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Get Hatch and Hatch Boundary Loop Data Example (C#)

This example shows how to get Hatch and Hatch boundary loop data.

//--------------------------------------------------------------
// Preconditions:
// 1. Create a C# Windows console project.
// 2. Copy and paste this example into the C# IDE.
// 3. Add a reference to:
//    install_dir\APISDK\tlb\DraftSight.Interop.dsAutomation.dll.
// 4. Add references to System and System.Windows.Forms.
// 5. Start DraftSight, construct a Circle, Rectangle, Spline, or
//    Ellipse, and apply a Hatch to the entity.
// 6. Open the Immediate window.
// 7. Start debugging the project.
//
// Postconditions:
// 1.
When the prompt appears in the DraftSight command window to
//    select an entity, select the entity with the Hatch
.
// 2. The selected entity's Hatch and Hatch boundary loop data is printed
//    
to the Immediate Window.
//----------------------------------------------------------------


using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using DraftSight.Interop.dsAutomation;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Diagnostics;

namespace HatchBoundaryLoops
{
    
class Program
    {
        
private static DraftSight.Interop.dsAutomation.Application dsApp;

        
static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            
//Connect to DraftSight application
            dsApp = ConnectToDraftSight();
            
if (null == dsApp)
            {
                
return;
            }

            dsApp.AbortRunningCommand();
// abort any command currently running in DraftSight to avoid nested commands

            
//Get active document
            Document dsDoc = dsApp.GetActiveDocument();
            
if (null == dsDoc)
            {
                
MessageBox.Show("There are no open documents in DraftSight.");
                
return;
            }

            
//Get Selection Manager
            SelectionManager dsSelectionMgr = dsDoc.GetSelectionManager();

            
//Get selection filter
            SelectionFilter dsSelectionFilter = dsSelectionMgr.GetSelectionFilter();

            
//Clear selection filter
            dsSelectionFilter.Clear();

            
//Add hatch entity to the selection filter
            dsSelectionFilter.AddEntityType(dsObjectType_e.dsHatchType);

            
//Activate selection filter
            dsSelectionFilter.Active = true;

            
//Get command message object
            CommandMessage dsCommandMessage = dsApp.GetCommandMessage();

            
//Prompt user to select a Hatch entity
            //and get whether selected entity is a Hatch entity
            bool singleSelection = true;
            
string prompt = "Please select a Hatch entity.";
            
string errorMessage = "Selected entity is not a Hatch entity.";
            
if (dsCommandMessage.PromptForSelection(singleSelection, prompt, errorMessage))
            {
                
//Get selected entity
                int index = 0;
                
dsObjectType_e entityType;
                
object selectedEntity = dsSelectionMgr.GetSelectedObject(dsSelectionSetType_e.dsSelectionSetType_Previous, index, out entityType);

                
if (dsObjectType_e.dsHatchType != entityType)
                {
                    
MessageBox.Show(entityType + " was selected, but should be Hatch entity.");
                }
                
else
                {
                    
Hatch dsHatch = selectedEntity as Hatch;
                    PrintHatchParameters(dsHatch);
                }
            }
        }

        
private static void PrintHatchParameters(Hatch dsHatch)
        {
            
Debug.Print(Environment.NewLine + "Hatch parameters:");

            
Debug.Print("Color = " + dsHatch.Color.GetNamedColor());
            
Debug.Print("LineScale = " + dsHatch.LineScale);
            
Debug.Print("LineStyle = " + dsHatch.LineStyle);
            
Debug.Print("LineWeight = " + dsHatch.LineWeight);
            
Debug.Print("Layer = " + dsHatch.Layer);
            
Debug.Print("Visible = " + dsHatch.Visible);
            
Debug.Print("Erased = " + dsHatch.Erased);
            
Debug.Print("Handle = " + dsHatch.Handle);

            
double x1, y1, z1;
            
double x2, y2, z2;
            dsHatch.GetBoundingBox(
out x1, out y1, out z1, out x2, out y2, out z2);
            
Debug.Print(string.Format("BoundingBox: ({0},{1},{2}) and ({3},{4},{5})", x1, y1, z1, x2, y2, z2));

            
//Iterate through Hatch boundary loops
            int loopsCount = dsHatch.GetBoundaryLoopsCount();
            
Debug.Print("Count of loops = " + loopsCount);
            
for (int index = 0; index < loopsCount; ++index)
            {
                
Debug.Print("Loop(" + index + "):");

                
//Get Hatch boundary loop
                DraftSight.Interop.dsAutomation.HatchBoundaryLoop dsHatchBoundaryLoop = dsHatch.GetHatchBoundaryLoop(index);

                
Debug.Print("Type = " + dsHatchBoundaryLoop.Type);
                
Debug.Print("IsPolyline = " + dsHatchBoundaryLoop.IsPolyLine);

                
if (dsHatchBoundaryLoop.IsPolyLine)
                {
                    
//Get 2D PolyLine boundary loop data
                    GetPolyLineBoundaryLoopData(dsHatchBoundaryLoop);
                }
                
else
                {
                    
//Get edges count
                    int edgesCount = dsHatchBoundaryLoop.GetEdgesCount();
                    
Debug.Print("Edges count = " + edgesCount);
                    
for (int edgeIndex = 0; edgeIndex < edgesCount; ++edgeIndex)
                    {
                        
dsHatchEdgeType_e edgeType = dsHatchBoundaryLoop.GetEdgeType(edgeIndex);
                        
Debug.Print("Edge type = " + edgeType);

                        
switch (edgeType)
                        {
                            
case dsHatchEdgeType_e.dsHatchEdgeType_Line:
                                {
                                    
//Get Line edge data
                                    GetLineEdgeData(dsHatchBoundaryLoop, edgeIndex);

                                    
break;
                                }
                            
case dsHatchEdgeType_e.dsHatchEdgeType_CircleArc:
                                {
                                    
//Get Circle edge data
                                    GetArcEdgeData(dsHatchBoundaryLoop, edgeIndex);

                                    
break;
                                }
                            
case dsHatchEdgeType_e.dsHatchEdgeType_EllipseArc:
                                {
                                    
//Get Ellipse edge data
                                    GetEllipseEdgeData(dsHatchBoundaryLoop, edgeIndex);

                                    
break;
                                }
                            
case dsHatchEdgeType_e.dsHatchEdgeType_Spline:
                                {
                                    
//Get Spline edge data
                                    GetSplineEdgeData(dsHatchBoundaryLoop, edgeIndex);

                                    
break;
                                }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }

        
private static void GetSplineEdgeData(HatchBoundaryLoop dsHatchBoundaryLoop, int edgeIndex)
        {
            
int degree;
            
bool rational;
            
bool periodic;
            
object knotValues;
            
object controlPoints;
            dsHatchBoundaryLoop.GetSplineEdgeData(edgeIndex,
out degree, out rational, out periodic, out knotValues, out controlPoints);
            
Debug.Print("Spline edge data:");
            
Debug.Print("   Degree = " + degree);
            
Debug.Print("   Rational = " + rational);
            
Debug.Print("   Periodic = " + periodic);

            
if (knotValues != null)
            {
                
double[] knotValuesDblArray = (double[])knotValues;
                
if (knotValuesDblArray != null)
                {
                    
for (int index = 0; index < knotValuesDblArray.Length; ++index)
                    {
                        
Debug.Print("   Knot(" + index + "):" + knotValuesDblArray[index]);
                    }
                }
            }

            
if (controlPoints != null)
            {
                
double[] controlPointsDblArray = (double[])controlPoints;
                
if (controlPointsDblArray != null)
                {
                    
int controlPointIndex = 0;
                    
for (int index = 0; index < controlPointsDblArray.Length; index += 2)
                    {
                        
Debug.Print(string.Format("   Control point({0}): ({1},{2})", controlPointIndex, controlPointsDblArray[index], controlPointsDblArray[index + 1]));

                        controlPointIndex++;
                    }
                }
            }
        }

        
private static void GetEllipseEdgeData(HatchBoundaryLoop dsHatchBoundaryLoop, int edgeIndex)
        {
            
double centerX;
            
double centerY;
            
double majorAxisX;
            
double majorAxisY;
            
double minorAxisLengthRatio;
            
double startAngle;
            
double endAngle;
            
bool isCounterclockwiseFlag;
            dsHatchBoundaryLoop.GetEllipseEdgeData(edgeIndex,
out centerX, out centerY, out majorAxisX, out majorAxisY, out minorAxisLengthRatio, out startAngle, out endAngle, out isCounterclockwiseFlag);
            
Debug.Print("Ellipse edge data:");
            
Debug.Print("   Center X = " + centerX);
            
Debug.Print("   Center Y = " + centerY);
            
Debug.Print("   Major axis X = " + majorAxisX);
            
Debug.Print("   Major axis Y = " + majorAxisY);
            
Debug.Print("   Minor axis length ratio = " + minorAxisLengthRatio);
            
Debug.Print("   Start angle = " + startAngle);
            
Debug.Print("   End angle = " + endAngle);
            
Debug.Print("   Is counter-clockwise = " + isCounterclockwiseFlag);
        }

        
private static void GetArcEdgeData(HatchBoundaryLoop dsHatchBoundaryLoop, int edgeIndex)
        {
            
double centerX;
            
double centerY;
            
double radius;
            
double startAngle;
            
double endAngle;
            
bool isCounterclockwiseFlag;
            dsHatchBoundaryLoop.GetArcEdgeData(edgeIndex,
out centerX, out centerY, out radius, out startAngle, out endAngle, out isCounterclockwiseFlag);
            
Debug.Print("Arc edge data:");
            
Debug.Print("   Center X = " + centerX);
            
Debug.Print("   Center Y = " + centerY);
            
Debug.Print("   Radius = " + radius);
            
Debug.Print("   Start angle = " + startAngle);
            
Debug.Print("   End angle = " + endAngle);
            
Debug.Print("   Is counter-clockwise = " + isCounterclockwiseFlag);
        }

        
private static void GetLineEdgeData(HatchBoundaryLoop dsHatchBoundaryLoop, int edgeIndex)
        {
            
double startPointX;
            
double startPointY;
            
double endPointX;
            
double endPointY;
            dsHatchBoundaryLoop.GetLineEdgeData(edgeIndex,
out startPointX, out startPointY, out endPointX, out endPointY);
            
Debug.Print("Line edge data:");
            
Debug.Print("   Start point X = " + startPointX);
            
Debug.Print("   Start Point Y = " + startPointY);
            
Debug.Print("   End point X = " + endPointX);
            
Debug.Print("   End point Y = " + endPointY);
        }

        
private static void GetPolyLineBoundaryLoopData(HatchBoundaryLoop dsHatchBoundaryLoop)
        {
            
bool hasBulge;
            
bool isClosed;
            
object coordinates;
            
object bulges;
            dsHatchBoundaryLoop.GetPolyLineBoundaryLoopData(
out hasBulge, out isClosed, out coordinates, out bulges);

            
Debug.Print("2D PolyLine boundary loop data:");
            
Debug.Print("   Has bulge = " + hasBulge);
            
Debug.Print("   Is closed = " + isClosed);
            
if (coordinates != null)
            {
                
double[] coordinatesDblArray = (double[])coordinates;
                
if (coordinatesDblArray != null)
                {
                    
int vertexIndex = 0;
                    
for (int coordinateIndex = 0; coordinateIndex < coordinatesDblArray.Length; coordinateIndex += 2)
                    {
                        
Debug.Print(string.Format("   Coordinate({0}): ({1},{2},{3})", vertexIndex++, coordinatesDblArray[coordinateIndex], coordinatesDblArray[coordinateIndex + 1]));
                    }
                }
            }

            
if (hasBulge && bulges != null)
            {
                
double[] bulgesDblArray = (double[])bulges;
                
if (bulgesDblArray != null)
                {
                    
for (int bulgeIndex = 0; bulgeIndex < bulgesDblArray.Length; ++bulgeIndex)
                    {
                        
Debug.Print("   Bulge(" + bulgeIndex + "):" + bulgesDblArray[bulgeIndex]);
                    }
                }
            }
        }

        
private static DraftSight.Interop.dsAutomation.Application ConnectToDraftSight()
        {
            DraftSight.Interop.dsAutomation.
Application dsApp = null;

            
try
            {
                
//Connect to DraftSight
                dsApp = (DraftSight.Interop.dsAutomation.Application)Marshal.GetActiveObject("DraftSight.Application");
            }
            
catch (Exception ex)
            {
                
MessageBox.Show("Failed to connect to DraftSight. Cause: " + ex.Message);
                dsApp =
null;
            }

            
return dsApp;
        }
    }
}

 



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