Extrude Feature - Create Block with Pocket
Description
This sample demonstrates creating a simple solid consisting a block with a pocket. It shows how to create a sketch plane at a specified orientation to existing geometry.
Code Samples
Public Sub DrawBlockWithPocket()
' Create a new part document, using the default part template.
Dim oPartDoc As PartDocument
Set oPartDoc = ThisApplication.Documents.Add(kPartDocumentObject, _
ThisApplication.FileManager.GetTemplateFile(kPartDocumentObject))
' Set a reference to the component definition.
Dim oCompDef As PartComponentDefinition
Set oCompDef = oPartDoc.ComponentDefinition
' Create a new sketch on the X-Y work plane. Since it's being created on
' one of the base workplanes we know the orientation it will be created in
' and don't need to worry about controlling it. Because of this we also
' know the origin of the sketch plane will be at (0,0,0) in model space.
Dim oSketch As PlanarSketch
Set oSketch = oCompDef.Sketches.Add(oCompDef.WorkPlanes(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)
Dim oRectangleLines As SketchEntitiesEnumerator
Set oRectangleLines = oSketch.SketchLines.AddAsTwoPointRectangle( _
oTransGeom.CreatePoint2d(0, 0), _
oTransGeom.CreatePoint2d(4, 3))
' Create a profile.
Dim oProfile As Profile
Set oProfile = oSketch.Profiles.AddForSolid
' Create a base extrusion 1cm thick.
Dim oExtrudeDef As ExtrudeDefinition
Set oExtrudeDef = oCompDef.Features.ExtrudeFeatures.CreateExtrudeDefinition(oProfile, kJoinOperation)
Call oExtrudeDef.SetDistanceExtent(1, kNegativeExtentDirection)
Dim oExtrude As ExtrudeFeature
Set oExtrude = oCompDef.Features.ExtrudeFeatures.Add(oExtrudeDef)
' Get the top face of the extrusion to use for creating the new sketch.
Dim oFrontFace As Face
Set oFrontFace = oExtrude.StartFaces.Item(1)
' 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 (0.5,0.5,0) is.
Dim oCorner As Point2d
Set oCorner = oSketch.ModelToSketchSpace(oTransGeom.CreatePoint(0.5, 0.5, 0))
' Create the interior 3cm x 2cm rectangle for the pocket.
Set oRectangleLines = oSketch.SketchLines.AddAsTwoPointRectangle( _
oCorner, oTransGeom.CreatePoint2d(oCorner.X + 3, oCorner.Y + 2))
' Create a profile.
Set oProfile = oSketch.Profiles.AddForSolid
' Create a pocket .25 cm deep.
Set oExtrudeDef = oCompDef.Features.ExtrudeFeatures.CreateExtrudeDefinition(oProfile, kCutOperation)
Call oExtrudeDef.SetDistanceExtent(0.25, kNegativeExtentDirection)
Set oExtrude = oCompDef.Features.ExtrudeFeatures.Add(oExtrudeDef)
End Sub