Private Sub Form_Load()
Dim objApp As SolidEdgeframework.Application
Dim objDoc As SolidEdgepart.PartDocument
Dim objBody As solidedgegeometry.Body
Dim objShell As solidedgegeometry.Shell
Dim objSApp As SolidEdgeframework.Application
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 body object of the extruded protrusion feature
Set objBody = objDoc.Models(1).Body
' getting a particular shell from the collection of shells on the body object
Set objShell = objBody.Shells.Item(1)
' getting the application object for a shell
Set objSApp = objShell.Application
' USER DISPLAY
' Release objects
Set objApp = Nothing
Set objDoc = Nothing
Set objBody = Nothing
Set objShell = Nothing
Set objSApp = Nothing
End Sub