This example shows how to insert a Block instance in a drawing.
'-------------------------------------------------------------- ' Preconditions: ' 1. Create a VBA macro in a software product in which VBA is ' embedded. ' 2. Copy and paste this example into the Visual Basic IDE. ' 3. Add a reference to the DraftSight type library, ' install_dir\bin\dsAutomation.dll. ' 4. Start DraftSight and open a new drawing document. ' 5. If C:\Block.dwg exists, then skip this step. ' - or - ' If C:\Block.dwg does not exist, then construct ' some geometry in the drawing, save the drawing ' as C:\Block.dwg, and open a new drawing document. ' 6. Run the macro. ' ' Postconditions: A message box pops up when a Block instance is ' inserted in the drawing document. '---------------------------------------------------------------- Option Explicit
Sub main()
Dim dsApp As DraftSight.Application Dim dsDoc As DraftSight.Document Dim dsModel As DraftSight.Model Dim dsSketchManager As DraftSight.SketchManager Dim dsBlockInstance As DraftSight.BlockInstance Dim pathName As String Dim insertX, insertY, insertZ, scaleX, scaleY, scaleZ, rotation As Double
'Connect to DraftSight Set dsApp = GetObject(, "DraftSight.Application") 'Abort any command currently running in DraftSight 'to avoid nested commands dsApp.AbortRunningCommand
'Get active document Set dsDoc = dsApp.GetActiveDocument() If Not dsDoc Is Nothing Then
'Get model space Set dsModel = dsDoc.GetModel()
'Get Sketch Manager Set dsSketchManager = dsModel.GetSketchManager()
'Block instance parameters (rotation value should be in radians) pathName = "C:\Block.dwg" insertX = 0# insertY = 0# insertZ = 0# scaleX = 1# scaleY = 1# scaleZ = 1# rotation = 0#
'Add a Block instance Set dsBlockInstance = dsSketchManager.InsertBlock2(pathName, insertX, insertY, insertZ, scaleX, scaleY, scaleZ, rotation)
If dsBlockInstance Is Nothing Then MsgBox pathName & " file was not found." Else MsgBox "A Block instance from '" & pathName & "' file was added to drawing." End If
Else
MsgBox "There are no open documents in DraftSight."
End If
End Sub