Private Sub Form_Load()
    Dim objApp As SolidEdgeframework.Application
    Dim objDoc As SolidEdgepart.PartDocument
    Dim objLoops As Object
    Dim objEdgeUses As Object
    Dim lngCount As Long
    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 collection of loops from the body object in the model
    Set objLoops = objDoc.Models(1).Body.Faces(FaceType:=igQueryAll).Item(1).Loops
    ' getting the collection of EdgeUses object for a loop
    Set objEdgeUses = objLoops.Item(2).EdgeUses
    ' getting the number of EdgeUses objects in the EdgeUses collection
    lngCount = objEdgeUses.Count
    ' USER DISPLAY
    ' Release objects
    Set objApp = Nothing
    Set objDoc = Nothing
    Set objLoops = Nothing
    Set objEdgeUses = Nothing
End Sub