Private Sub Form_Load()
Dim objApp As SolidEdgeFrameWork.Application
Dim objDoc As SolidEdgeDraft.DraftDocument
Dim objSheet As SolidEdgeDraft.Sheet
Dim ObjLine1 As SolidEdgeFrameworkSupport.Line2d
Dim objLine2 As SolidEdgeFrameworkSupport.Line2d
Dim objdims As SolidEdgeFrameworkSupport.Dimensions
Dim objDimension As SolidEdgeFrameworkSupport.Dimension
Dim objAxis As SolidEdgeFrameworkSupport.Line2d
' 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.DraftDocument")
objApp.Visible = True
Else
Set objDoc = objApp.ActiveDocument
End If
'getting the Active Sheet object
Set objSheet = objDoc.ActiveSheet
'create dimension collection
Set objdims = objSheet.Dimensions
'create line2d objects
Set ObjLine1 = objSheet.Lines2d.AddBy2Points(x1:=0.1, y1:=0.1, x2:=0.3, y2:=0.1)
Set objLine2 = objSheet.Lines2d.AddBy2Points(x1:=0.1, y1:=0.3, x2:=0.3, y2:=0.3)
'set axis mode of collection to default
objdims.AxisMode = igDimAxisModeExplicit
'get the collection axis
objdims.Axis = ObjLine1
'create dimension for the arc2d object
Set objDimension = objdims.AddDistanceBetweenObjects(Object1:=ObjLine1, _
x1:=0.1, y1:=0.1, z1:=0, Keypoint1:=True, Object2:=objLine2, _
x2:=0.1, y2:=0.3, z2:=0, Keypoint2:=True)
'get axis of dimension
Set objAxis = objDimension.Axis
' USER DISPLAY
' Release objects
Set objApp = Nothing
Set objDoc = Nothing
Set objSheet = Nothing
Set ObjLine1 = Nothing
Set objLine2 = Nothing
Set objDimension = Nothing
Set objdims = Nothing
Set objAxis = Nothing
End Sub