Save Current View to PDF Example (C#)

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

//-------------------------------------------------------------
// Preconditions:
// 1. Create a C# Windows console project.
// 2. Copy and paste this project into the C# IDE.
// 3. Add a reference to:
//    install_dir\APISDK\tlb\DraftSight.Interop.dsAutomation.dll.
// 4. Open the Immediate window.
// 5. Start DraftSight.
// 6. Open c:\ProgramData\Dassault Systemes\DraftSight\Examples\B-44563.DWG.
// 7. Click Start Debugging.
//
// Postconditions:
// 1. Specified document is opened.
// 3. The current view of the drawing is exported to a PDF file.
//------------------------------------------------------------
 
 

using System.IO;
using DraftSight.Interop.dsAutomation;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 
namespace ExportToPDF_CSharp
{
    static class Program
    {
 
        public static void Main()
        {
            DraftSight.Interop.dsAutomation.Application dsApp;
            //Connect to DraftSight application
            dsApp = (DraftSight.Interop.dsAutomation.Application)Marshal.GetActiveObject("DraftSight.Application");
            //Abort any command currently running in DraftSight
            //to avoid nested commands
            dsApp.AbortRunningCommand();
 
            //OGet active document document
            Document dsDoc = default(Document);
            string docName = null;
            //docName = "C:\\ProgramData\\Dassault Systemes\\DraftSight\\Examples\\B-44563.DWG";
            //dsDoc = dsApp.OpenDocument2(docName, dsDocumentOpenOption_e.dsDocumentOpen_Default, dsEncoding_e.dsEncoding_Default);
            dsDoc = dsApp.GetActiveDocument();
            if (dsDoc == null)
            {
                Debug.Print("Specified document did not open. Check path and file name.");
                return;
            }
 
            //Export current view of drawing to a PDF
            DocumentExporter dsExportDocument = default(DocumentExporter);
            string exportFileName = null;
            ExportSettings ExportSettings = default(ExportSettings);
            bool status = false;
            dsExportDocument = dsDoc.GetDocumentExporter();
            ExportSettings = dsExportDocument.CreateExportSettings();

            //Export all sheets
            object[] sheetsList = (object[])dsDoc.GetSheets2();
            string[] sheetArray = new string[sheetsList.Length];
            int j = 0;
            for (int i = 0; i < sheetsList.Length; i++)
            {
                Sheet sheet = (Sheet)sheetsList[i];
                sheetArray[j] = sheet.Name;
                j++;

            }

           
            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;

            object paperSizes = null;
            string[] paperSizeArray = new string[1];
            ExportSettings.GetAvailablePaperSizes(out paperSizes);
            paperSizeArray = (string[])paperSizes;
            ExportSettings.PaperSize = paperSizeArray[0];
            double top = 0;
            double bottom = 0;
            double left = 0;
            double right = 0;
            ExportSettings.GetPrintMargins(out top, out bottom, out left, out 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)
            {
                Debug.Print("Drawing exported as " + exportFileName + ".");
            }
            else
            {
                Debug.Print("Export of drawing to PDF failed!");
            }
        }
 
        
 
    }
}