This example shows how to create:
'-------------------------------------------------------------- ' Preconditions: ' 1. Create a VBA macro in a software product in which VBA is ' embedded. ' 2. Copy and paste this example into the Visual Basic IDE. ' 3. Open the Immediate window. ' 4. Add a reference to the DraftSight type library, ' install_dir\bin\dsAutomation.dll. ' 5. Start DraftSight and open ' disk:\ProgramData\Dassault Systemes\DraftSight\Examples\pump housing.dwg. ' 6. Press F5. ' 'Postconditions: ' 1. A model named view, ModelView, is created with a gradient background ' and is classified in the A category. ' 2. A model named view, SavedModelView, is created without a background. ' 3. A sheet named view, SheetView, is created and ' classified in the B category. ' 4. Click View > Named Views and examine both the model and sheet. ' 5. Examine the Immediate window. ' ' NOTE: To change the background to: ' 1. Solid from gradient: ' a. Uncomment these lines of code: ' 'Dim dsSolidBackground As SolidBackground ' 'dsSolidBackground = dsViewMgr.CreateSolidBackground(dsColor) ' 'dsModelNamedView.SetSolidBackground(dsSolidBackground) ' b. Comment out these lines of code: ' Dim dsGradientBackground As GradientBackground ' dsGradientBackground = dsViewMgr.CreateGradientBackground(dsColor, dsColor2, dsColor3, False, 0) ' dsModelNamedView.SetGradientBackground(dsGradientBackground) ' 2. Image from gradient: ' a. Uncomment these lines of code: ' 'Dim dsImageBackground As ImageBackground ' 'dsImageBackground = dsViewMgr.CreateImageBackground(imageFile, dsImageBackgroundPosition_e.dsImageBackgroundPosition_Tile, 0, 0, 0, 0) ' 'dsModelNamedView.SetImageBackground(dsImageBackground) ' b. Perform step 1b. ' c. Substitute the path and file name of your image for ' image_path_file_name. '--------------------------------------------------------------
Option Explicit
Dim dsApp As DraftSight.Application Dim dsDoc As DraftSight.Document Dim dsModel As DraftSight.Model Dim dsViewMgr As DraftSight.ViewManager Dim dsCorner1(2) As Double Dim dsCorner2(2) As Double Dim dsCorner3(2) As Double Dim dsCorner4(2) As Double Dim dsModelNamedView As DraftSight.ModelNamedView Dim dsSheetNamedView As DraftSight.SheetNamedView Dim dsSheet As DraftSight.Sheet Dim dsSheets As Variant Dim result As dsCreateObjectResult_e Dim dsGradientBackground As DraftSight.GradientBackground 'Dim dsSolidBackground As DraftSight.SolidBackground 'Dim dsImageBackground As DraftSight.ImageBackground Dim imageFile As String Dim dsColor As DraftSight.Color Dim dsColor2 As DraftSight.Color Dim dsColor3 As DraftSight.Color
Sub main() 'Connect to DraftSight Set dsApp = GetObject(, "DraftSight.Application") 'Abort any command currently running in DraftSight 'to avoid nested commands dsApp.AbortRunningCommand
'Get active document Set dsDoc = dsApp.GetActiveDocument() If Not dsDoc Is Nothing Then dsCorner1(0) = 16.12 dsCorner1(1) = 12.23 dsCorner1(2) = 0# dsCorner2(0) = 25.46 dsCorner2(1) = 20.47 dsCorner2(2) = 0# dsCorner3(0) = 5# dsCorner3(1) = 4.5 dsCorner3(2) = 0# dsCorner4(0) = 7.36 dsCorner4(1) = 6.38 dsCorner4(2) = 0#
'Get the view manager Set dsViewMgr = dsDoc.GetViewManager()
'In model space, create a model named view Set dsModel = dsDoc.GetModel dsModel.Activate result = dsViewMgr.CreateModelNamedView("ModelView", "A", dsCorner1, dsCorner2, dsModelNamedView)
Set dsColor = dsApp.GetNamedColor(dsNamedColor_Blue) Set dsColor2 = dsApp.GetNamedColor(dsNamedColor_Cyan) Set dsColor3 = dsApp.GetNamedColor(dsNamedColor_Green)
'Create gradient background Set dsGradientBackground = dsViewMgr.CreateGradientBackground(dsColor, dsColor2, dsColor3, False, 0)
'Create solid background 'Set dsSolidBackground = dsViewMgr.CreateSolidBackground(dsColor)
'Create image background imageFile = "image_path_file_name" 'Set dsImageBackground = dsViewMgr.CreateImageBackground(imageFile, dsImageBackgroundPosition_Tile, 0, 0, 0, 0)
Debug.Print ("Result (1 = Object successfully created, 2 = Object already exists, 3 = Error creating object): " & result) Debug.Print ("Model named view: " & dsModelNamedView.GetNamedView.GetName) Set dsModelNamedView = dsViewMgr.GetModelNamedView("ModelView") 'Set background of ModelView and verify 'by getting its background type dsModelNamedView.SetGradientBackground dsGradientBackground 'dsModelNamedView.SetSolidBackground dsSolidBackground 'dsModelNamedView.SetImageBackground dsImageBackground Debug.Print ("Type of background: " & dsModelNamedView.GetBackgroundType) result = dsViewMgr.SaveCurrentViewAsModelView("SavedModelView", "A", dsModelNamedView) dsViewMgr.ActivateModelView ("SavedModelView") Debug.Print ""
'Switch to sheet space and create a sheet named view in Sheet1 dsSheets = dsDoc.GetSheets dsSheets(1).Activate result = dsViewMgr.CreateSheetNamedView("SheetView", "B", dsCorner3, dsCorner4, dsSheetNamedView) Debug.Print ("Result (1 = Object successfully created, 2 = Object already exists, 3 = Error creating object): " & result) Debug.Print ("Sheet named view: " & dsSheetNamedView.GetNamedView.GetName) Set dsSheetNamedView = dsViewMgr.GetSheetNamedView("SheetView") Set dsSheet = dsSheetNamedView.GetSheet() result = dsViewMgr.SaveCurrentViewAsSheetView("SavedSheetView", "B", dsSheetNamedView) dsViewMgr.ActivateSheetView ("SheetView")
Else MsgBox ("There are no open documents in DraftSight.") End If
End Sub