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InsertExternalReference Method (ISketchManager)
BInst[out]
External reference to a Block instance

Inserts an external reference to a Block instance.

.NET Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration) 
Function InsertExternalReference( _
   BSTR 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 BlockInstance
C# 
BlockInstance InsertExternalReference( 
   System.string PathName,
   System.double InsertX,
   System.double InsertY,
   System.double InsertZ,
   System.double Scale,
   System.double Rotation
)
JavaScript 
InsertExternalReference( 
   PathName : System.String,
   InsertX : Number,
   InsertY : Number,
   InsertZ : Number,
   Scale : Number,
   Rotation : Number,\n) : dsBlockInstance
COM native C++ 
HRESULT InsertExternalReference( 
   const dsString& PathName,
,
   double InsertX,
,
   double InsertY,
,
   double InsertZ,
,
   double Scale,
,
   double Rotation
,
   IBlockInstance** BInst
)
C++ 
DSRESULT InsertExternalReference( 
   BSTR PathName,
,
   DOUBLE InsertX,
,
   DOUBLE InsertY,
,
   DOUBLE InsertZ,
,
   DOUBLE Scale,
,
   DOUBLE Rotation
,
   dsBlockInstance** BInst
)

Parameters

PathName
Path and file name of the external reference to insert
InsertX
x coordinate where to insert the external reference
InsertY
y coordinate where to insert the external reference
InsertZ
z coordinate where to insert the external reference
Scale
Scale factor for each axis
Rotation
Angle by which to rotate the external reference; in radians (see Remarks)

Parameters

BInst[out] or Return Value
External reference to a Block instance

Example

Remarks

Use a positive value for Rotation to rotate the external reference counterclockwise and a negative value to rotate the external reference clockwise.
 

See Also

Availability

DraftSight V1R1


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