Solid Edge Part Type Library
FacesByRay Property
Description
Returns a collection of faces that are intersected by a specified vector.
Property type
Read-only property
Syntax
Visual Basic
Public Property FacesByRay( _
   ByVal Xorigin As Double, _
   ByVal Yorigin As Double, _
   ByVal Zorigin As Double, _
   ByVal Xdir As Double, _
   ByVal Ydir As Double, _
   ByVal Zdir As Double _
) As Object
Parameters
Xorigin
Yorigin
Zorigin
Xdir
Ydir
Zdir
Remarks
The result of the FacesByRay property is a topology collection. This topology collection is a temporary collection and is overwritten the next time the Edges, Faces, or FacesByRay property is used.
Example
Private Sub Form_Load()
    Dim objApp As SolidEdgeFramework.Application
    Dim objDoc As SolidEdgePart.PartDocument
    Dim objFeatures As SolidEdgePart.Features
    Dim objBodyFt As SolidEdgePart.BodyFeature
    Dim objFaces As Object
    Const TESTFILE = "T:\vbtests\testcases\BodyFtr.x_t"
    ' 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
    ' Open the TestFile
    Set objDoc = objApp.Documents.OpenWithTemplate(TESTFILE, "Normal.par")
    ' Get the Features collection object
    Set objFeatures = objDoc.Models(1).Features
    Set objBodyFt = objFeatures.Item(1)
    If objBodyFt.Type <> igBodyFeatureObject Then
        MsgBox ("Not a BodyFeature object")
    End If
    ' Get the Faces using FacesByRay property
    Set objFaces = objBodyFt.FacesByRay(xOrigin:=0, yOrigin:=0.05, ZOrigin:=0.05, Xdir:=1, Ydir:=0, Zdir:=0)
    ' USER DISPLAY
    ' Release objects
    Set objApp = Nothing
    Set objDoc = Nothing
    Set objFeatures = Nothing
    Set objBodyFt = Nothing
    Set objFaces = Nothing
End Sub
See Also

BodyFeature Object  | BodyFeature Members

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