This example shows how to construct a Line.
'-------------------------------------------------------------- ' 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 Line is ' constructed and its color changed 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 dsLine As Line Dim dsColor as Color Dim startX, startY, startZ, endX, endY, endZ As Double '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() 'Line parameters startX = 1.0# startY = 1.0# startZ = 0.0# endX = 6.0# endY = 1.0# endZ = 0.0#
'Construct a Line dsLine = dsSketchManager.InsertLine(startX, startY, startZ, endX, endY, endZ) If Not dsLine Is Nothing Then 'Change line's color dsColor = dsLine.Color dsColor.SetNamedColor(dsNamedColor_e.dsNamedColor_Red) dsLine.Color = dsColor MsgBox("Line was added to drawing and its color changed to red.") End If Else MsgBox("There are no open documents in DraftSight.") End If
End Sub End Module