Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices

Public Class Form1

    Private Sub Button1_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
        Dim objApplication As SolidEdgeFramework.Application = Nothing
        Dim objAsmDoc As SolidEdgeAssembly.AssemblyDocument = Nothing
        Dim objType As Type = Nothing
        Dim Occurrences As SolidEdgeAssembly.Occurrences
        Dim Occurrence As SolidEdgeAssembly.Occurrence
        Dim objDoc As SolidEdgePart.PartDocument
        Dim objEdges As SolidEdgeGeometry.Edges
        Dim pathSegarray(12)
        Dim objLineSegments As SolidEdgeAssembly.LineSegments = Nothing
        Dim objLineSegment As SolidEdgeAssembly.LineSegment = Nothing
        Dim objStructuralFrames As SolidEdgeAssembly.StructuralFrames = Nothing
        Dim objStructuralFrame As SolidEdgeAssembly.StructuralFrame = Nothing
        Dim PartFileName As String
        Dim NumPaths As Integer
        Dim objPath(0) As Object

        Dim StartPoint(0 To 2) As Double
        Dim EndPoint(0 To 2) As Double

        Try
            'Following example will create 2 Frames in an assembly
            'First frame will be using a single line and cross section
            'Second frame will be using a Body Edges and cross section
            'To create second frame you need an assembly file with a square block(part) in it.
            ' Create/get the application with specific settings
            objApplication = Marshal.GetActiveObject("SolidEdge.Application")

            If objApplication Is Nothing Then
                ' Get the type from the Solid Edge ProgID
                objType = Type.GetTypeFromProgID("SolidEdge.Application")
                ' Start Solid Edge
                objApplication = Activator.CreateInstance(objType)
                ' Make Solid Edge visible
                objApplication.Visible = True
            End If
            'Get reference to active document
            objAsmDoc = objApplication.ActiveDocument()
            PartFileName = "C:\Program Files (x86)\Solid Edge ST6\Frames\DIN\I-Beam\I-Beam 80x46.par"

            StartPoint(0) = 0
            StartPoint(1) = 0
            StartPoint(2) = 0
            EndPoint(0) = 0
            EndPoint(1) = 0
            EndPoint(2) = 50
            objLineSegments = objAsmDoc.LineSegments

            objLineSegment = objLineSegments.Add(StartPoint, EndPoint)

            NumPaths = 1
            objPath(0) = objLineSegments.Item(1)
            'obtain frame collection  object
            objStructuralFrames = objAsmDoc.StructuralFrames
            objStructuralFrame = objStructuralFrames.Add(PartFileName, NumPaths, objPath)
            'Frame is made invisible to
            objStructuralFrame.Visible = False
            'getocurrence collection object
            Occurrences = objAsmDoc.Occurrences
            'get first occurence item
            Occurrence = Occurrences.Item(1)

            'create reference for edges
            objDoc = Occurrence.OccurrenceDocument
            objEdges = objDoc.Models.Item(1).ExtrudedProtrusions.Item(1).Edges(SolidEdgeGeometry.FeatureTopologyQueryTypeConstants.igQueryAll)

            'add refrence of edge to safearray to craete path
            For value As Integer = 0 To objEdges.Count()
                pathSegarray(value) = objAsmDoc.CreateReference(Occurrence, objEdges.Item(value))
            Next
            'obtain frame collection  object
            objStructuralFrames = objAsmDoc.StructuralFrames
            ' create frame
            objStructuralFrame = objStructuralFrames.Add(PartFileName, 12, pathSegarray)

        Catch ex As Exception
            MsgBox(ex.ToString)
        End Try
    End Sub
End Class