Geometry Property

Description

Returns a 3-D geometry object whose properties and methods can extend to the topology collection.

Property type

Read-only property

Syntax

Visual Basic
Public Property Geometry As Object

Remarks

The returned object depends on the basic wireframe geometry of the curve, edge, or face. For example, if the topology collection contains a face that is a cone, the methods and properties for the Cone 3-D geometry object can extend to the topology collection. The object type returned through the Geometry property can be determined by the GeometryType property. The Geometry property is extended to the Curves, Edges, Faces, or FacesByRay property of the object whose curves, faces, or edges comprise the topology collection. To use the extended methods and properties for the Geometry property, the Topology collection object must consist of a single face or edge.

Example

Example (Visual Basic)

Private Sub Form_Load()
    Dim objApp As SolidEdgeframework.Application
    Dim objDoc As SolidEdgePart.PartDocument
    Dim objLoops As Object
    Dim objEdgeUse As SolidEdgeGeometry.EdgeUse
    Dim objEUGeom As SolidEdgeGeometry.BSplineCurve
    Const TESTFILE = "T:\vbtests\testcases\freeform.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
    ' opening the test case file
    Set objDoc = objApp.Documents.Open(TESTFILE)
    ' getting the collection of loops from the body object in the model
    Set objLoops = objDoc.Models(1).Body.Faces(FaceType:=igQueryAll).Item(7).Loops
    ' getting an EdgeUse object for a loop
    Set objEdgeUse = objLoops.Item(1).EdgeUses.Item(1)
    ' getting the geometry object for an EdgeUse object
    Set objEUGeom = objEdgeUse.Geometry
    ' USER DISPLAY
    ' Release objects
    Set objApp = Nothing
    Set objDoc = Nothing
    Set objLoops = Nothing
    Set objEdgeUse = Nothing
    Set objEUGeom = Nothing
End Sub