DimInitData Object

Description

Stores the data required to create a dimension. Use with AddDimension() method. This is the only way to create PMI dimensions.

Object Model

Example

Example (VB.NET)
Example (C#)

Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices
Imports System.IO

Module Module1

    Sub Main()
        Dim objApplication As SolidEdgeFramework.Application = Nothing
        Dim ObjDoc As SolidEdgeFramework.SolidEdgeDocument = Nothing
        Dim objPartDoc As SolidEdgePart.PartDocument = Nothing
        Dim objDims As SolidEdgeFrameworkSupport.Dimensions = Nothing
        Dim objDim As SolidEdgeFrameworkSupport.Dimension = Nothing
        Dim objOrigDim As SolidEdgeFrameworkSupport.Dimension = Nothing
        Dim objPMI As SolidEdgeFrameworkSupport.PMI = Nothing
        Dim objEdges As SolidEdgeGeometry.Edges = Nothing
        Dim objEdge1 As SolidEdgeGeometry.Edge = Nothing
        Dim objEdge2 As SolidEdgeGeometry.Edge = Nothing
        Dim objDimPlane As SolidEdgePart.RefPlane = Nothing
        Dim objDimInitData As SolidEdgeFrameworkSupport.DimInitData = Nothing
        Dim dblStartPoint1(0) As Double
        Dim dblEndPoint1(0) As Double
        Dim objFolder As DirectoryInfo
        Dim objFileInfo As FileInfo

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

            objFolder = GetTrainingFolder()

            objFileInfo = New FileInfo(Path.Combine(objFolder.FullName, "17_tooth_pinion.par"))

            'Need a Part file with a block in it.
            ObjDoc = objApplication.Documents.Open(objFileInfo.FullName)

            'Get the PMI object from the document
            Call objPartDoc.PMI_ByModelState(PMIObj:=objPMI)

            'Get the dimensions collection from the PMI object
            objDims = objPMI.Dimensions

            objEdges = objPartDoc.Models.Item(1).ExtrudedProtrusions.Item(1).Edges(SolidEdgeGeometry.FeatureTopologyQueryTypeConstants.igQueryRoundable)

            If Not objEdges Is Nothing Then
                objEdge1 = objEdges.Item(1)
                objEdge2 = objEdges.Item(2)
            End If

            objDimPlane = objPartDoc.RefPlanes.Item(3)

            objDimInitData = objDims.DimInitData

            'C-Diameter Dimension
            Call objDimInitData.ClearParents()
            Call objDimInitData.SetType(SolidEdgeFrameworkSupport.DimTypeConstants.igDimTypeCDiameter)
            Call objDimInitData.SetAxisMode(SolidEdgeFrameworkSupport.DimAxisModeConstants.igDimAxisModeDefault)

            Call objDimInitData.SetPlane(objDimPlane)
            Call objDimInitData.SetNumberOfParents(1)
            Call objDimInitData.SetNormalDiameterMode(True)

            Call objEdge1.GetEndPoints(StartPoint:=dblStartPoint1, EndPoint:=dblEndPoint1)

            Call objDimInitData.SetParentByIndex(0, objEdge1, True, False, False, False, dblStartPoint1(0), dblStartPoint1(1), dblStartPoint1(2))
            objDim = objDims.AddDimension(DimInitData:=objDimInitData)

        Catch ex As Exception
            MsgBox(ex.ToString)
        End Try

    End Sub
    Function GetTrainingFolder() As DirectoryInfo
        Dim objInstallData As SEInstallDataLib.SEInstallData = Nothing
        Dim objInstallFolder As DirectoryInfo = Nothing
        Dim objTrainingFolder As DirectoryInfo = Nothing

        Try
            objInstallData = New SEInstallDataLib.SEInstallData
            objInstallFolder = New DirectoryInfo(objInstallData.GetInstalledPath())
            objTrainingFolder = New DirectoryInfo(Path.Combine(objInstallFolder.Parent.FullName, "Training"))
        Catch
        Finally
            If Not (objInstallData Is Nothing) Then
                Marshal.FinalReleaseComObject(objInstallData)
                objInstallData = Nothing
            End If
        End Try

        Return objTrainingFolder
    End Function


End Module

using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System.IO;

internal static class Module1
{

    public static void Main()
    {
        SolidEdgeFramework.Application objApplication = null;
        SolidEdgeFramework.SolidEdgeDocument ObjDoc = null;
        SolidEdgePart.PartDocument objPartDoc = null;
        SolidEdgeFrameworkSupport.Dimensions objDims = null;
        SolidEdgeFrameworkSupport.Dimension objDim = null;
        SolidEdgeFrameworkSupport.Dimension objOrigDim = null;
        SolidEdgeFrameworkSupport.PMI objPMI = null;
        SolidEdgeGeometry.Edges objEdges = null;
        SolidEdgeGeometry.Edge objEdge1 = null;
        SolidEdgeGeometry.Edge objEdge2 = null;
        SolidEdgePart.RefPlane objDimPlane = null;
        SolidEdgeFrameworkSupport.DimInitData objDimInitData = null;
        double[] dblStartPoint1 = new double[1];
        double[] dblEndPoint1 = new double[1];
        DirectoryInfo objFolder = null;
        FileInfo objFileInfo = null;

        try
        {
            //Get the application with specific settings
            objApplication = (SolidEdgeFramework.Application)Marshal.GetActiveObject("SolidEdge.Application");

            objFolder = GetTrainingFolder();

            objFileInfo = new FileInfo(Path.Combine(objFolder.FullName, "17_tooth_pinion.par"));

            //Need a Part file with a block in it.
            ObjDoc = objApplication.Documents.Open(objFileInfo.FullName);

            //Get the PMI object from the document
            objPartDoc.PMI_ByModelState(PMIObj:objPMI);

            //Get the dimensions collection from the PMI object
            objDims = objPMI.Dimensions;

            objEdges = objPartDoc.Models.Item(1).ExtrudedProtrusions.Item(1).Edges(SolidEdgeGeometry.FeatureTopologyQueryTypeConstants.igQueryRoundable);

            if (objEdges != null)
            {
                objEdge1 = objEdges.Item(1);
                objEdge2 = objEdges.Item(2);
            }

            objDimPlane = objPartDoc.RefPlanes.Item(3);

            objDimInitData = objDims.DimInitData;

            //C-Diameter Dimension
            objDimInitData.ClearParents();
            objDimInitData.SetType(SolidEdgeFrameworkSupport.DimTypeConstants.igDimTypeCDiameter);
            objDimInitData.SetAxisMode(SolidEdgeFrameworkSupport.DimAxisModeConstants.igDimAxisModeDefault);

            objDimInitData.SetPlane(objDimPlane);
            objDimInitData.SetNumberOfParents(1);
            objDimInitData.SetNormalDiameterMode(true);

            objEdge1.GetEndPoints(StartPoint:dblStartPoint1, EndPoint:dblEndPoint1);

            objDimInitData.SetParentByIndex(0, objEdge1, true, false, false, false, dblStartPoint1[0], dblStartPoint1[1], dblStartPoint1[2]);
            objDim = objDims.AddDimension(DimInitData:objDimInitData);

        }
        catch (Exception ex)
        {
            MessageBox.Show(ex.ToString());
        }

    }
    public static DirectoryInfo GetTrainingFolder()
    {
        SEInstallDataLib.SEInstallData objInstallData = null;
        DirectoryInfo objInstallFolder = null;
        DirectoryInfo objTrainingFolder = null;

        try
        {
            objInstallData = new SEInstallDataLib.SEInstallData();
            objInstallFolder = new DirectoryInfo(objInstallData.GetInstalledPath());
            objTrainingFolder = new DirectoryInfo(Path.Combine(objInstallFolder.Parent.FullName, "Training"));
        }
        catch
        {
        }
        finally
        {
            if (objInstallData != null)
            {
                Marshal.FinalReleaseComObject(objInstallData);
                objInstallData = null;
            }
        }

        return objTrainingFolder;
    }


}