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InsertPicture Method (ISketchManager)
Pic[out]
Referenced image

Inserts a raster Referenced image.

.NET Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration) 
Function InsertPicture( _
   const dsString& PathName As System.String, _
   double InsertX As System.Double, _
   double InsertY As System.Double, _
   double InsertZ As System.Double, _
   double Scale As System.Double, _
   double Rotation As System.Double _
) As ReferenceImage
C# 
ReferenceImage InsertPicture( 
   System.string PathName,
   System.double InsertX,
   System.double InsertY,
   System.double InsertZ,
   System.double Scale,
   System.double Rotation
)
JavaScript 
InsertPicture( 
   PathName : String,
   InsertX : Number,
   InsertY : Number,
   InsertZ : Number,
   Scale : Number,
   Rotation : Number
) : dsReferenceImage
COM native C++ 
HRESULT InsertPicture( 
   BSTR PathName,
   DOUBLE InsertX,
   DOUBLE InsertY,
   DOUBLE InsertZ,
   DOUBLE Scale,
   DOUBLE Rotation,
   IReferenceImage** Pic
) 
C++ 
DSRESULT InsertPicture( 
   const dsString& PathName,
   double InsertX,
   double InsertY,
   double InsertZ,
   double Scale,
   double Rotation,
   dsReferenceImage** Pic
) 

Parameters

PathName
Path and file name of the Referenced image to insert
InsertX
x coordinate where to insert the Referenced image
InsertY
y coordinate where to insert the Referenced image
InsertZ
z coordinate where to insert the Referenced image
Scale
Scale factor for each axis
Rotation
Angle by which to rotate the Referenced image (see Remarks)
Pic[out] or Return Value
Referenced image

Example

This code snippet shows how to insert a Referenced image.

COM native C++

bstr_t imageFileName ( L"<path_and file_name_of_image>" );

double insertX = 0, insertY = 0, insertZ = 0, scale = 1, rotation = 0;

ReferenceImagePtr imageEntity = sketchMgr->InsertPicture( imageFileName, insertX, insertY, insertZ, scale, rotation );

Example

Remarks

Use a positive value for Rotation to rotate the Referenced image counterclockwise and a negative value to rotate the Referenced image clockwise.
 

See Also

Availability

DraftSight V1R1


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