CuttingPlane Object

Description

Object Model

Example

Example (VB.NET)
Example (C#)

Imports System.IO
Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices

Public Class Form1

    Private Sub Button1_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
        Dim objApplication As SolidEdgeFramework.Application = Nothing
        Dim objFolder As DirectoryInfo
        Dim objFileInfo As FileInfo
        Dim objDocuments As SolidEdgeFramework.Documents = Nothing

        Dim objDraftDoc As SolidEdgeDraft.DraftDocument = Nothing
        Dim objSheet As SolidEdgeDraft.Sheet = Nothing
        Dim objDrawingViews As SolidEdgeDraft.DrawingViews = Nothing
        Dim objDrawingView As SolidEdgeDraft.DrawingView = Nothing

        Dim CPLs As SolidEdgeDraft.CuttingPlanes
        Dim CPL As SolidEdgeDraft.CuttingPlane
        Dim sectionView As SolidEdgeDraft.DrawingView
        Dim draftProfile As SolidEdgeDraft.DraftProfile
        Dim xmin, ymin, xmax, ymax As Double
        Dim xhalf As Double
        Try


            objApplication = Marshal.GetActiveObject("SolidEdge.Application")
            If objApplication Is Nothing Then
                ' Start Solid Edge
                objApplication = Activator.CreateInstance(Type.GetTypeFromProgID("SolidEdge.Application"))
                objApplication.Visible = True

            End If
            objFolder = GetTrainingFolder()
            objFileInfo = New FileInfo(Path.Combine(objFolder.FullName, "sbddaan.dft"))
            objDocuments = objApplication.Documents
            objDraftDoc = objDocuments.Open(objFileInfo.FullName)

            'objDraftDoc = objApplication.ActiveDocument
            objSheet = objDraftDoc.ActiveSheet
            objDrawingViews = objSheet.DrawingViews
            objDrawingView = objDrawingViews.Item(1)


            CPLs = objDrawingView.CuttingPlanes
            CPL = CPLs.Add()
            CPL = CPLs.Item(1)
            'User can get position of multisegment section line by using profile
            draftProfile = CPL.Profile

            draftProfile.BeginEdit()

            objDrawingView.Range(xmin, ymin, xmax, ymax)

            xhalf = xmin + (xmax - xmin) / 2
            ymax += 0.01
            ymin -= 0.01

            draftProfile.Lines2d.AddBy2Points(xhalf, ymax, xhalf, ymin)

            If (Not SolidEdgeDraft.ProfileValidationStatus.igProfileStatusValid =
                draftProfile.Validate()) Then

            End If

            draftProfile.EndEdit()

            CPL.ViewSide = SolidEdgeFramework.SectionViewProfileSide.igRightProfileSide
            'User can set the active segment by using FoldSegment API
            CPL.FoldSegment = draftProfile.Lines2d.Count


            sectionView = CPL.CreateView()
            sectionView.Update()
        Catch ex As Exception
            MessageBox.Show(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 Class

using System.IO;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;

public class Form1
{

    private void Button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        SolidEdgeFramework.Application objApplication = null;
        DirectoryInfo objFolder = null;
        FileInfo objFileInfo = null;
        SolidEdgeFramework.Documents objDocuments = null;

        SolidEdgeDraft.DraftDocument objDraftDoc = null;
        SolidEdgeDraft.Sheet objSheet = null;
        SolidEdgeDraft.DrawingViews objDrawingViews = null;
        SolidEdgeDraft.DrawingView objDrawingView = null;

        SolidEdgeDraft.CuttingPlanes CPLs = null;
        SolidEdgeDraft.CuttingPlane CPL = null;
        SolidEdgeDraft.DrawingView sectionView = null;
        SolidEdgeDraft.DraftProfile draftProfile = null;
        double xmin = 0;
        double ymin = 0;
        double xmax = 0;
        double ymax = 0;
        double xhalf = 0;
        try
        {


            objApplication = (SolidEdgeFramework.Application)Marshal.GetActiveObject("SolidEdge.Application");
            if (objApplication == null)
            {
                // Start Solid Edge
                objApplication = Activator.CreateInstance(Type.GetTypeFromProgID("SolidEdge.Application"));
                objApplication.Visible = true;

            }
            objFolder = GetTrainingFolder();
            objFileInfo = new FileInfo(Path.Combine(objFolder.FullName, "sbddaan.dft"));
            objDocuments = objApplication.Documents;
            objDraftDoc = objDocuments.Open(objFileInfo.FullName);

            //objDraftDoc = objApplication.ActiveDocument
            objSheet = objDraftDoc.ActiveSheet;
            objDrawingViews = objSheet.DrawingViews;
            objDrawingView = objDrawingViews.Item(1);


            CPLs = objDrawingView.CuttingPlanes;
            CPL = CPLs.Add();
            CPL = CPLs.Item(1);
            //User can get position of multisegment section line by using profile
            draftProfile = CPL.Profile;

            draftProfile.BeginEdit();

            objDrawingView.Range(xmin, ymin, xmax, ymax);

            xhalf = xmin + (xmax - xmin) / 2;
            ymax += 0.01;
            ymin -= 0.01;

            draftProfile.Lines2d.AddBy2Points(xhalf, ymax, xhalf, ymin);

            if (!(SolidEdgeDraft.ProfileValidationStatus.igProfileStatusValid == draftProfile.Validate()))
            {

            }

            draftProfile.EndEdit();

            CPL.ViewSide = SolidEdgeFramework.SectionViewProfileSide.igRightProfileSide;
            //User can set the active segment by using FoldSegment API
            CPL.FoldSegment = draftProfile.Lines2d.Count;


            sectionView = CPL.CreateView();
            sectionView.Update();
        }
        catch (Exception ex)
        {
            MessageBox.Show(ex.ToString());
        }

    }
    public 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;
    }



    public Form1()
    {
        SubscribeToEvents();
    }

    private bool EventsSubscribed = false;
    private void SubscribeToEvents()
    {
        if (EventsSubscribed)
            return;
        else
            EventsSubscribed = true;

        Button1.Click += Button1_Click;
    }

}