Insert Shapes Example (VBA)
This example shows how to load a shape file and insert the shapes in the
loaded shape file into a drawing.
'--------------------------------------------------------------
' 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. Start debugging the project.
'
' Postconditions:
' 1. Gets the Shape Manager.
' 2. Loads a shape file.
' 3. Gets the shapes in the loaded shape file.
' 4. Inserts the shapes, with an obliquing angle of 30, in the drawing.
' 5. Examine the drawing.
'----------------------------------------------------------------
Option Explicit
Sub Main()
Dim dsApp As DraftSight.Application
'Connect to DraftSight application
Set dsApp = GetObject(, "DraftSight.Application")
' Abort any command currently running in DraftSight to avoid nested commands
dsApp.AbortRunningCommand
If dsApp Is Nothing Then
Return
End If
'Get active document
Dim dsDoc As Document
Set dsDoc = dsApp.GetActiveDocument()
If dsDoc Is Nothing Then
MsgBox ("There are no open documents in DraftSight.")
Return
End If
'Get the Shape Manager
Dim dsShapeMgr As ShapeManager
Set dsShapeMgr = dsDoc.GetShapeManager()
'Load shape file LTypeShp.shx
Dim shapeFileName As String
shapeFileName = "C:\Program Files\Dassault Systemes\DraftSight\Fonts\LTypeShp.shx"
dsShapeMgr.Load (shapeFileName)
'Get shapes
Dim shapesStrList As Variant
shapesStrList = dsShapeMgr.GetAvailableShapes()
Dim shapesCount As Long
shapesCount = UBound(shapesStrList)
'Get Sketch Manager
Dim dsModel As DraftSight.Model
Dim dsSketchMgr As DraftSight.SketchManager
Set dsModel = dsDoc.GetModel
Set dsSketchMgr = dsModel.GetSketchManager()
'Insert shapes
Dim PositionX As Double
PositionX = 0#
Dim PositionY As Double
PositionY = 0#
Dim PositionZ As Double
PositionZ = 0#
Dim i As Long
For i = 0 To shapesCount - 1
Dim dsShape As DraftSight.Shape
Set dsShape = dsSketchMgr.InsertShape(shapesStrList(i), PositionX, PositionY, PositionZ, 1, 0#)
'Change obliquing property
Dim angle As Double
angle = 3.14159265358979
dsShape.Obliquing = (30 * angle) / 180
Dim X1 As Double, Y1 As Double, Z1 As Double, X2 As Double, Y2 As Double, Z2 As Double
dsShape.GetBoundingBox X1, Y1, Z1, X2, Y2, Z2
PositionX = PositionX + (X2 - X1) + 5
Next
End Sub