Private Sub Form_Load()
Dim objApp As SolidEdgeframework.Application
Dim objDoc As SolidEdgePart.PartDocument
Dim objLoops As Object
Dim objEdgeUse As solidedgegeometry.EdgeUse
Dim objEUPrevious As solidedgegeometry.EdgeUse
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
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(5).Loops
' getting an EdgeUse object for a loop
Set objEdgeUse = objLoops.Item(1).EdgeUses.Item(2)
' getting the previous object for an edge use object
Set objEUPrevious = objEdgeUse.Previous
' USER DISPLAY
' Release objects
Set objApp = Nothing
Set objDoc = Nothing
Set objLoops = Nothing
Set objEdgeUse = Nothing
Set objEUPrevious = Nothing
End Sub