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Joints (Collection)

A collection of all Joint entities currently managed by the application.

Method Index

Add
Create a new Joint and adds it to the Joints collection.
Item
Returns a Joint using its index or its name from the Joints collection.
Remove
Remove a Joint from the Joints collection.

Methods


o Func Add() As
Create a new Joint and adds it to the Joints collection.
Returns:
The created Joint
Example:
This example creates a new Joint in the TheJoints collection. 
    Dim NewJoint As Joint
    Set NewJoint = TheJoints.Add()
o Func Item( iIndex) As
Returns a Joint using its index or its name from the Joints collection.
Parameters:
iIndex
The index or the name of the Joint to retrieve from the collection of Joints. As a numerics, this index is the rank of the Joint in the collection. The index of the first Joint in the collection is 1, and the index of the last Joint is Count. As a string, it is the name you assigned to the Joint using the
AnyObject.Name property.
Returns:
The retrieved Joint
Example:
This example returns in ThisJoint the third Joint in the collection, and in ThatJoint the Joint named MyJoint. 
 Dim ThisJoint As Joint
 Set ThisJoint = TheJoints.Item(3)
 Dim ThatJoint As Joint
 Set ThatJoint = CATIA.Joints.Item("MyJoint")
o Sub Remove( iIndex)
Remove a Joint from the Joints collection.
Parameters:
iIndex
The index or the name of the Joint to retrieve from the collection of Joints. As a numerics, this index is the rank of the Joint in the collection. The index of the first Joint in the collection is 1, and the index of the last Joint is Count. As a string, it is the name you assigned to the Joint.
Returns:
Nothing
Example:
The following example removes the tenth Joint and the Joint named JointTwo from the TheJoints collection. 
    TheJoints.Remove(10)
    TheJoints.Remove("JointTwo")

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