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Create PolygonMesh Example (C#)

This example shows how to create a PolygonMesh.

//-------------------------------------------------------------
// 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 and open a document.
// 6. Open the Immediate window.
// 7. Click Start Debugging.
//
// Postconditions:
// 1. A PolygonMesh is created and zoomed to fit.
// 2. All PolygonMesh parameters are 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 AddPolygonMesh
{
    
class Program
    {
        
private static DraftSight.Interop.dsAutomation.Application dsApp;

        
static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            
//Connect to DraftSight application
            dsApp = (DraftSight.Interop.dsAutomation.Application)Marshal.GetActiveObject("DraftSight.Application");
            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 model space
            Model dsModel = dsDoc.GetModel();

            
//Get Sketch Manager
            SketchManager dsSketchMgr = dsModel.GetSketchManager();

            
//PolygonMesh parameters
            double[] coordinatesArray = new double[]
            {
                0, 0, -4,
                -1.53073372946036,0,-3.69551813004515,
                -2.82842712474619,0,-2.82842712474619,
                -3.69551813004515,0,-1.53073372946036,
                -4, 0, 0,
                0, 0, -4,
                -0.76536686473018,-1.32565429614237,-3.69551813004515,
                -1.4142135623731,-2.44948974278318,-2.82842712474619,
                -1.84775906502257,-3.20041258076506,-1.53073372946036,
                -2,-3.46410161513776,0,
                0, 0, -4,
                0.765366864730179,-1.32565429614237,-3.69551813004515,
                1.41421356237309,-2.44948974278318,-2.82842712474619,
                1.84775906502257,-3.20041258076506,-1.53073372946036,
                2,-3.46410161513776,0,
                0, 0, -4,
                1.53073372946036,0,-3.69551813004515,
                2.82842712474619,0,-2.82842712474619,
                3.69551813004515,0,-1.53073372946036,
                4, 0, 0,
                0, 0, -4,
                0.76536686473018,1.32565429614237,-3.69551813004515,
                1.4142135623731,2.44948974278318,-2.82842712474619,
                1.84775906502257,3.20041258076506,-1.53073372946036,
                2,3.46410161513775,0,
                0, 0, -4,
                -0.765366864730179,1.32565429614237,-3.69551813004515,
                -1.41421356237309,2.44948974278318,-2.82842712474619,
                -1.84775906502257,3.20041258076506,-1.53073372946036,
                -2,3.46410161513776, 0
            };
            
int mVertexCount = 6;
            
int nVertexCount = 5;

            
//Add PolygonMesh
            PolygonMesh dsPolygonMesh = dsSketchMgr.InsertPolygonMesh(mVertexCount, nVertexCount, coordinatesArray);

            
//Make PolygonMesh continuous from the last row to the first row
            dsPolygonMesh.MClosed = true;

            
//Zoom to fit
            dsApp.Zoom(dsZoomRange_e.dsZoomRange_Fit, null, null);

            
//Print PolygonMesh properties
            PrintParameters(dsPolygonMesh);
        }

        
private static void PrintParameters(PolygonMesh dsPolygonMesh)
        {
            
Debug.Print(Environment.NewLine + "Polygon mesh parameters...");

            
//Print common entity parameters
            Debug.Print("Handle = " + dsPolygonMesh.Handle);
            
Debug.Print("Color = " + dsPolygonMesh.Color.GetNamedColor());
            
Debug.Print("Erased = " + dsPolygonMesh.Erased);
            
Debug.Print("Layer = " + dsPolygonMesh.Layer);
            
Debug.Print("LineScale = " + dsPolygonMesh.LineScale);
            
Debug.Print("LineStyle = " + dsPolygonMesh.LineStyle);
            
Debug.Print("LineWeight = " + dsPolygonMesh.LineWeight);
            
Debug.Print("Visible = " + dsPolygonMesh.Visible);

            
double x1, y1, z1;
            
double x2, y2, z2;
            dsPolygonMesh.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));

            
//Print PolygonMesh parameters
            Debug.Print("FitSmooth = " + dsPolygonMesh.FitSmooth);
            
Debug.Print("NDensity = " + dsPolygonMesh.NDensity);
            
Debug.Print("MDensity = " + dsPolygonMesh.MDensity);
            
Debug.Print("NClosed = " + dsPolygonMesh.NClosed);
            
Debug.Print("MClosed = " + dsPolygonMesh.MClosed);
            
Debug.Print("MVertexCount = " + dsPolygonMesh.GetMVertexCount());
            
Debug.Print("NVertexCount = " + dsPolygonMesh.GetNVertexCount());

            
//Print PolygonMesh coordinates
            Debug.Print("Coordinates of polygon mesh vertices:");
            
for (int vertexIndex = 0; vertexIndex < dsPolygonMesh.GetVerticesCount(); ++vertexIndex)
            {
                
double x, y, z;
                dsPolygonMesh.GetVertexCoordinate(vertexIndex,
out x, out y, out z);

                
Debug.Print(string.Format("Vertex({0}): ({1},{2},{3})", vertexIndex, x, y, z));
            }
        }
    }
}
 

 

 



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