Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices
Public Class SurfaceVisualisation
Private Sub Button1_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
Dim objApplication As SolidEdgeFramework.Application = Nothing
Dim objType As Type = Nothing
Try
'This is just an example to demonstrate "How to start a command?"
' Create/get the application with specific settings
objApplication = Marshal.GetActiveObject("SolidEdge.Application")
If objApplication Is Nothing Then
' Get the type from the Solid Edge ProgID
objType = Type.GetTypeFromProgID("SolidEdge.Application")
' Start Solid Edge
objApplication = Activator.CreateInstance(objType)
' Make Solid Edge visible
objApplication.Visible = True
End If
' Start the Surface Visualization Command
objApplication.StartCommand(SolidEdgeFramework.SolidEdgeCommandConstants.seSurfaceVisualCommand)
' To stop the command (invokes the "select" tool/command)
objApplication.StartCommand(45000)
Catch ex As Exception
MsgBox(ex.ToString)
End Try
End Sub
End Class