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PresetNewDrawingParameters Method (ISldWorks)

Presets the drawing template and sheet size parameters to avoid showing the Sheet Format/Size dialog when creating a new drawing document in the user-interface.

.NET Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration) 
Function PresetNewDrawingParameters( _
   ByVal DrawingTemplate As String, _
   ByVal ShowTemplate As Boolean, _
   ByVal Width As Double, _
   ByVal Height As Double _
) As Boolean
Visual Basic (Usage) 
Dim instance As ISldWorks
Dim DrawingTemplate As String
Dim ShowTemplate As Boolean
Dim Width As Double
Dim Height As Double
Dim value As Boolean
 
value = instance.PresetNewDrawingParameters(DrawingTemplate, ShowTemplate, Width, Height)
C# 
bool PresetNewDrawingParameters( 
   string DrawingTemplate,
   bool ShowTemplate,
   double Width,
   double Height
)
C++/CLI 
bool PresetNewDrawingParameters( 
&   String^ DrawingTemplate,
&   bool ShowTemplate,
&   double Width,
&   double Height
) 

Parameters

DrawingTemplate
Path and filename (.slddrt) of the drawing template to use
ShowTemplate

True to show the sheet format, false to not

NOTE: Valid only for standard sheet sizes and when Width and Height are set to 0.

Width

Width of the drawing sheet

Height
Height of the drawing sheet

Return Value

True if the specified drawing template and sheet size parameters are set, false if not

Example

Remarks

To show the Sheet Format/Size dialog the next time a new drawing document is opened (SolidWorks default behavior), call ISldWorks::ResetPresetDrawingParameters after calling this method and opening a new drawing document.

 

See Also

Availability

SolidWorks 2008 FCS, Revision Number 16.0


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