API: PartDoc::GetEntityByName

I was planning on naming some faces in order to help with mating. I need
to insert both parts and assemblies, and mate faces on each. Here is roughy
what I am trying to do, this time inserting a part into :

Dim Asm As SldWorks.AssemblyDoc
Dim Comp As SldWorks.Component2
Dim PardDoc As SldWorks.PartDoc
Dim ComponentPart As SldWorks.ModelDoc2
Dim Face As SldWorks.face2

Set Asm = swApp.ActiveDoc
Set Comp = Asm.AddComponent4("C:\MyPart.SLDPRT", "",0,0,0)
Set ComponentPart = Comp.GetModelDoc
set PartDoc = ComponentPart

Set Face = PartDoc.GetEntityByName("CoincidentFace", _
SwConst.swSelectType_e.swSelFACES)

Face.Select4(false,true)


The select call fails (returns false), but GetEntityByName does actually
return a face. Does anyone know why Select4 from the entity is not
working?

Thanks,

Brian

 

You are having trouble because Select4 is not a method used with the face2 object. so what you will have to do is.

Dim FaceAsEnt as SldWorks.Entity

Set FaceAsEnt = Face
FaceAsEnt.Select4(false,true)

It seems you are early binding. When you hit the period key after your object name VB creates a list of all the available Methods, functions and properties, if something isn't in the list it isn't available through that object.

 

Figured itout!

In the OLE flavor of sw, the face2 inteface inherits from the entity
interface, therefore you can call Select4. The reason the face wasn't
getting selected is because AddComponent returns a reference to the
component open in another document. So, it is a matter of selecting the
component in the assembly then making the calls.

 

Face.Select4(false,true)

Your mistake is that you're loading a function that return a value, if
that's your case you should write the line like this...

Face.Select False, True