Construct InfiniteLine Example (VBA)
This example shows how to construct an InfiniteLine.
'--------------------------------------------------------------
' 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 drawing document.
' 5. Run the macro.
'
' Postconditions: A message box pops up when an InfiniteLine is
' constructed 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 dsInfiniteLine As DraftSight.InfiniteLine
Dim x1, y1, z1, x2, y2, z2 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()
'InfiniteLine parameters
x1 = 0#
y1 = 0#
z1 = 0#
x2 = 1#
y2 = 5#
z2 = 0#
'Draw an InfiniteLine
Set dsInfiniteLine = dsSketchManager.InsertInfiniteLine(x1, y1, z1, x2, y2, z2)
If Not dsInfiniteLine Is Nothing Then
MsgBox "InfiniteLine was added to drawing."
End If
Else
MsgBox "There are no open documents in DraftSight"
End If
End Sub