/// <summary>
/// Import an existing sheet file to a subset before a sheet.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="subset">The subset to receive the new sheet.</param>
/// <param name="filename">The file and path of the existing sheet.</param>
/// <param name="layoutName">The paperspace layout name.</param>
/// <param name="indexSheet">The sheet to insert before.</param>
/// <returns></returns>
/// [IsVisibleInDynamoLibrary(true)]
public static Sheet ImportLayoutToSubSetBefore(SubSet subset, string filename, string layoutName, Sheet indexSheet)
{
Sheet retSheet = null;
if (subset != null)
{
try
{
if (Database.LockDatabase(subset.Database, true))
{
// create a layout reference object
AcSmAcDbLayoutReference layoutReference = new AcSmAcDbLayoutReference();
// initialize the reference to the sheet set
layoutReference.InitNew(subset.BaseObject);
// set the layout and drawing file to the inputs
layoutReference.SetFileName(filename);
layoutReference.SetName(layoutName);
// import the sheet into the sheet set
AcSmSheet newSheet;
newSheet = subset.BaseObject.ImportSheet(layoutReference);
// get the base object of the index sheet
AcSmSheet exSheet = indexSheet.BaseObject;
subset.BaseObject.InsertComponent(newSheet, exSheet);
retSheet = new Sheet(newSheet);
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{ Debug.WriteLine(ex.Message); }
finally { Database.LockDatabase(subset.Database, false); }
}
return(retSheet);
}
private AcSmSubset CreateSubset(AcSmDatabase sheetSetDatabase, string name, string description, string newSheetLocation,
string newSheetDWTLocation, string newSheetDWTLayout, bool promptForDWT)
{
// Create a subset with the provided name and description
AcSmSubset subset = (AcSmSubset)sheetSetDatabase.GetSheetSet().CreateSubset(name, description);
// Get the folder the sheet set is stored in
string sheetSetFolder = sheetSetDatabase.GetFileName().Substring(0, sheetSetDatabase.GetFileName().LastIndexOf("\\"));
// Create a reference to a File Reference object
IAcSmFileReference fileReference = subset.GetNewSheetLocation();
// Check to see if a path was provided, if not default
// to the location of the sheet set
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(newSheetLocation))
{
fileReference.SetFileName(newSheetLocation);
}
else
{
fileReference.SetFileName(sheetSetFolder);
}
// Set the location for new sheets added to the subset
subset.SetNewSheetLocation(fileReference);
// Create a reference to a Layout Reference object
AcSmAcDbLayoutReference layoutReference = default(AcSmAcDbLayoutReference);
layoutReference = subset.GetDefDwtLayout();
// Check to see that a default DWT location and name was provided
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(newSheetDWTLocation))
{
// Set the template location and name of the layout
//for the Layout Reference object
layoutReference.SetFileName(newSheetDWTLocation);
layoutReference.SetName(newSheetDWTLayout);
// Set the Layout Reference for the subset
subset.SetDefDwtLayout(layoutReference);
}
// Set the Prompt for Template option of the subset
subset.SetPromptForDwt(promptForDWT);
return(subset);
}
private void SetSheetSetDefaults(AcSmDatabase sheetSetDatabase, string name, string description,
string newSheetLocation, string newSheetDWTLocation, string newSheetDWTLayout,
bool promptForDWT)
{
// Set the Name and Description for the sheet set
sheetSetDatabase.GetSheetSet().SetName(name);
sheetSetDatabase.GetSheetSet().SetDesc(description);
// Check to see if a Storage Location was provided
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(newSheetLocation))
{
// Get the folder the sheet set is stored in
string sheetSetFolder = sheetSetDatabase.GetFileName().Substring(0, sheetSetDatabase.GetFileName().LastIndexOf("\\"));
// Create a reference to a File Reference object
IAcSmFileReference fileReference = default(IAcSmFileReference);
fileReference = sheetSetDatabase.GetSheetSet().GetNewSheetLocation();
// Set the default storage location based on the location of the sheet set
fileReference.SetFileName(sheetSetFolder);
// Set the new Sheet location for the sheet set
sheetSetDatabase.GetSheetSet().SetNewSheetLocation(fileReference);
}
// Check to see if a Template was provided
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(newSheetDWTLocation))
{
// Set the Default Template for the sheet set
AcSmAcDbLayoutReference layoutReference = default(AcSmAcDbLayoutReference);
layoutReference = sheetSetDatabase.GetSheetSet().GetDefDwtLayout();
// Set the template location and name of the layout
// for the Layout Reference object
layoutReference.SetFileName(newSheetDWTLocation);
layoutReference.SetName(newSheetDWTLayout);
// Set the Layout Reference for the sheet set
sheetSetDatabase.GetSheetSet().SetDefDwtLayout(layoutReference);
}
// Set the Prompt for Template option of the subset
sheetSetDatabase.GetSheetSet().SetPromptForDwt(promptForDWT);
}
/// <summary>
/// Create and add a new Subset to the Sheet Set.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="sheetSet">The sheet set to contain the new subset.</param>
/// <param name="name">The name of the new subset.</param>
/// <param name="description">The optional description of the new subset.</param>
/// <param name="newSheetDWTLayout">The optional layout tab of an alterante DWT to create new sheets from.</param>
/// <param name="newSheetDWTLocation">The optional location of an alternate DWT to create new sheets from.</param>
/// <param name="newSheetLocation">An optional new location to create new sheets for this subset.</param>
/// <param name="promptForDWT">Optional setting to force the user to select a template with each new sheet.</param>
/// <returns>The new subset.</returns>
public static SubSet CreateNewSubset(SheetSet sheetSet, string name, string description = "", string newSheetLocation = "", string newSheetDWTLocation = "", string newSheetDWTLayout = "", bool promptForDWT = false)
{
SubSet retVal = null;
if ((sheetSet != null) || (name != null) || (name != ""))
{
try
{// lock the database
if (Database.LockDatabase(sheetSet.Database, true))
{
//create the new subset
AcSmSubset newSubset = (AcSmSubset)sheetSet.BaseObject.CreateSubset(name, description);
// get thet folder the sheet set is stored in
IAcSmFileReference sheetSetFolder = sheetSet.BaseObject.GetNewSheetLocation();
// create a file reference
IAcSmFileReference fileReference = newSubset.GetNewSheetLocation();
// check if a new path was provided, if not, default to the sheet set location
if (newSheetLocation != "")
{
fileReference.SetFileName(newSheetLocation);
}
else
{
fileReference.SetFileName(sheetSetFolder.GetFileName());
}
// set the location for new sheets added to the subset
newSubset.SetNewSheetLocation(fileReference);
// check if a default DWT location and name was provided
if ((newSheetDWTLocation != "") && (newSheetDWTLayout != ""))
{
// create a reference to a layout reference object
AcSmAcDbLayoutReference layoutReference = newSubset.GetDefDwtLayout();
layoutReference.SetFileName(newSheetDWTLocation);
layoutReference.SetName(newSheetDWTLayout);
// set the layout reference for the subset
newSubset.SetDefDwtLayout(layoutReference);
}
// set the prompt for template option
newSubset.SetPromptForDwt(promptForDWT);
// create our version of a subset
retVal = new SubSet((AcSmSubset)newSubset);
}
// if it couldn't be locked, fail
else
{
return(null);
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{ Debug.WriteLine(ex.Message); }
finally
{
// unlock the database
Database.LockDatabase(sheetSet.Database, false);
}
}
return(retVal);
}