This example shows how to construct an InfiniteLine.
'-------------------------------------------------------------- ' 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 InfiniteLine is ' constructed 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 dsInfiniteLine As InfiniteLine Dim x1, y1, z1, x2, y2, z2 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() 'InfiniteLine parameters x1 = 0.0# y1 = 0.0# z1 = 0.0# x2 = 1.0# y2 = 5.0# z2 = 0.0#
'Draw an InfiniteLine dsInfiniteLine = dsSketchManager.InsertInfiniteLine(x1, y1, z1, x2, y2, z2)
If Not dsInfiniteLine Is Nothing Then MsgBox("InfiniteLine was added to drawing.") End If
Else MsgBox("There are no open documents in DraftSight.") End If
End Sub End Module