CATIA V5 MACRO: Need help 1

[Seenivas28]

Hi all,

I wanted to import 3D point coodrinates from CATIA to excel sheet using a CATScript. I wanted the coordinates to be imported one by one, in the same order which I select the points in CATIA. I tried using SelectElement3 as it allows to select multiple parts. But I got the following error all time.

"Compile Error:

Function or interface marked as restricted, or the function uses an
Automation type which is not supported in visual basic"

Below is the code:

Dim Excel As Object
Dim workBooks As Object
Dim workBook As Object
Dim workSheets As Object
Dim workSheet As Object
Dim XYZ(2) As Variant
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Sub CATMain()
Dim partDocument1 As PartDocument
Set partDocument1 = CATIA.ActiveDocument
Dim part1 As Part
Set part1 = partDocument1.Part
Dim bodies1 As Bodies
Set bodies1 = part1.Bodies
Dim body1 As Body
Set body1 = bodies1.Item(1)
Dim hybridBodies1 As HybridBodies
Set hybridBodies1 = part1.HybridBodies
Dim hybridbody1 As HybridBody
Set hybridbody1 = hybridBodies1.Item(1)
Dim hybridShapes1 As hybridShapes
Set hybrdishapes1 = hybridbody1.hybridShapes
Dim hybridShape1 As HybridShape
Set hybridShape1 = hybridShapes1.Item(1)

Dim pointSelect As Selection
Set pointSelect = CATIA.ActiveDocument.Selection

Dim pArray(0) As Variant
Dim showStatus

pArray(0) = "Point"
showStatus = pointSelect.SelectElement3(pArray, "Select Points", False, CATMultiSelTriggWhenUserValidatesSelection, False)
StartExcel
ExportPoint
End Sub
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Sub StartExcel()
Err.Clear
On Error Resume Next
Set Excel = GetObject(, "EXCEL.Application")
If Err.Number <> 0 Then
Err.Clear
Set Excel = CreateObject("EXCEL.Application")
Excel.Application.Visible = True
End If
Set workBooks = Excel.Application.workBooks
Set workBook = workBooks.Add
Set workSheets = workBook.workSheets(1)
Set workSheet = workBook.Sheets(1)
workSheet.Cells(1, "A") = "No"
workSheet.Cells(1, "B") = "Name"
workSheet.Cells(1, "C") = "X"
workSheet.Cells(1, "D") = "Y"
workSheet.Cells(1, "E") = "Z"
End Sub
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Sub ExportPoint()
Dim pSel As Selection
Set pSel = CATIA.ActiveDocument.Selection
Dim pCount As Integer
Set pCount = pSel.Count
Dim element, pointCoord
For i = 1 To pCount
Set element = pSel.Item(i)
Set pointCoord = element.Value
Point.GetCoordinates XYZ
workSheet.Cells(i + 1, "A") = i
workSheet.Cells(i + 1, "B") = Point.Name
workSheet.Cells(i + 1, "C") = XYZ(0) * 0.03937
workSheet.Cells(i + 1, "D") = XYZ(1) * 0.03937
workSheet.Cells(i + 1, "E") = XYZ(2) * 0.03937
Next i
End Sub

The error is in the highlighted part of the code. Please help me out in this. What could be the reason for this error? Did I not use the SelectElement3 properly?

Thanks in Advance.

 

[lardman363]

http://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=370996

 

[Seenivas28]

@Lardman363

Thanks for the response. Actually I did find the reason behind the error is due to the early bind property of VBA. Now I got it solved. Thanks a lot.