How to select all connected entities inside a sketch?

By Philippe Leefsma

Here is a question once posted by one of our ADN member:

Do you have an example on how to retrieve easily all connected entities given an initial sketch curve?

Solution

There isn’t a direct API for that, however the PartFeatures.CreatePath method can be used for that purpose:

      Public Sub GetPath(ByVal app As Inventor.Application)

        Dim doc As PartDocument

        doc = app.ActiveDocument

        Dim sketchEnt As SketchEntity

        sketchEnt = app.CommandManager.Pick( _

            SelectionFilterEnum.kSketchCurveFilter, _

            "Select curve:")

        Dim path As Path

        path = doc.ComponentDefinition.Features.CreatePath(sketchEnt)

        Dim pathEnt As PathEntity

        For Each pathEnt In path

            Call doc.SelectSet.Select(pathEnt.SketchEntity)

        Next

    End Sub

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