I am doing a project to explore an automatic method to build the multi-electrode CAD model using SolidWorks. I try to use macro to insert more than one thousand electrode models to a head model. I have already calculated all the coordinates and normal vectors of each electrode. But when I insert the points, some points are missed. I have tried a lot of methods, it still doesn't work. How to write the macro?

Here is my codes:

' ******************************************************************************

' Function: automation electrode placement

' The line with a '*' should be changed if necessary

' There are some lines should never be changed

' ******************************************************************************

Dim swApp As Object

Dim Part As Object

Dim boolstatus As Boolean

Dim longstatus As Long, longwarnings As Long

Dim SelMgr As Object

Dim Feature As Object

Dim filepath As String

Dim myMate As Object

Dim i As Integer

Dim instance As IPartDoc

Dim Xholder, Yholder, Zholder As Double

Dim aisname As String

Dim elename As String

Sub main()

Set swApp = Application.SldWorks

Set Part = swApp.ActiveDoc

Set SelMgr = Part.SelectionManager

Dim swSelData As SldWorks.SelectData

'*change the number according to how many electrode you have already insert. MAke sure the number of axis and electrode are the same

i = 2

'*add path and change name is necessary

'1--the position of the electrode

'2--the normal vector of the electrode

Open "10-10systembyJWL.txt" For Input As #1

Open "normalv10-10sysbyJWL.txt" For Input As #2

Do While Not EOF(1)

' *Change the name of Axis, it can be different according to the language

axisname = "Axis" + Trim(Str(i))

' *do remeber to change the assem name "@Assem6" can be different in different project

elename = "Point1@Origin@electrode_with_gel_on_z_4mm_diameter-" + Trim(Str(i)) + "@Assem6"

' Add electrode

Set Part = swApp.ActiveDoc

'*add the path and change name if necessary

boolstatus = Part.AddComponent("electrode_with_gel_on_z_4mm_diameter.SLDPRT", 0#, 0#, 0#)

Input #2, X, Y, Z

'Add axis

boolstatus = Part.Extension.SelectByID2("", "EXTSKETCHPOINT", 0, 0, 0, False, 0, Nothing, 0)

boolstatus = Part.Extension.SelectByID2("", "EXTSKETCHPOINT", X / 1000, Y / 1000, Z / 1000, True, 0, Nothing, 0)

boolstatus = Part.InsertAxis2(True)

' set the direction

'change the axis name

boolstatus = Part.Extension.SelectByID2(axisname, "AXIS", 0, 0, 0, False, 0, Nothing, 0)

boolstatus = Part.Extension.SelectByID2("", "FACE", 0, 0, 0.002, True, 1, Nothing, 0)

Dim myMate As Object

'never change the following line

Set myMate = Part.AddMate4(2, -1, False, 8.38952298466863E-03, 0, 0, 0.001, 0.001, 0.5235987755983, 0.5235987755983, 0.5235987755983, False, False, longstatus)

Part.ClearSelection2 True

Part.EditRebuild3

Input #1, X, Y, Z

' move to position

boolstatus = Part.Extension.SelectByID2(elename, "EXTSKETCHPOINT", 0, 0, 0, False, 0, Nothing, 0)

boolstatus = Part.Extension.SelectByID2("", "EXTSKETCHPOINT", X / 1000, Y / 1000, Z / 1000, True, 0, Nothing, 0)

'never change the following line

Set myMate = Part.AddMate4(0, -1, False, 0.114412498475579, 0, 0, 0.001, 0.001, 0.5235987755983, 0.5235987755983, 0.5235987755983, False, False, longstatus)

Part.ClearSelection2 True

Part.EditRebuild3

i = i + 1

Loop

Close #1

Close #2

End Sub

The points have already insert. The problem is that some points are missed, and it is a huge disaster.

Explore an automatic method to build the multi-electrode CAD model using SolidWorks.