Deleting sketch points in derived sketch

Jef_E — Tue, 03 Sep 2019 13:02:17 GMT

Hi,

I am working on a 'configurator' for a tube heat exchanger. For this I generate a point cloud using XY coordinates. Then I add the points to a sketch in the 'Master' part. Lets say there are 500 points.

Then the sketch is derived to the tubesheet part and used by a hole feature that consumes all centermark points. Until here all is going great.

Now I am testing the ability to change the tubesheet hole pattern and adding holes is also working great, but when a smaller tubesheet pattern is generated there are more point in the base sketch in the master than in the derived sketch.

How can I delete these excessive points by code?

        Dim oPatternSketch As PlanarSketch = _Tubesheet.ComponentDefinition.Sketches.Item("Tubesheet pattern")
        Debug.Print(oPatternSketch.SketchPoints.Count)
        For Each oPoint As SketchPoint In oPatternSketch.SketchPoints
            Debug.Print(oPoint.HasReferenceComponent)
            Try
                oPoint.Delete()
            Catch ex As Exception

            End Try

        Next

I can delete them by hand just by selecting and press delete, but when I use the code above they are generating a error..

Re: Deleting sketch points in derived sketch

HideoYamada — Tue, 03 Sep 2019 23:22:49 GMT

Hello Jef_E,

Could you upload the minimum data set that cause error with your code written in the 1st post?

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Hideo Yamada

Re: Deleting sketch points in derived sketch

Jef_E — Wed, 04 Sep 2019 06:52:49 GMT

You should update before trying to remove.. o wait thats my own questio lal

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