This example shows how to insert Notes with parameters 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. Start DraftSight and open a document. ' 5. Start debugging the project. ' ' Postconditions: A message box pops up when the Notes with ' parameters are 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 dsNote As Note Dim x1, y1, z1, x2, y2, z2 As Double Dim strArray(0 To 1) As String Dim angle, height, lineSpaceDistance, width As Double Dim justify As dsNoteJustification_e Dim lineSpacingStyle As dsNoteLineSpacingStyle_e Dim textStyle 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()
'Note parameters x1 = 10.0# y1 = 10.0# z1 = 0.0# x2 = 60.0# y2 = 20.0# z2 = 0.0# strArray(0) = "First Note's text line." strArray(1) = "Second Note's text line." angle = 0.0# height = 1.0# justify = dsNoteJustification_e.dsNoteJustification_BottomCenter lineSpacingStyle = dsNoteLineSpacingStyle_e.dsNoteLineSpacingStyle_AtLeast lineSpaceDistance = 1.5 textStyle = "Standard" width = 25.0#
'Add Notes with parameters dsNote = dsSketchManager.InsertNoteWithParameters(x1, y1, z1, x2, y2, z2, strArray, angle, height, justify, lineSpacingStyle, lineSpaceDistance, textStyle, width)
If Not dsNote Is Nothing Then MsgBox("Notes with parameters were inserted in the drawing.") End If
Else
MsgBox("There are no open documents in DraftSight.")
End If
End Sub
End Module