Private Sub Form_Load()
Dim objApp As SolidEdgeFramework.Application
Dim objDoc As SolidEdgeDraft.DraftDocument
Dim objSheet As SolidEdgeDraft.Sheet
Dim objEllpArc As SolidEdgeFrameworkSupport.EllipticalArc2d
Dim objLinStyle As SolidEdgeFramework.LinearStyle
Dim objEllpStyle As SolidEdgeFrameworkSupport.GeometryStyle2d
Dim dblStrt As Double
Dim dblFin As Double
Dim strStyleName As String, strStyleParent As String
Dim xStart As Double, yStart As Double, xEnd As Double, yEnd 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.DraftDocument")
objApp.Visible = True
Else
Set objDoc = objApp.ActiveDocument
End If
'getting the Active Sheet object
Set objSheet = objDoc.ActiveSheet
'Create an EllipticalArc object
dblStrt = 180 * PI / 180
dblFin = 230 * PI / 180
Set objEllpArc = objSheet.EllipticalArcs2d.AddByCenter(xCenter:=0.25, yCenter:=0.25, _
xMajoraxis:=0.03, yMajoraxis:=0.02, Ratio:=0.5, _
Orientation:=0, StartAngle:=dblStrt, EndAngle:=dblFin)
' Create a LinearStyle2d Object
strStyleName = "LinearStyleDotted"
strStyleParent = "Dotted"
Set objLinStyle = objDoc.LinearStyles.Add(Name:=strStyleName, Parent:=strStyleParent)
' Get the Start point of the EllipticalArc
Call objEllpArc.GetStartPoint(x:=xStart, y:=yStart)
' Get the End point of the EllipticalArc
Call objEllpArc.GetEndPoint(x:=xEnd, y:=yEnd)
Call objEllpArc.AddSegmentedStyle(x1:=xStart + 0.05, y1:=yStart + 0.05, x2:=xEnd + 0.05, y2:=yEnd + 0.05, Style:=objLinStyle)
' Get the Style property
Set objEllpStyle = objEllpArc.Style
' USER DISPLAY
' Release objects
Set objApp = Nothing
Set objDoc = Nothing
Set objSheet = Nothing
Set objEllpArc = Nothing
Set objLinStyle = Nothing
Set objEllpStyle = Nothing
End Sub