This example shows how to construct a RichLine.
'-------------------------------------------------------------- ' Preconditions: ' 1. Create a VB.NET Windows console project. ' 2. Copy and paste this example into the VB.NET IDE. ' 3. Add a reference to: ' install_dir\APISDK\tlb\DraftSight.Interop.dsAutomation.dll. ' 4. Start DraftSight and open a document. ' 5. Start debugging the project. ' ' Postconditions: A message box pops up when a RichLine is ' constructed in the drawing document. '----------------------------------------------------------------
Imports DraftSight.Interop.dsAutomation
Module Module1
Sub Main() Dim dsApp As Application Dim dsDoc As Document Dim dsModel As Model Dim dsSketchManager As SketchManager Dim dsRichLine As RichLine Dim coordinates(0 To 5) As Double Dim justification As dsRichLineJustification_e Dim closed As Boolean Dim scaleValue As Double Dim styleName As String
'Connect to DraftSight dsApp = GetObject(, "DraftSight.Application") dsApp.AbortRunningCommand() ' abort any command currently running in DraftSight to avoid nested commands
'Get active document dsDoc = dsApp.GetActiveDocument() If Not dsDoc Is Nothing Then
'Get model space dsModel = dsDoc.GetModel()
'Get Sketch Manager dsSketchManager = dsModel.GetSketchManager()
'RichLine parameters coordinates(0) = 0 : coordinates(1) = 0 : coordinates(2) = 0 coordinates(3) = 7 : coordinates(4) = 7 : coordinates(5) = 0 justification = dsRichLineJustification_e.dsRichLineJustification_Bottom scaleValue = 1.0# styleName = "Standard" closed = False
'Add a RichLine dsRichLine = dsSketchManager.InsertRichLine(coordinates, justification, scaleValue, styleName, closed)
If Not dsRichLine Is Nothing Then MsgBox("RichLine was added to drawing.") End If
Else
MsgBox("There are no open documents in DraftSight.")
End If End Sub
End Module