/// <summary>
/// insert a sketched symbol by the definition above
/// </summary>
/// <remarks></remarks>
public void InsertSketchedSymbolOnSheet()
{
// Set a reference to the drawing document.
// This assumes a drawing document is active.
DrawingDocument oDrawDoc = (DrawingDocument)_InvApplication.ActiveDocument;
// Obtain a reference to the desired sketched symbol definition.
SketchedSymbolDefinition oSketchedSymbolDef = default(SketchedSymbolDefinition);
oSketchedSymbolDef = oDrawDoc.SketchedSymbolDefinitions["Circular Callout"];
Sheet oSheet = oDrawDoc.ActiveSheet;
// This sketched symbol definition contains one prompted string input. An array
// must be input that contains the strings for the prompted strings.
string[] sPromptStrings = new string[1];
sPromptStrings[0] = "A";
TransientGeometry oTG = _InvApplication.TransientGeometry;
// Add an instance of the sketched symbol definition to the sheet.
// Rotate the instance by 45 degrees and scale by .75 when adding.
// The symbol will be inserted at (0,0) on the sheet. Since the
// start point of the line was marked as the insertion point, the
// start point should end up at (0,0).
SketchedSymbol oSketchedSymbol = oSheet.SketchedSymbols.Add(oSketchedSymbolDef, oTG.CreatePoint2d(0, 0), (3.14159 / 4), 0.75, sPromptStrings);
}
//creating a new sketched symbol definition object and
// inserting it into the active sheet.
// This sample consists of two subs.
// The first demonstrates the creation of a sketched symbol definition and
// the second inserts it into the active sheet.
// To run the sample have a drawing document open and run the CreateSketchedSymbolDefinition Sub.
// After this you can run the InsertSketchedSymbolOnSheet to insert the sketched symbol into the active sheet.
// The insertion sub demonstrates the use of the insertion point in the symbol's definition while inserting the symbol.
/// <summary>
/// creating a new sketched symbol definition object '''
/// </summary>
/// <remarks></remarks>
public void CreateSketchedSymbolDefinition()
{
// Set a reference to the drawing document.
// This assumes a drawing document is active.
DrawingDocument oDrawDoc = (DrawingDocument)_InvApplication.ActiveDocument;
// Create the new sketched symbol definition.
SketchedSymbolDefinition oSketchedSymbolDef = oDrawDoc.SketchedSymbolDefinitions.Add("Circular Callout");
// Open the sketched symbol definition's sketch for edit. This is done by calling the Edit
// method of the SketchedSymbolDefinition to obtain a DrawingSketch. This actually creates
// a copy of the sketched symbol definition's and opens it for edit.
DrawingSketch oSketch = null;
oSketchedSymbolDef.Edit(out oSketch);
TransientGeometry oTG = _InvApplication.TransientGeometry;
// Use the functionality of the sketch to add sketched symbol graphics.
SketchLine oSketchLine = oSketch.SketchLines.AddByTwoPoints(oTG.CreatePoint2d(0, 0), oTG.CreatePoint2d(20, 0));
SketchCircle oSketchCircle = oSketch.SketchCircles.AddByCenterRadius(oTG.CreatePoint2d(22, 0), 2);
oSketch.GeometricConstraints.AddCoincident((SketchEntity)oSketchLine.EndSketchPoint, (SketchEntity)oSketchCircle);
// Make the starting point of the sketch line the insertion point
oSketchLine.StartSketchPoint.InsertionPoint = true;
// Add a prompted text field at the center of the sketch circle.
string sText = null;
sText = "<Prompt>Enter text 1</Prompt>";
Inventor.TextBox oTextBox = oSketch.TextBoxes.AddFitted(oTG.CreatePoint2d(22, 0), sText);
oTextBox.VerticalJustification = VerticalTextAlignmentEnum.kAlignTextMiddle;
oTextBox.HorizontalJustification = HorizontalTextAlignmentEnum.kAlignTextCenter;
oSketchedSymbolDef.ExitEdit(true);
}