PlanarSketch.AddBySilhouette Method

Parent Object: PlanarSketch

Description

Method that creates new reference sketch geometry as the silhouette on the input face near the input proximity point.

Syntax

PlanarSketch.AddBySilhouette( Face As Face, ProximityPoint As Point ) As SketchEntity

Parameters

Name Type Description
Face Face Input Face that defines a silhouette edge that can be projected onto the sketch plane.
ProximityPoint Point Input that identifies which one of possible multiple results to use. For example, if the input face is a cylinder there are two possible silhouette edges.

Samples

Name Description
Sketch from Face Silhouette This sample creates a cylindrical solid, creates a new sketch plane and creates some new sketch lines from the actual edges and the apparent (silhouette) edges of the cylinder.

Version

Introduced in version 5