Private Sub Form_Load()
Dim objApp As solidedgeframework.Application
Dim objDoc As SolidEdgepart.PartDocument
Dim objBody As solidedgegeometry.Body
Dim objFace As solidedgegeometry.Face
Dim dblParam(3) As Double
Dim dblMaxTang() As Double
Dim dblMaxCurv() As Double
Dim dblMinCurv() 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 testfile
Set objDoc = objApp.Documents.Open(TESTFILE)
' getting the body object of the model
Set objBody = objDoc.Models(1).Body
' getting a particular face from the collection of faces on the body
Set objFace = objBody.Faces(FaceType:=igQueryAll).Item(2)
' getting the curvatures at a point (u=0.5, v=0.5) on a Face
dblParam(0) = PI
dblParam(1) = 0.05
dblParam(2) = 3 * PI / 2
dblParam(3) = 0.1
Call objFace.GetCurvatures(NumParams:=2, Params:=dblParam, MaxTangents:=dblMaxTang, _
MaxCurvatures:=dblMaxCurv, MinCurvatures:=dblMinCurv)
' USER DISPLAY
' Release objects
Set objApp = Nothing
Set objDoc = Nothing
Set objBody = Nothing
Set objFace = Nothing
End Sub