Private Sub Form_Load()
Dim objApp As SolidEdgeFramework.Application
Dim objDoc As SolidEdgePart.PartDocument
Dim objPPlane As SolidEdgePart.RefPlane
Dim objRPParallel As SolidEdgePart.RefPlane
Dim dblRefDirection() As Double
' 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
' geting the reference plane object
Set objPPlane = objDoc.RefPlanes.Item(Index:=2)
' adding a reference plane parallel to and at a distance to a pricipal plane
Set objRPParallel = objDoc.RefPlanes.AddParallelByDistance(ParentPlane:=objPPlane, Distance:=0.01, _
NormalSide:=igLeft)
' Getting Reference Direction
Call objRPParallel.GetReferenceDirection(RefDir:=dblRefDirection)
' USER DISPLAY
' Release objects
Set objApp = Nothing
Set objDoc = Nothing
Set objPPlane = Nothing
Set objRPParallel = Nothing
End Sub