Create temp solid body box using SOLIDWORKS API and IModeler interface

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This VBA example demonstrates how to create and display temp body by providing the coordinate of center of base face, direction, width, length and height using SOLIDWORKS API.

Macro stops the execution and displays the body. Continue macro execution to destroy the temp body.

Const WIDTH As Double = 0.01
Const LENGTH As Double = 0.01
Const HEIGHT As Double = 0.01

Dim swApp As SldWorks.SldWorks

Sub main()

    Set swApp = Application.SldWorks
    
    Dim swPart As SldWorks.PartDoc
    
    Set swPart = swApp.ActiveDoc
    
    If Not swPart Is Nothing Then
    
        Dim swModeler As SldWorks.Modeler
        Set swModeler = swApp.GetModeler
        
        Dim dCenter(2) As Double
        dCenter(0) = 0: dCenter(1) = 0: dCenter(2) = 0
        
        Dim dAxis(2) As Double
        dAxis(0) = 0: dAxis(1) = 0: dAxis(2) = 1
                        
        Dim dBoxData(8) As Double
        dBoxData(0) = dCenter(0): dBoxData(1) = dCenter(1): dBoxData(2) = dCenter(2)
        dBoxData(3) = dAxis(0): dBoxData(4) = dAxis(1): dBoxData(5) = dAxis(2)
        dBoxData(6) = WIDTH: dBoxData(7) = LENGTH: dBoxData(8) = HEIGHT
        
        Dim swBody As SldWorks.Body2
        
        Set swBody = swModeler.CreateBodyFromBox3(dBoxData)
        
        swBody.Display3 swPart, RGB(255, 255, 0), swTempBodySelectOptions_e.swTempBodySelectable
        
        Stop 'continue to hide the body
        
        Set swBody = Nothing
    Else
        MsgBox "Please open part document"
    End If
    
End Sub