This example shows how to insert a picture in a drawing document.
'-------------------------------------------------------------- ' 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. Change the path and file name of the picture file to insert. ' NOTE: The picture must be a PNG file. ' 5. Start DraftSight and open a drawing. ' 6. Start debugging the project. ' ' Postconditions: A message box pops up when the specified picture ' is inserted 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 dsPicture As ReferenceImage Dim imageFileName 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() 'Replace picture's path and file 'name with yours imageFileName = "c:\test\note.png" 'Insert picture dsPicture = dsSketchManager.InsertPicture(imageFileName, 0.0#, 0.0#, 0.0#, 1.0#, 0.0#) If dsPicture Is Nothing Then MsgBox(imageFileName & " file was not found.") Else MsgBox("A picture was inserted in the drawing.") End If Else MsgBox("There are no open documents in DraftSight.") End If End Sub
End Module