurfaceByBoundaryPatchTopology.igSurfaceByBoundaryMultiple)
        nGuideWire = 0
        objBdrySurface.get_GuideCurves(nGuideWire, arrOutGuideCurves)

        arrGuideWire(0) = objPartDoc.Sketches.Item(2).Profile.CurveBody.Curves.Item(1)
        arrGuideWire(1) = objPartDoc.Sketches.Item(3).Profile.CurveBody.Curves.Item(1)
        objBdrySurface.put_GuideCurves(2, arrGuideWire)

    Catch ex As Exception
        MsgBox(ex.ToString)
    End Try
End Sub
See Also

SurfaceByBoundary Object  | SurfaceByBoundary Members