This example shows how to insert a picture in a drawing document.
//-------------------------------------------------------------- // Preconditions: // 1. Create a C# Windows console project. // 2. Copy and paste this example into the C# IDE. // 3. Add a reference to: // install_dir\APISDK\tlb\DraftSight.Interop.dsAutomation.dll. // 4. Add references to System and System.Windows.Forms. // 5. Change the path and file name of the picture to insert. // NOTE: The picture must be a PNG file. // 6. Start DraftSight and open a drawing. // 7. Start debugging the project. // // Postconditions: A message box pops up when the specified picture // is inserted in the drawing document. //---------------------------------------------------------------- using DraftSight.Interop.dsAutomation; using System; using System.Runtime.InteropServices; using System.Windows.Forms; static class Module1 { public static void Main() { DraftSight.Interop.dsAutomation.Application dsApp; Document dsDoc = default(Document); Model dsModel = default(Model); SketchManager dsSketchManager = default(SketchManager); ReferenceImage dsPicture = default(ReferenceImage); string imageFileName;
//Connect to DraftSight dsApp = (DraftSight.Interop.dsAutomation.Application)Marshal.GetActiveObject("DraftSight.Application"); dsApp.AbortRunningCommand(); // abort any command currently running in DraftSight to avoid nested commands
//Get active document dsDoc = dsApp.GetActiveDocument(); if (dsDoc != null) { //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, 1, 0); if (dsPicture == null) { MessageBox.Show(imageFileName + " file was not found."); } else { MessageBox.Show("A picture was inserted in the drawing."); } } else { MessageBox.Show("There are no open documents in DraftSight."); } }
}