CreateSmartCollection Method

Description

Creates a collection of topological elements that are associatively linked to another object.

Syntax

Visual Basic
Public Function CreateSmartCollection( _ ByVal SeedObject As Object, _ ByVal CollectionType As SmartCollectionTypeConstants, _ Optional ByVal AdditionalObject As Variant _ ) As Object

Parameters

SeedObject

Specifies the object that is to be associatively linked to the topological elements included in the collection.

CollectionType

Value	Description
seBendFacesOfBody	Smart Collection Type - All The Bend Faces Of Body
seBendFacesOfBodyWithBendCenterLineAttributes	Smart Collection Type - All The Bend Faces Of Body With Bend Center Line Attributes
seDraftableFacesOfALoop	Smart Collection Type - Faces of a Loop for drafts
seDraftableFacesOfBodyNormalToFaceOrPlane	Smart Collection Type - Faces of a Body Normal to a Face or Plane
seDraftableSmoothFaceChain	Smart Collection Type - Smooth Face Chain for drafts
seRoundableConcaveEdgesOfBody	Smart Collection Type - Concave Edges of Body
seRoundableConvexEdgesOfBody	Smart Collection Type - Convex Edges of Body
seRoundableEdgesAtVertex	Smart Collection Type - Edges at Vertex
seRoundableEdgesOfFace	Smart Collection Type - Edges of Face
seRoundableEdgesOfFeature	Smart Collection Type - Edges of Feature
seRoundableEdgesOfLoop	Smart Collection Type - Edges of Loop
seRoundableSmoothEdgeChain	Smart Collection Type - Smooth Edge Chain
seThinwallableFacesOfFeature	Smart Collection Type - Faces of Feature for thinwalls
seThinwallableSmoothFaceChain	Smart Collection Type - Smooth Face Chain for thinwalls

Member of the SmartCollectionTypeConstants constant set that specifies the type of topological elements to be included in the collection.

AdditionalObject

Specifies an optional second object to be used to associatively define the topological element set.

Remarks

This collection differs from the collection created by the CreateCollection method in that it creates an associative link between an object (a part or a face, for example) and the collection. That is, if a change in the geometry of the referenced object effects a change in the associated collection of topological elements, the collection is automatically updated.

Example

Example (Visual Basic)

Private Sub Form_Load()
    Dim objApp As SolidEdgeFrameWork.Application
    Dim objDoc As SolidEdgePart.PartDocument
    Dim objBody As SolidEdgeGeometry.Body
    Dim objEdgSmartCol As Object
    Dim bIsUserDefined As Boolean
    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
    On Error GoTo 0
    ' Closing active document if any
    Call objDoc.Close
    ' opening the testcase file
    Set objDoc = objApp.Documents.Open(TESTFILE)
    ' getting the body object of the model
    Set objBody = objDoc.Models(1).Body
    'create an userdefined EdgeSmartCollection object
    Set objEdgSmartCol = objBody.CreateSmartCollection(seedobject:= _
                                                       objBody.Faces(igQueryAll).Item(1), collectiontype:=seRoundableEdgesOfFace)
    'Capture the Boolean operator status
    bIsUserDefined = objEdgSmartCol.IsUserDefined
    ' USER DISPLAY
    ' Release objects
    Set objApp = Nothing
    Set objDoc = Nothing
    Set objBody = Nothing
    Set objEdgSmartCol = Nothing
End Sub