I have developed an external WPF application to generate drawings in c#. I have been able to draw, dimension, add blocks and every thing else required by the application using Autodesk.AutoCAD.Interop, however I can't seem to populate The title block, or generate a parts list.
All the examples I've seen are based on the mechanism that requires the application to run as a plugin inside AutoCAD. The truth is, inserting a line used is one or two lines of code using ModelSpace.InsertLine, now, it's at least 8 lines of code!
Is there a way to achieve this functionality using the Autodesk.AutoCAD.Interop? Or is there a way to combine using the interop with a plugin that can be called from the external exe?
Any pointers on this will be appreciated.
Thanks.
EDIT To illustrate:
// before - Draw Line with Autodesk.AutoCAD.Interop
private static AcadLine DrawLine(double[] startPoint, double[] endPoint)
{
AcadLine line = ThisDrawing.ModelSpace.AddLine(startPoint, endPoint);
return line;
}
// Now - Draw line with Autodesk.AutoCAD.Runtime
[CommandMethod("DrawLine")]
public static Line DrawLine(Coordinate start, Coordinate end)
{
// Get the current document and database
// Get the current document and database
Document acDoc = Application.DocumentManager.MdiActiveDocument;
Database acCurDb = acDoc.Database;
// Start a transaction
using (Transaction acTrans = acCurDb.TransactionManager.StartTransaction())
{
// Open the Block table for read
BlockTable acBlkTbl;
acBlkTbl = acTrans.GetObject(acCurDb.BlockTableId, OpenMode.ForRead) as BlockTable;
// Open the Block table record Model space for write
BlockTableRecord acBlkTblRec;
acBlkTblRec = acTrans.GetObject(acBlkTbl[BlockTableRecord.ModelSpace], OpenMode.ForWrite) as BlockTableRecord;
// Create a line that starts at 5,5 and ends at 12,3
Line acLine = new Line(start.Point3d, end.Point3d);
acLine.SetDatabaseDefaults();
// Add the new object to the block table record and the transaction
acBlkTblRec.AppendEntity(acLine);
acTrans.AddNewlyCreatedDBObject(acLine, true);
// Save the new object to the database
acTrans.Commit();
return acLine;
}
}
Yes, you can absolutely combine the two approaches.
Write an in-process DLL that does the work in AutoCAD. Make the commands you wish to call available to the command line by flagging your public methods with [CommandMethod("MethodName")].
Get AutoCAD started or connected via interop calls.
Using the interop AcadApplication, netload your DLL, and then call your work functions from the command line.
*Bonus * You can pass interop parameters to internal commands much easier this way too.
Here's an example of how you could build a commandmethod in-process and then call it via COM:
[CommandMethod("EditBlockAtt")]
public void EditBlockAtt()
{
var acDb = HostApplicationServices.WorkingDatabase;
var acEd = AcadApplication.DocumentManager.MdiActiveDocument.Editor;
var blockNamePrompt = acEd.GetString(Environment.NewLine + "Enter block name: ");
if (blockNamePrompt.Status != PromptStatus.OK) return;
var blockName = blockNamePrompt.StringResult;
var attNamePrompt = acEd.GetString(Environment.NewLine + "Enter attribute name: ");
if (attNamePrompt.Status != PromptStatus.OK) return;
var attName = attNamePrompt.StringResult;
var acPo = new PromptStringOptions(Environment.NewLine + "Enter new attribute value: "){ AllowSpaces = true };
var newValuePrompt = acEd.GetString(acPo);
if (newValuePrompt.Status != PromptStatus.OK) return;
var newValue = newValuePrompt.StringResult;
using (var acTrans = acDb.TransactionManager.StartTransaction())
{
var acBlockTable = acTrans.GetObject(acDb.BlockTableId, OpenMode.ForRead) as BlockTable;
if (acBlockTable == null) return;
var acBlockTableRecord = acTrans.GetObject(acBlockTable[BlockTableRecord.ModelSpace], OpenMode.ForRead) as BlockTableRecord;
if (acBlockTableRecord == null) return;
foreach (var blkId in acBlockTableRecord)
{
var acBlock = acTrans.GetObject(blkId, OpenMode.ForRead) as BlockReference;
if (acBlock == null) continue;
if (!acBlock.Name.Equals(blockName, StringComparison.CurrentCultureIgnoreCase)) continue;
foreach (ObjectId attId in acBlock.AttributeCollection)
{
var acAtt = acTrans.GetObject(attId, OpenMode.ForRead) as AttributeReference;
if (acAtt == null) continue;
if (!acAtt.Tag.Equals(attName, StringComparison.CurrentCultureIgnoreCase)) continue;
acAtt.UpgradeOpen();
acAtt.TextString = newValue;
}
}
acTrans.Commit();
}
}
Then from an interop AcadApplication, netload the dll and call the method from the commandline in this format:
(Command "EditBlockAtt" "BlockName" "AttributeName" "NewValue")
However if you want to go pure Interop, this may get you what you need given you have an AcadDocument object at runtime:
foreach (AcadEntity ent in acadDoc.ModelSpace)
{
var block = ent as AcadBlockReference;
if (block == null) continue;
{
if (!block.Name.Equals("BlockName", StringComparison.CurrentCultureIgnoreCase)) continue;
var atts = block.GetAttributes() as object[];
if (atts == null) continue;
foreach (var attribute in atts.OfType<AcadAttributeReference>()
.Where(attribute => attribute.TagString.Equals("AttributeName",
StringComparison.CurrentCultureIgnoreCase)))
{
attribute.TextString = "New Value";
}
}
}
Also note this is using the AutoCAD 2012 Interop libraries. YMMV.
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