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 bGlobal As Boolean
' 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 the global property of the refplane object.
bGlobal = objRPParallel.Global
If bGlobal = True Then
MsgBox ("Global property for a Refplane Object Fails")
End If
' USER DISPLAY
' Release objects
Set objApp = Nothing
Set objDoc = Nothing
Set objPPlane = Nothing
Set objRPParallel = Nothing
End Sub