static void Main(string[] args)
{
try
{
var options = new Options();
// Leverage CommandLineParser NuGet package for parsing the command line.
if (CommandLine.Parser.Default.ParseArguments(args, options))
{
// Default to EMF if no other option is specified.
if (options.IsRasterImageFormatSpecified == false)
{
options.ExportEMF = true;
}
if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(options.FileName))
{
ExportFromOpenFile(options);
}
else
{
// Begin the export process from the file directly.
ExportFromClosedFile(options);
}
}
}
catch (System.Exception ex)
{
Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Connects to a running instance of Solid Edge and extracts each sheet as an image.
/// </summary>
static void ExportFromOpenFile(Options options)
{
var application = SolidEdgeUtils.Connect();
var draftDocument = application.GetActiveDocument<SolidEdgeDraft.DraftDocument>();
var sections = draftDocument.Sections;
var workingSection = sections.WorkingSection;
if (File.Exists(draftDocument.FullName))
{
// Get the path to the file.
var exportPath = Path.GetDirectoryName(draftDocument.FullName);
// Get the file name without the extension.
var baseFileName = Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(draftDocument.FullName);
// Build the base path to the new file.
baseFileName = Path.Combine(exportPath, baseFileName);
foreach (SolidEdgeDraft.Sheet sheet in workingSection.Sheets)
{
// Build the base path & filename of the image.
var baseSheetFileName = String.Format("{0} ({1})", baseFileName, sheet.Index);
// Sheets native viewer format is EMF so they can be exported directly.
if (options.ExportEMF)
{
// Build full path to EMF.
var emfFileName = String.Format("{0}.emf", baseSheetFileName);
// Save EMF.
// Note: SaveAsEnhancedMetafile() is an extension method from SolidEdge.Community.dll.
sheet.SaveAsEnhancedMetafile(emfFileName);
Console.WriteLine("Extracted '{0}'.", emfFileName);
}
// Other formats must go through a vector to raster conversion process.
// This conversion process can be slow. The reason is that most drawings
// have large dimensions. You may consider resizing during the conversion.
if (options.IsRasterImageFormatSpecified)
{
// Get a new instance of Metafile from sheet.
using (var metafile = sheet.GetEnhancedMetafile())
{
ExportMetafile(metafile, baseSheetFileName, options);
}
}
}
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine("Draft must be saved prior to exporting.");
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Converts a Metafile to specified image format(s).
/// </summary>
static void ExportMetafile(System.Drawing.Imaging.Metafile metafile, string baseSheetFileName, Options options)
{
if (options.ExportBMP)
{
// Build full path to BMP.
var bmpFileName = String.Format("{0}.bmp", baseSheetFileName);
// Convert EMF to BMP.
metafile.Save(bmpFileName, ImageFormat.Bmp);
Console.WriteLine("Extracted '{0}'.", bmpFileName);
}
if (options.ExportJPG)
{
// Build full path to JPG.
var jpgFileName = String.Format("{0}.jpg", baseSheetFileName);
// Convert EMF to JPG.
metafile.Save(jpgFileName, ImageFormat.Jpeg);
Console.WriteLine("Extracted '{0}'.", jpgFileName);
}
if (options.ExportPNG)
{
// Build full path to PNG.
var pngFileName = String.Format("{0}.png", baseSheetFileName);
// Convert EMF to PNG.
metafile.Save(pngFileName, ImageFormat.Png);
Console.WriteLine("Extracted '{0}'.", pngFileName);
}
if (options.ExportTIF)
{
// Build full path to TIF.
var tifFileName = String.Format("{0}.tif", baseSheetFileName);
// Convert EMF to TIF.
metafile.Save(tifFileName, ImageFormat.Tiff);
Console.WriteLine("Extracted '{0}'.", tifFileName);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Opens a draft file directly and extracts each sheet as an image.
/// </summary>
static void ExportFromClosedFile(Options options)
{
// Make sure the file exists.
if (File.Exists(options.FileName))
{
// Open the file.
using (var draftDocument = DraftDocument.Open(options.FileName))
{
// Get the path to the file.
var exportPath = Path.GetDirectoryName(options.FileName);
// Get the file name without the extension.
var baseFileName = Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(options.FileName);
// Build the base path to the new file.
baseFileName = Path.Combine(exportPath, baseFileName);
// Process each sheet.
foreach (var sheet in draftDocument.Sheets)
{
// Build the base path & filename of the image.
var baseSheetFileName = String.Format("{0} ({1})", baseFileName, sheet.Index);
// Sheets native viewer format is EMF so they can be exported directly.
if (options.ExportEMF)
{
// Build full path to EMF.
var emfFileName = String.Format("{0}.emf", baseSheetFileName);
// Save EMF.
sheet.SaveAsEmf(emfFileName);
Console.WriteLine("Extracted '{0}'.", emfFileName);
}
// Other formats must go through a vector to raster conversion process.
// This conversion process can be slow. The reason is that most drawings
// have large dimensions. You may consider resizing during the conversion.
if (options.IsRasterImageFormatSpecified)
{
// Get a new instance of Metafile from sheet.
using (var metafile = sheet.GetMetafile())
{
ExportMetafile(metafile, baseSheetFileName, options);
}
}
}
}
}
else
{
throw new FileNotFoundException("File not found.", options.FileName);
}
}