Private Sub Form_Load()
    Dim objApp As SolidEdgeFramework.Application
    Dim objDoc As SolidEdgePart.PartDocument
    Dim objPPlane As SolidEdgePart.RefPlane
    Dim objRPParallel As SolidEdgePart.RefPlane
    Dim objRPParent As SolidEdgePart.PartDocument
    ' 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
    ' geting the reference plane object
    Set objPPlane = objDoc.RefPlanes.Item(Index:=2)
    ' adding a reference plane parallel to and at a distance to a pricipal plane
    Set objRPParallel = objDoc.RefPlanes.AddParallelByDistance(ParentPlane:=objPPlane, Distance:=0.01, _
                                                               NormalSide:=igLeft)
    ' getting the parent object of the reference plane
    Set objRPParent = objRPParallel.Parent
    ' USER DISPLAY
    ' Release objects
    Set objApp = Nothing
    Set objDoc = Nothing
    Set objPPlane = Nothing
    Set objRPParallel = Nothing
    Set objRPParent = Nothing
End Sub