Select a face to define as pattern orientation

[blandb]

I was hoping that when using iLogic to add a pattern that I could use the Command Manager to choose a flat face to define my pattern direction like so:

Patterns.AddRectangular("RectPatternName", "component name", 3, 5 in, Nothing, ThisApplication.CommandManager.Pick(SelectionFilterEnum.kPartFacePlanarFilter, "Select a flat face."), columnNaturalDirection := True)

But this gives me an error unfortunately. "Conversion from type "FaceProxy" to type string is not valid.

Reason for doing this is because I dont know the axis direction at the time of running the code and it may not be in any XYZ orientation. So choosing a face at the direction would be easier. Any thoughts?

[Ralf_Krieg]

Hello

First, it needs an axis at this point, not a face, to define the direction. So it would make more sense to pick a work axis or an edge. The Patterns.AddRectangular awaits the name of this workaxis or edge. For an edge, it seems you need to add a named entity to this edge first.

EDIT: Maybe something similar to this

Dim oEdge As Edge = ThisApplication.CommandManager.Pick(SelectionFilterEnum.kPartEdgeLinearFilter, "Select an edge.")

Dim iLogicAuto = iLogicVb.Automation
Dim namedEntities = iLogicAuto.GetNamedEntities(ThisDoc.Document)
namedEntities.SetName(oEdge, "MyPatternEdge")

Patterns.AddRectangular("RectPatternName", "component name", 3, 5 in, Nothing, "MyPatternEdge", columnNaturalDirection := True)

[blandb]

thanks, I had figured out something just after I had posted this.