Insert Notes Example (VBA)

This example shows how to insert Notes in a drawing document.

'--------------------------------------------------------------
' 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 document.
' 5. Run the macro.
'
' Postconditions: A message box pops up when the Notes are
' inserted 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 dsNote As DraftSight.Note
    Dim x1, y1, z1, x2, y2, z2 As Double
    Dim strArray(0 To 1) As String
    

    '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()
        

        'Note parameters
        x1 = 10#
        y1 = 10#
        z1 = 0#
        x2 = 60#
        y2 = 20#
        z2 = 0#
        strArray(0) = "First Note's text line."
        strArray(1) = "Second Note's text line."
        

        'Insert Notes
        Set dsNote = dsSketchManager.InsertNote(x1, y1, z1, x2, y2, z2, strArray)
        

        If Not dsNote Is Nothing Then
            MsgBox "Notes were inserted in the drawing."
        End If
        

    Else
        

        MsgBox "There are no open documents in DraftSight."
        

    End If

End Sub