Private Sub Form_Load()
Dim objApp As SolidEdgeframework.Application
Dim objDoc As SolidEdgePart.PartDocument
Dim objLoops As Object
Dim objEdgeUse As solidedgegeometry.EdgeUse
Dim dblParams(1 To 2) As Double
Dim dblFirst() As Double
Dim dblSecond() As Double
Dim dblThird() As Double
Const TESTFILE = "T:\vbtests\testcases\halfcyl.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
Call objDoc.Close
' 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(1).Loops
' getting an EdgeUse object for a loop
Set objEdgeUse = objLoops.Item(1).EdgeUses.Item(1)
' getting the derivatives at a point for an EdgeUse object
dblParams(1) = 0
Call objEdgeUse.GetDerivatives(NumParams:=1, Params:=dblParams, FirstDerv:=dblFirst, _
SecondDerv:=dblSecond, ThirdDerv:=dblThird)
' USER DISPLAY
' Release objects
Set objApp = Nothing
Set objDoc = Nothing
Set objLoops = Nothing
Set objEdgeUse = Nothing
End Sub