How to select coordinate system plane using API

SOLIDWORKS API
1

I am trying to select a plane of a created coordinate system and then normal to it. It only works manually doing it, but not using API! o[

Appreciate any help!

Dim swApp As Object

Dim Part As Object
Dim boolstatus As Boolean
Dim longstatus As Long, longwarnings As Long

Sub main()

Set swApp = Application.SldWorks

Set Part = swApp.ActiveDoc

boolstatus = Part.Extension.SelectByID2("Coordinate System1\YZ Plane", "COORDSYS", 0, 0, 0, False, 0, Nothing, 0)
swApp.RunCommand swCommands_NormalTo, ""
Part.ClearSelection2 True
End Sub
2

This seems to be a limitation. I also didn’t find a way to select the COORDSYS planes or axes via API.

3

My guess is that you are going to have to get more sophisticated and use the solidworks transform functions.

This might help you get the vector normal to the plane. (I’m not sure if the problem is with the selecting of the plane or the NormalTo command.)

https://help.solidworks.com/2017/english/api/sldworksapi/solidworks.interop.sldworks~solidworks.interop.sldworks.iface2~normal.html