CATIA V5 macro, how to get the current activate sketch

[Arichzhy]

Before a macro program begin running, a sketch has be opened. My problem is that how can I get the name of the sketch, and its parent object? In many examples, we use sketch.add(),or a certain name of sketch. But in different situations the opened sketches may have different names.

Any one have faced such problem ?

 

[dougsnell]

When then OpenEdition method is called on a Sketch object, it is made the InWorkObject. You can use the InWorkObject property of Part object to retrieve the Sketch feature and access it's Name property.

--Doug

 

[Arichzhy]

Thanks for your suggestion, But I use inworkobject only get the hybridbody under the part,still not get the opened sketch.

 

[ferdo]

Point user to select what ever you want and get selection name.

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[itsmyjob]

or without user interaction:

Sub CATMain()

CATIA.StartCommand ("No 3D Background")

CATIA.StartCommand ("Fit All In")

Set oSel = CATIA.ActiveDocument.Selection

oSel.Search ("Sketcher.Origin,scr")

Set oSketch = oSel.Item(1).Value.Parent.Parent.Parent

oSel.Clear

MsgBox ("the sketch is " & oSketch.Name)

End Sub

I'm searching for the Origin so it should be quick, but it should be visible, if not, then search for element type you know is visible then get parent until you get sketch.

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