This example shows how to create:
'-------------------------------------------------------------- 'Preconditions: ' 1. Create a VB.NET Windows console project. ' 2. Copy and paste this project into the VB.NET IDE. ' 3. Open the Immediate window. ' 4. Add a reference to: ' install_dir\APISDK\tlb\DraftSight.Interop.dsAutomation.dll. ' 5. Start DraftSight and open ' disk:\ProgramData\Dassault Systemes\DraftSight\Examples\pump housing.dwg. ' 6. Press F5. ' 'Postconditions: ' 1. A model named view, ModelView, is created with a gradient background ' and is classified in the A category. ' 2. A model named view, SavedModelView, is created without a background. ' 3. A sheet named view, SheetView, is created and ' classified in the B category. ' 4. Click View > Named Views and examine both the model and sheet. ' 5. Examine the Immediate window. ' ' NOTE: To change the background to: ' 1. Solid from gradient: ' a. Uncomment these lines of code: ' 'Dim dsSolidBackground As SolidBackground ' 'dsSolidBackground = dsViewMgr.CreateSolidBackground(dsColor) ' 'dsModelNamedView.SetSolidBackground(dsSolidBackground) ' b. Comment out these lines of code: ' Dim dsGradientBackground As GradientBackground ' dsGradientBackground = dsViewMgr.CreateGradientBackground(dsColor, dsColor2, dsColor3, False, 0) ' dsModelNamedView.SetGradientBackground(dsGradientBackground) ' 2. Image from gradient: ' a. Uncomment these lines of code: ' 'Dim dsImageBackground As ImageBackground ' 'dsImageBackground = dsViewMgr.CreateImageBackground(imageFile, dsImageBackgroundPosition_e.dsImageBackgroundPosition_Tile, 0, 0, 0, 0) ' 'dsModelNamedView.SetImageBackground(dsImageBackground) ' b. Perform step 1b. ' c. Substitute the path and file name of your image for ' image_path_file_name. '---------------------------------------------------------------- Imports System.IO Imports DraftSight.Interop.dsAutomation Module Module1 Dim dsApp As Application Dim dsDoc As Document Dim dsViewMgr As ViewManager Dim dsCorner1 As Double() = New Double() {16.12, 12.23, 0.0} Dim dsCorner2 As Double() = New Double() {25.46, 20.47, 0.0} Dim dsCorner3 As Double() = New Double() {5.0, 4.5, 0.0} Dim dsCorner4 As Double() = New Double() {7.36, 6.38, 0.0} Dim dsModelNamedView As ModelNamedView Dim dsSheetNamedView As SheetNamedView Dim dsSheet As Sheet Dim dsSheets As Sheet() Dim dsSheetArray As Object Dim dsGradientBackground As GradientBackground 'Dim dsSolidBackground As SolidBackground 'Dim dsImageBackground As ImageBackground Dim imageFile As String Dim dsColor As Color Dim dsColor2 As Color Dim dsColor3 As Color Dim result As dsCreateObjectResult_e Sub Main() 'Connect to DraftSight dsApp = GetObject(, "DraftSight.Application") 'Get active document dsDoc = dsApp.GetActiveDocument() If Not dsDoc Is Nothing Then 'Get the view manager dsViewMgr = dsDoc.GetViewManager() 'In the model space, create a model named view result = dsViewMgr.CreateModelNamedView("ModelView", "A", dsCorner1, dsCorner2, dsModelNamedView) dsColor = dsApp.GetNamedColor(dsNamedColor_e.dsNamedColor_Blue) dsColor2 = dsApp.GetNamedColor(dsNamedColor_e.dsNamedColor_Cyan) dsColor3 = dsApp.GetNamedColor(dsNamedColor_e.dsNamedColor_Green) 'Create gradient background dsGradientBackground = dsViewMgr.CreateGradientBackground(dsColor, dsColor2, dsColor3, False, 0) 'Create solid background 'dsSolidBackground = dsViewMgr.CreateSolidBackground(dsColor) 'Create image background imageFile = "image_path_file_name" 'dsImageBackground = dsViewMgr.CreateImageBackground(imageFile, dsImageBackgroundPosition_e.dsImageBackgroundPosition_Tile, 0, 0, 0, 0) Debug.Print("Result: " & result.ToString) Debug.Print("Model named view: " & dsModelNamedView.GetNamedView.GetName) dsModelNamedView = dsViewMgr.GetModelNamedView("ModelView") 'Set background of ModelView and verify 'by getting its background type dsModelNamedView.SetGradientBackground(dsGradientBackground) 'dsModelNamedView.SetSolidBackground(dsSolidBackground) 'dsModelNamedView.SetImageBackground(dsImageBackground) Debug.Print("Type of background: " & dsModelNamedView.GetBackgroundType()) dsViewMgr.SaveCurrentViewAsModelView("SavedModelView", "A", dsModelNamedView) dsViewMgr.ActivateModelView("SavedModelView")
Debug.Print("") 'Switch to sheet space and create a sheet named view in Sheet1 dsSheetArray = dsDoc.GetSheets ' First sheet is actually a model named view, ' so assign next element in array to dsSheet dsSheet = dsSheetArray(1) dsSheet.Activate() result = dsViewMgr.CreateSheetNamedView("SheetView", "B", dsCorner3, dsCorner4, dsSheetNamedView) Debug.Print("Result: " & result.ToString) Debug.Print("Sheet named view: " & dsSheetNamedView.GetNamedView.GetName) dsSheetNamedView = dsViewMgr.GetSheetNamedView("SheetView") dsSheet = dsSheetNamedView.GetSheet() dsViewMgr.SaveCurrentViewAsSheetView("SavedSheetView", "B", dsSheetNamedView) dsViewMgr.ActivateSheetView("SheetView") Else MsgBox("There are no open documents in DraftSight.") End If End Sub End Module