This example shows how to switch layouts.
'-------------------------------------------------------------- '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: Message boxes pop up when a model or sheet 'is activated. Read the text in each message box before clicking 'OK to close it. '---------------------------------------------------------------- Imports DraftSight.Interop.dsAutomation
Module Module1
Sub Main()
Dim dsApp As Application Dim dsDoc As Document
'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
'Activate each layout, one by one SwitchLayouts(dsDoc)
Else MsgBox("There are no open documents in DraftSight.") End If End Sub Sub SwitchLayouts(ByVal dsDoc As Document) Dim dsSheet As Sheet Dim dsModel As Model Dim dsVarSheets As Object Dim index As Integer Dim sheetName As String
'Get all sheets dsVarSheets = dsDoc.GetSheets
If IsArray(dsVarSheets) Then
For index = LBound(dsVarSheets) To UBound(dsVarSheets)
dsSheet = dsVarSheets(index)
'Get sheet name sheetName = dsSheet.Name
'Change sheet name, if it is not a model If sheetName <> "Model" Then
'Activate sheet dsSheet.Activate()
'Verify if the sheet was activated If dsSheet.IsActive Then MsgBox("The sheet " & sheetName & " was activated.") End If
Else
'Activate model sheet dsModel = dsDoc.GetModel
If Not dsModel Is Nothing Then
'Activate model sheet dsModel.Activate()
'Verify if the sheet was activated If dsModel.IsActive Then MsgBox("The model sheet was activated.") End If
End If
End If
Next
End If
End Sub
End Module