Public Sub FaceAndCutFeatureCreation() ' Create a new sheet metal document, using the default sheet metal template. Dim oSheetMetalDoc As PartDocument Set oSheetMetalDoc = ThisApplication.Documents.Add(kPartDocumentObject, _ ThisApplication.FileManager.GetTemplateFile(kPartDocumentObject, , , "{9C464203-9BAE-11D3-8BAD-0060B0CE6BB4}")) ' Set a reference to the component definition. Dim oCompDef As SheetMetalComponentDefinition Set oCompDef = oSheetMetalDoc.ComponentDefinition ' Set a reference to the sheet metal features collection. Dim oSheetMetalFeatures As SheetMetalFeatures Set oSheetMetalFeatures = oCompDef.Features ' Create a new sketch on the X-Y work plane. Dim oSketch As PlanarSketch Set oSketch = oCompDef.Sketches.Add(oCompDef.WorkPlanes.Item(3)) ' Set a reference to the transient geometry object. Dim oTransGeom As TransientGeometry Set oTransGeom = ThisApplication.TransientGeometry ' Draw a 4cm x 3cm rectangle with the corner at (0,0) Call oSketch.SketchLines.AddAsTwoPointRectangle( _ oTransGeom.CreatePoint2d(0, 0), _ oTransGeom.CreatePoint2d(4, 3)) ' Create a profile. Dim oProfile As Profile Set oProfile = oSketch.Profiles.AddForSolid Dim oFaceFeatureDefinition As FaceFeatureDefinition Set oFaceFeatureDefinition = oSheetMetalFeatures.FaceFeatures.CreateFaceFeatureDefinition(oProfile) ' Create a face feature. Dim oFaceFeature As FaceFeature Set oFaceFeature = oSheetMetalFeatures.FaceFeatures.Add(oFaceFeatureDefinition) ' Get the top face for creating the new sketch. ' We'll assume that the 6th face is the top face. Dim oFrontFace As Face Set oFrontFace = oFaceFeature.Faces.Item(6) ' Create a new sketch on this face, but use the method that allows you to ' control the orientation and orgin of the new sketch. Set oSketch = oCompDef.Sketches.AddWithOrientation(oFrontFace, _ oCompDef.WorkAxes.Item(1), True, True, oCompDef.WorkPoints(1)) ' Determine where in sketch space the point (1,0.75,0) is. Dim oCorner As Point2d Set oCorner = oSketch.ModelToSketchSpace(oTransGeom.CreatePoint(1, 0.75, 0)) ' Create the interior 3cm x 2cm rectangle for the cut. Call oSketch.SketchLines.AddAsTwoPointRectangle( _ oCorner, oTransGeom.CreatePoint2d(oCorner.X + 2, oCorner.Y + 1.5)) ' Create a profile. Set oProfile = oSketch.Profiles.AddForSolid ' Create a cut definition object Dim oCutDefinition As CutDefinition Set oCutDefinition = oSheetMetalFeatures.CutFeatures.CreateCutDefinition(oProfile) ' Set extents to 'Through All' Call oCutDefinition.SetThroughAllExtent(kNegativeExtentDirection) ' Create the cut feature Dim oCutFeature As CutFeature Set oCutFeature = oSheetMetalFeatures.CutFeatures.Add(oCutDefinition) End Sub