public void CreateSheetSet()
{
// User Input: editor equals command line
// To talk to the user you use the command line, aka the editor
Editor ed = Autodesk.AutoCAD.ApplicationServices.Application.DocumentManager.MdiActiveDocument.Editor;
PromptResult pr = ed.GetFileNameForSave("Hello Nadia, Where would you would like to save the new Sheet Set?");
PromptStringOptions pso = new PromptStringOptions("\nHello Nadia! \nWhat will be the name of the new Sheet Set?");
pso.AllowSpaces = true;
PromptResult prSheetSetName = ed.GetString(pso);
PromptStringOptions psoDescription = new PromptStringOptions("\nHello Nadia! \nWhat will be the description of the new Sheet Set?");
psoDescription.AllowSpaces = true;
PromptResult prSheetSetDescription = ed.GetString(psoDescription);
//pso.DefaultValue = @"C:\Users\Robert\Documents\AutoCAD Sheet Sets\Expedia.dst";
//pso.UseDefaultValue = true;
// works...
// Get a reference to the Sheet Set Manager object
IAcSmSheetSetMgr sheetSetManager = new AcSmSheetSetMgr();
// Create a new sheet set file
//AcSmDatabase sheetSetDatabase = sheetSetManager.CreateDatabase(@"C:\Users\Robert\Documents\AutoCAD Sheet Sets\ExpediaSheetSetDemo.dst", "", true);
AcSmDatabase sheetSetDatabase = sheetSetManager.CreateDatabase(pr.StringResult, "", true);
// Get the sheet set from the database
AcSmSheetSet sheetSet = sheetSetDatabase.GetSheetSet();
// Attempt to lock the database
if (LockDatabase(ref sheetSetDatabase, true) == true)
{
// Set the name and description of the sheet set
//sheetSet.SetName("ExpediaSheetSetTest");
sheetSet.SetName(prSheetSetName.StringResult);
//sheetSet.SetDesc("Aluminum Bronze Fabricator's Sheet Set Object Demo");
sheetSet.SetDesc(prSheetSetDescription.StringResult);
// Unlock the database
LockDatabase(ref sheetSetDatabase, false);
// Return the name and description of the sheet set
MessageBox.Show("Sheet Set Name: " + sheetSetDatabase.GetSheetSet().GetName() + "\nSheet Set Description: " + sheetSetDatabase.GetSheetSet().GetDesc());
}
else
{
// Display error message
MessageBox.Show("Sheet set could not be opened for write.");
}
// Close the sheet set
sheetSetManager.Close(sheetSetDatabase);
}
public void CreateSheetSet_WithSubset()
{
// User Input: editor equals command line
// To talk to the user you use the command line, aka the editor
Editor ed = Autodesk.AutoCAD.ApplicationServices.Application.DocumentManager.MdiActiveDocument.Editor;
PromptResult pr = ed.GetFileNameForSave("Hello Nadia, Where would you would like to save the new Sheet Set?");
PromptStringOptions pso = new PromptStringOptions("\nHello Nadia! \nWhat will be the name of the new Sheet Set?");
pso.AllowSpaces = true;
PromptResult prSheetSetName = ed.GetString(pso);
PromptStringOptions psoDescription = new PromptStringOptions("\nHello Nadia! \nWhat will be the description of the new Sheet Set?");
psoDescription.AllowSpaces = true;
PromptResult prSheetSetDescription = ed.GetString(psoDescription);
// Get a reference to the Sheet Set Manager object
IAcSmSheetSetMgr sheetSetManager = new AcSmSheetSetMgr();
// Create a new sheet set file
//AcSmDatabase sheetSetDatabase = sheetSetManager.CreateDatabase("C:\\Datasets\\CP318-4\\CP318-4.dst", "", true);
AcSmDatabase sheetSetDatabase = sheetSetManager.CreateDatabase(pr.StringResult, "", true);
// Get the sheet set from the database
AcSmSheetSet sheetSet = sheetSetDatabase.GetSheetSet();
// Attempt to lock the database
if (LockDatabase(ref sheetSetDatabase, true) == true)
{
// Set the name and description of the sheet set
sheetSet.SetName(prSheetSetName.StringResult);
sheetSet.SetDesc(prSheetSetDescription.StringResult);
// Create two new subsets
AcSmSubset subset = default(AcSmSubset);
//subset = CreateSubset(sheetSetDatabase, "Plans", "Building Plans", "", "C:\\Datasets\\CP318-4\\CP318-4.dwt", "Sheet", false);
subset = CreateSubset(sheetSetDatabase, "Submittals", "Project Submittals", "", @"C:\Users\Robert\Documents\AutoCAD Sheet Sets\ABFStylesSS.dwt", "Sheet", false);
//subset = CreateSubset(sheetSetDatabase, "Elevations", "Building Elevations", "", "C:\\Datasets\\CP318-4\\CP318-4.dwt", "Sheet", true);
subset = CreateSubset(sheetSetDatabase, "As Builts", "Project As Builts", "", @"C:\Users\Robert\Documents\AutoCAD Sheet Sets\ABFStylesSS.dwt", "Sheet", true);
// Unlock the database
LockDatabase(ref sheetSetDatabase, false);
}
else
{
// Display error message
MessageBox.Show("Sheet set could not be opened for write.");
}
// Close the sheet set
sheetSetManager.Close(sheetSetDatabase);
}