/// <summary> Alter and update the ViewSheetData package on a view sheet. </summary>
///
/// <param name="sheetName"> Name of the ViewSheet to create. </param>
///
/// <returns> true if it succeeds, false if it fails. </returns>
private bool AlterViewSheetData(string sheetName)
{
var sheetIndex = ViewSheets.GetViewSheet(sheetName);
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(sheetName) && !this.ShowMessage($"Could not find a sheet named {sheetName}.",
LocalizationStrings.Title,
true))
{
return(false);
}
// Get the data package attached to the ViewSheet
var data = new ViewSheets.ViewSheetData();
var result = ViewSheets.GetViewSheetData(sheetIndex, ref data);
if (!result)
{
if (!this.ShowMessage($"An error occurred retrieving the data for sheet {sheetName} at sheet index {sheetIndex}.",
LocalizationStrings.Title,
true))
{
return(false);
}
}
// Now make some changes and push those back to Mastercam...
data.WireframeColor = 66; // Change the wireframe color settings.
data.ConstructionDepthZ = 0.25; // Alter the construction depth.
data.VisibleLevels.Add(101); // Add a level to the level list for this sheet.
// Update the sheet
result = ViewSheets.SetViewSheetData(sheetIndex, data);
if (!result)
{
if (!this.ShowMessage($"An error occurred updating the data for sheet {sheetName} at sheet index {sheetIndex}.",
LocalizationStrings.Title,
true))
{
return(false);
}
}
return(result);
}