Save Current View to PDF Example (VB.NET)

This example shows how to export the current view of the drawing to a PDF file.

'-------------------------------------------------------------
' Preconditions:
' 1. Create a VB.NET Windows console project.
' 2. Copy and paste this project into the VB.NET IDE.
' 3. Add a reference to
'    install_dir\APISDK\tlb\DraftSight.Interop.dsAutomation.dll.
' 4. Open the Immediate window.
' 5. Start DraftSight.
' 6. Ensure the specified document to open exists.
' 7. Click Start Debugging.
'
' Postconditions:
' 1. Specified document is opened.
' 2. The current view of the drawing is exported to a PDF file.
'------------------------------------------------------------
 
 

Imports System.IO
Imports DraftSight.Interop.dsAutomation
Module Module1
 
    Sub main()
        Dim dsApp As Application
        'Connect to DraftSight application
        dsApp = GetObject(, "DraftSight.Application")
        'Abort any command currently running in DraftSight
        'to avoid nested commands
        dsApp.AbortRunningCommand
        'Open document
        Dim dsDoc As Document
        Dim docName As String
        docName = "c:\ProgramData\Dassault Systemes\DraftSight\Examples\B-44563.DWG"
        dsDoc = dsApp.OpenDocument2(docName, dsDocumentOpenOption_e.dsDocumentOpen_Default, dsEncoding_e.dsEncoding_Default)
        If dsDoc Is Nothing Then
            MsgBox("Specified document did not open. Check path and file name.")
            Return
        End If
        'Export current view of drawing to a PDF
        Dim dsExportDocument As DocumentExporter
        Dim exportFileName As String
        Dim ExportSettings As ExportSettings
        Dim status As Boolean
        dsExportDocument = dsDoc.GetDocumentExporter()
        ExportSettings = dsExportDocument.CreateExportSettings

        Dim sheetArray As String() = New String() {"Sheet1"}
        ExportSettings.Sheets = sheetArray
        ExportSettings.SetPrintMargins(30, 30, 30, 30)
        ExportSettings.PrintStyleTable = "monochrome.ctb"
        ExportSettings.EnableCustomBitmapResolution = True
        ExportSettings.CustomBitmapResolution = 151
        ExportSettings.EnableLayersInPDFFile = True
        ExportSettings.TrueTypeFontsType = dsTrueTypeFontsType_e.dsTrueTypeFontsType_Embedded

        Dim paperSizes As Object = Nothing
        ExportSettings.GetAvailablePaperSizes(paperSizes)
        Dim top As Double, bottom As Double, left As Double, right As Double
        ExportSettings.GetPrintMargins(top, bottom, left, right)
        Debug.Print("Enable custom bitmap resolution? " & ExportSettings.EnableCustomBitmapResolution)
        Debug.Print("  Custom bitmap resolution: " & ExportSettings.CustomBitmapResolution)
        Debug.Print("Enable Layers in PDF file? " & ExportSettings.EnableLayersInPDFFile)
        Debug.Print("PrintStyle table: " & ExportSettings.PrintStyleTable)
        Debug.Print("TrueType font as defined in dsTrueTypeFontsType_e: " & ExportSettings.TrueTypeFontsType)

       
        exportFileName = "C:\temp\B-44563.PDF"
        status = dsExportDocument.ExportToPdf2(exportFileName, ExportSettings)
        Debug.Print("")
        If status Then
            Debug.Print("Drawing exported as " & exportFileName & ".")
        Else
            Debug.Print("Export of drawing to PDF failed!")
        End If
    End Sub
 
 
End Module