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InsertSketchBlockInstance Method (ISketchManager)

Inserts a block instance at the specified location using the block definition.

.NET Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration) 
Function InsertSketchBlockInstance( _
   ByVal BlockDef As SketchBlockDefinition, _
   ByVal Position As MathPoint, _
   ByVal Scale As System.Double, _
   ByVal Angle As System.Double _
) As SketchBlockInstance
Visual Basic (Usage) 
Dim instance As ISketchManager
Dim BlockDef As SketchBlockDefinition
Dim Position As MathPoint
Dim Scale As System.Double
Dim Angle As System.Double
Dim value As SketchBlockInstance
 
value = instance.InsertSketchBlockInstance(BlockDef, Position, Scale, Angle)
C# 
SketchBlockInstance InsertSketchBlockInstance( 
   SketchBlockDefinition BlockDef,
   MathPoint Position,
   System.double Scale,
   System.double Angle
)
C++/CLI 
SketchBlockInstance^ InsertSketchBlockInstance( 
&   SketchBlockDefinition^ BlockDef,
&   MathPoint^ Position,
&   System.double Scale,
&   System.double Angle
) 

Parameters

BlockDef
Block for this block instance
Position
Position of this block instance
Scale
Scale for this block instance
Angle
Rotation angle for this block instance

Return Value

Block instance

Example

Remarks

This method creates a block definition if the block definition does not exist.

-  or -

If the definition exists, then this method uses that block definition to create the block instance. The name of the block instance is the same as the filename of the block file, without the filename extension.

If the entities of a block are associated with one or more layers and those layers do not already exist in the drawing, then the layers are inserted in the drawing and the associations between the entities of the block and the layers are maintained.

The block instance is inserted on the current drawing layer.

TIP: If inserting the same sketch block multiple times, do not create the block definition more than once. Instead, use the same block definition for each call to SketchManager::InsertSketchBlockInstance.

To save a block instance and its definition into a block file (.sldblk), use ISketchBlockDefinition::Save.

This method does not work for drawings opened in view-only mode.

See Block Definitions and Block Instances for details.

 

See Also

Availability

SOLIDWORKS 2007 FCS, Revision Number 15.0


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