AddByStartAlongEnd Method

Description

Creates an Arc2d object by three points: the start point, a point along the arc, and the end point.

Syntax

Visual Basic
Public Function AddByStartAlongEnd( _ ByVal xStart As Double, _ ByVal yStart As Double, _ ByVal xAlong As Double, _ ByVal yAlong As Double, _ ByVal xEnd As Double, _ ByVal yEnd As Double _ ) As Arc2d

Visual Basic

Public Function AddByStartAlongEnd( _
   ByVal xStart As Double, _
   ByVal yStart As Double, _
   ByVal xAlong As Double, _
   ByVal yAlong As Double, _
   ByVal xEnd As Double, _
   ByVal yEnd As Double _
) As Arc2d

Parameters

xStart: Specifies the coordinates of the start point of the arc.
yStart: Specifies the coordinates of the start point of the arc.
xAlong: Specifies the coordinates of a point along the arc.
yAlong: Specifies the coordinates of a point along the arc.
xEnd: Specifies the coordinates of the end point of the arc.
yEnd: Specifies the coordinates of the end point of the arc.

Example

Example (Visual Basic)

Private Sub Form_Load()
    Dim objApp As SolidEdgeFramework.Application
    Dim objDoc As SolidEdgePart.PartDocument
    Dim objArcs As SolidEdgeFrameworkSupport.Arcs2d
    Dim sDumpStatus As String    ' Used for temporary storage of datadump return string
    ' 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
    ' Create an Arcs collection object
    Set objArcs = objDoc.ProfileSets.Add.Profiles.Add(pRefPlaneDisp:=objDoc.RefPlanes(1)).Arcs2d
    ' Create an arc
    Call objArcs.AddByStartAlongEnd(xStart:=-0.05, yStart:=0, xAlong:=0, _
                                    yAlong:=0.05, xEnd:=0.05, yEnd:=0)
    ' USER DISPLAY
    ' Release objects
    Set objApp = Nothing
    Set objDoc = Nothing
    Set objArcs = Nothing
End Sub