StartCommand Method

Activates a specified Solid Edge command.

Visual Basic
Public Sub StartCommand( _ ByVal CommandID As SolidEdgeCommandConstants _ )

CommandID

Value	Description
seAssemblyPlacePartCommand	Place Part command
seAssemblySelectCommand	Select command
seConvertCommand
seDraftSelectCommand	Draft Select command
sePartInsertPartCommand	Insert Part command
sePartSelectCommand	Part Select command
seRefreshViewCommand	Refresh View Command
seSheetMetalSelectCommand	SheetMetal Select command
seSurfaceVisualCommand	Surface Visual Command

A constant that specifies the ID of the Solid Edge command to start. The constant can be a member of:

Any constant from any of these sets is valid, as long as the environment to which the constant set belongs is active.

Example (Visual Basic)

Private Sub Form_Load()
    Dim objApp As SolidEdgeFramework.Application
    Dim objDoc As SolidEdgePart.PartDocument
    Const TESTFILE = "T:\vbtests\testcases\cube.par"
    ' 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
    ' Open a PartDocument
    Set objDoc = objApp.Documents.Open(TESTFILE)
    ' Call the StartCommand
    Call objApp.StartCommand(CommandID:=sePartSelectCommand)
    ' USER DISPLAY
    ' Release objects
    Set objApp = Nothing
    Set objDoc = Nothing
End Sub

Application Object | Application Members