Axis Legs as a Direction

[jzecha]

Can someone tell me how you reference the Axis Legs of a newly created Axis System?

I am trying to create an Extremum and use the 3 Different Axis Legs of my newly created Axis System, but nothing I have tired is working correctly and I am having no luck finding the correct answer on Google.

Dim axisSystems1 As AxisSystems
Set axisSystems1 = oPart.AxisSystems

Dim axisSystem1 As AxisSystem
Set axisSystem1 = axisSystems1.Add()
axisSystem1.OriginType = catAxisSystemOriginByPoint
axisSystem1.OriginPoint = oHybridshapePointCoord
axisSystem1.XAxisType = 0
axisSystem1.XAxisDirection = reference8
axisSystem1.YAxisType = Empty
axisSystem1.ZAxisType = Empty

Dim hybridShapeDirection10 As HybridShapeDirection
Set hybridShapeDirection10 = ????????????

Dim oReference99 As Reference
Set oReference99 = oPart.CreateReferenceFromObject(oPartDocument.Part.MainBody)   
     
Dim hybridShapeExtremum1 As HybridShapeExtremum
Set hybridShapeExtremum1 = oHybridShapeFactory.AddNewExtremum(oReference99, hybridShapeDirection10, 1)
oHybridBody.AppendHybridShape hybridShapeExtremum1

 

[MKEdits]

Hello, what's your exact purpose of macro? I use VBScript for macros but u can convert it into VBA easly. Trying to answer your question about only leg ref.: you can refer your "Legs" by adding reference to them for e.g:

axisSystem2.XAxisType = catAxisSystemAxisSameDirection

Set reference4 = part1.CreateReferenceFromObject(hybridShapeLinePtPt1)

axisSystem2.XAxisDirection = reference4

axisSystem2.YAxisType = catAxisSystemAxisByCoordinates

For example in 2nd line I used PtPt1 - means line point-point (earlier created which you need to create if you want to refer to X axis to line)

Regards,
M

 

[jzecha]

I am creating an optimized bounding box depending on what inputs you have.

The provided script from you specifies the X and Y axis of the Axis System.

In my code, I already have created the Axis System only specifying the X Axis and the Y and Z are just defaulted, which is the way I want it.

Now I need to a way to reference the Y and Z legs of the new Axis System to specify a direction in my Extremum.

Does that make sense?

 

[LWolf]

jzecha, there is an OOB bounding-box function in Core-Cavity Workbench (shareable CCV)

regards,
LWolf

 

[itsmyjob]

looking at the chm file i find that AxisSystem do have GetYAxis Method.. could that help?

Eric N.
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[jzecha]

That worked @itsmyjob, but I was hoping to find some way of referencing the Axis leg itself instead of creating coordinates.
Either way, thanks for the help in pointing me in the right direction.