Adding a new stitch (knit) feature
Description
This sample demonstrates the creation of a stitch feature (known as the Knit feature in the API). The sample creates two work surfaces using surface extrusions and stitches them together.
Code Samples
Sub StitchFeatureCreate()
' 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. Dim oSketch As PlanarSketch
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 two sketch lines that will be used as the
' open profiles for creating work surfaces.
Dim oLineOne As SketchLine
Set oLineOne = oSketch.SketchLines.AddByTwoPoints( _
oTransGeom.CreatePoint2d(0, 0), _
oTransGeom.CreatePoint2d(2, -2))
Dim oLineTwo As SketchLine
Set oLineTwo = oSketch.SketchLines.AddByTwoPoints( _
oTransGeom.CreatePoint2d(0, 0), _
oTransGeom.CreatePoint2d(-2, -2))
' Create a profile for the first extrude.
Dim oProfileOne As Profile
Set oProfileOne = oSketch.Profiles.AddForSurface(oLineOne)
' Create an surface extrusion 2 cm thick.
Dim oExtrudeDef As ExtrudeDefinition
Set oExtrudeDef = oCompDef.Features.ExtrudeFeatures.CreateExtrudeDefinition(oProfileOne, kSurfaceOperation)
Call oExtrudeDef.SetDistanceExtent(2, kNegativeExtentDirection)
Dim oExtrudeOne As ExtrudeFeature
Set oExtrudeOne = oCompDef.Features.ExtrudeFeatures.Add(oExtrudeDef)
' Create a profile for the second extrude.
Dim oProfileTwo As Profile
Set oProfileTwo = oSketch.Profiles.AddForSurface(oLineTwo)
' Create an extrusion 2 cm thick.
Set oExtrudeDef = oCompDef.Features.ExtrudeFeatures.CreateExtrudeDefinition(oProfileTwo, kSurfaceOperation)
Call oExtrudeDef.SetDistanceExtent(2, kNegativeExtentDirection)
Dim oExtrudeTwo As ExtrudeFeature
Set oExtrudeTwo = oCompDef.Features.ExtrudeFeatures.Add(oExtrudeDef)
Dim oSurfaces As ObjectCollection
Set oSurfaces = ThisApplication.TransientObjects.CreateObjectCollection
' Since we know that the only work surfaces in the document
' are those created by the above extrusions, use those.
oSurfaces.Add oCompDef.WorkSurfaces.Item(1)
oSurfaces.Add oCompDef.WorkSurfaces.Item(2)
' Create a stitch (knit) feature by stitching
' together the two work surfaces created above.
Dim oKnitFeature As KnitFeature
Set oKnitFeature = oCompDef.Features.KnitFeatures.Add(oSurfaces)
End Sub