Solid Edge Framework Type Library
Activate Method
Description
Makes the referenced object the active one.
Syntax
Visual Basic
Public Sub Activate() 
Remarks
If the document is a Draft document, the specified layer is activated on the sheet. For other documents, the specified layer is activated in the document.
Example
Private Sub Form_Load()
    Dim objApp As SolidEdgeFramework.Application
    Dim objDoc As SolidEdgeDraft.DraftDocument
    Dim objSheet As SolidEdgeDraft.Sheet
    Dim objLayer1 As SolidEdgeFramework.Layer
    Dim objLayer2 As SolidEdgeFramework.Layer
    Dim objLayers As SolidEdgeFramework.Layers
    ' 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 2 new Layers
    Set objLayers = objSheet.Layers
    Set objLayer1 = objLayers.Add(Name:="Test1")
    Set objLayer2 = objLayers.Add(Name:="Test2")
    ' Activate the 1st created Layer
    Call objLayer1.Activate
    ' USER DISPLAY
    If objLayers.ActiveLayer.Name <> "Test1" Then
        MsgBox ("Error in the Activate method")
    End If
    ' Release objects
    Set objApp = Nothing
    Set objDoc = Nothing
    Set objSheet = Nothing
    Set objLayer1 = Nothing
    Set objLayer2 = Nothing
    Set objLayers = Nothing
End Sub
See Also

Layer Object  | Layer Members

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