This example shows how to construct an Arc.
'-------------------------------------------------------------- ' 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 Arc 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 dsArc As CircleArc Dim centerX, centerY, centerZ, radius As Double Dim startAngle, endAngle 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() 'Arc parameters (start and end angle values should be in radians) centerX = 0.0# centerY = 0.0# centerZ = 0.0# radius = 4.0# startAngle = 0.0# endAngle = 3.14159265358979 '180 degrees in radians
'Construct an Arc dsArc = dsSketchManager.InsertArc(centerX, centerY, centerZ, radius, startAngle, endAngle)
If Not dsArc Is Nothing Then MsgBox("An Arc was added to drawing.") End If
Else MsgBox("There are no open documents in DraftSight.") End If
End Sub End Module