Private Sub Form_Load()
    Dim objApp As SolidEdgeFramework.Application
    Dim objDoc As SolidEdgePart.PartDocument
    Dim objECProfile As SolidEdgePart.Profile
    Dim objExtCutout As SolidEdgePart.ExtrudedCutout
    Dim objBody As SolidEdgeGeometry.Body
    Dim objEdge As SolidEdgeGeometry.Edge
    Dim objStartVertex As SolidEdgeGeometry.Vertex
    Dim lngStatus As Long
    ' 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
    ' creating the base feature
    If CreateModel(objDoc) <> "" Then
        MsgBox "Error creating the model"
        Exit Sub
    End If
    ' *** creating an extruded cutout on the base feature
    ' creating a profile for the extruded cutout feature and validating it
    Set objECProfile = objDoc.ProfileSets.Add.Profiles.Add(pRefPlaneDisp:=objDoc.RefPlanes(1))
    Call objECProfile.Lines2d.AddBy2Points(x1:=-0.075, y1:=0, x2:=0.075, y2:=0)
    lngStatus = objECProfile.End(ValidationCriteria:=igProfileSingle)
    If (lngStatus <> 0) Then
        MsgBox "Profile for the extruded cutout feature is disjoint"
    End If
    ' creating the extruded cutout feature
    Set objExtCutout = objDoc.Models(1).ExtrudedCutouts.AddThroughNext(Profile:=objECProfile, ProfileSide:=igRight, _
                                                                       ProfilePlaneSide:=igBoth)
    If (objDoc.Models(1).ExtrudedCutouts(1).Status <> igFeatureOK) Then
        MsgBox "AddThroughNext method of ExtrudedCutouts object fails"
    End If
    objECProfile.Visible = False
    ' getting the body object of the model
    Set objBody = objDoc.Models(1).Body
    'getting an edge from the collection of edges of the body
    Set objEdge = objBody.Edges(EdgeType:=igQueryAll).Item(2)
    ' getting the start vertex object for the edge
    Set objStartVertex = objEdge.StartVertex
    ' USER DISPLAY
    ' Release objects
    Set objApp = Nothing
    Set objDoc = Nothing
    Set objECProfile = Nothing
    Set objExtCutout = Nothing
    Set objBody = Nothing
    Set objEdge = Nothing
    Set objStartVertex = Nothing
End Sub