AutoCAD DevBlog

Viewing LineType Appearance

By Madhukar Moogala

I have recieved this query, user would like to get appearance of LineTypeRecord or LineTypes through API.

We can use Comments API to gets the Linetype appearance in the form of ascii string.

Code:

public static void LineTypeAppearance()
        {
            Database database = HostApplicationServices.WorkingDatabase;
            var ed = AcCore.Application.DocumentManager.MdiActiveDocument.Editor;
            using (Transaction t = database.TransactionManager.StartTransaction())
            {
                var symTable = (SymbolTable)t.GetObject(database.LinetypeTableId,
                                                        OpenMode.ForRead);
                foreach (ObjectId id in symTable)
                {
                    var symbol = (LinetypeTableRecord)t.GetObject(id, OpenMode.ForRead);
                    ed.WriteMessage(string.Format("\nName: {0}\t Appearance: {1}",
                                                    symbol.Name, symbol.Comments));
                }

                t.Commit();
            }
        }

Output

Name: BYBLOCK   Desc:
Name: BYLAYER   Desc:
Name: CONTINUOUS      Desc: Solid line
Name: Wall Base|CENTER     Desc: Center ____ _ ____ _ ____ _ ____ _ ____ _ ____
Name: Wall Base|DASHED     Desc: Dashed __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ _

Determine the radius and center of circular cone base using .NET

By Deepak Nadig

We can make use of Brep support to determine the radius and center of a cone( properties shown up in  the image image) with circular base.    

 Below .NET code snippet can be used : 

[CommandMethod("circularConeRadiusAndCenter")]
public void circularConeRadiusAndCenter()
{
    Document doc = Autodesk.AutoCAD.ApplicationServices.Application.DocumentManager.MdiActiveDocument;
    Database db = doc.Database;
    Editor ed = doc.Editor;

    // Ask the user to select a solid
    PromptEntityOptions peo = new PromptEntityOptions("Select a 3D solid");
    peo.SetRejectMessage("\nA 3D solid must be selected.");
    peo.AddAllowedClass(typeof(Solid3d), true);
    PromptEntityResult per = ed.GetEntity(peo);

    if (per.Status != PromptStatus.OK)
        return;

    Transaction tr = db.TransactionManager.StartTransaction();
    using (tr)
    {
        Solid3d sol = tr.GetObject(per.ObjectId, OpenMode.ForRead) as Solid3d;
        using (Brep brep = new Brep(sol))
        {
            //check if base is a circular. If yes, then determine the center and radius
            foreach (Complex cmp in brep.Complexes)
            {
                int edgeCnt = 1;
                foreach (Edge edge in brep.Edges)
                {
                    ed.WriteMessage("\n --> Edge : {0}", edgeCnt++);
                    Curve3d edgeCurve = edge.Curve;
                    if (edgeCurve is ExternalCurve3d)
                    {
                        ed.WriteMessage("\n Edge type : {0}", "ExternalCurve3d");
                        ExternalCurve3d extCurve3d = edgeCurve as ExternalCurve3d;
                        Curve3d nativeCurve = extCurve3d.NativeCurve;
                        if (nativeCurve is CircularArc3d)
                        {
                            ed.WriteMessage("\n Native curve type : {0}", "CircularArc3d");
                            CircularArc3d circArc3d = nativeCurve as CircularArc3d;
                            ed.WriteMessage("\n radius is " + circArc3d.Radius.ToString());                                    
                            ed.WriteMessage("\n center is " + PointToStr(circArc3d.Center));
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            ed.WriteMessage("\n Native curve type of cone is not Circular");
                            return;
                        }

                    }

                }
            }
        }
    }
}
private string PointToStr(Point3d point)
{
    return "[" +
        point.X.ToString("F2") + ", " +
        point.Y.ToString("F2") + ", " +
        point.Z.ToString("F2")
        + "]";
}

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AutoCAD 2019 ObjectARX and .NET wizards

By Deepak Nadig

We have had many users asking for new versions of wizards that are Visual Studio 2017 compatible to work with AutoCAD 2019. Here they are  : 

AutoCAD ObjectARX 2019 Wizard 

AutoCAD .NET 2019 Wizard

P.S:
We will soon have these wizards downloadable from the Tools section of https://www.autodesk.com/developer-network/platform-technologies/autocad

RealDWG: Implementation of dumpAcDbSubDMesh

By Madhukar Moogala

In RealDWG dumpDWG sample project [RealDWG 2018\Samples\DumpDWG], dumpAcDbSubDMesh implementation is missing, I received a query from a ADN partner, so for the benefit of every one I blogging this.

Context: If input drawing to your RealDWG app contains Mesh elements, and you would like to view this elements in any other 3d viewer for example, OpenGL, this implementation will come handy.

void dumpAcDbSubDMesh(AcDbEntity *pEnt)
{
entInfo(pEnt, sizeof(AcDbSubDMesh));
if (pEnt->isKindOf(AcDbSubDMesh::desc())) 
{
	entInfo(pEnt, sizeof(AcDbSubDMesh));
	AcDbSubDMesh *pMesh = AcDbSubDMesh::cast(pEnt);
	Adesk::Int32  nFaces, 
					nEdges, 
					nVertices,
					nSubFaces,
					nSubVertices,
					nSubdLevel;
	bool bWaterTight;
	Acad::ErrorStatus es = pMesh->numOfFaces(nFaces);
	es = pMesh->numOfVertices(nVertices);
	AcGePoint3d pt;
	// this is just for simplicity instead of 
	//traversing all the vertices. 
	//if the vertices > 50 it increments by that number fold.
	int increment = nVertices / 50;
	if (!increment)increment++;
	for (int i = 0; igetVertexAt(i, pt);
		_print(_T("\t\t Vertex Points[%d] %g,%g,%g\n"), i,
			pt.x, pt.y, pt.z);
	}

	es = pMesh->numOfSubDividedFaces(nSubFaces);
	es = pMesh->numOfSubDividedVertices(nSubVertices);
	es = pMesh->isWatertight(bWaterTight);
	es = pMesh->subdLevel(nSubdLevel);
	es = pMesh->numOfEdges(nEdges);
	
	AcGePoint3dArray nsubVerticesArray;
	es = pMesh->getSubDividedVertices(nsubVerticesArray);

	AcArray nsubfacesArray;
	es = pMesh->getSubDividedFaceArray(nsubfacesArray);
	// The content of the faces list is like so :
	// [number of vertices of next face],
	// ,
	// e.g. [4], <1, 2, 3, 4>, [3], <1, 2, 3>, etc


	for (int numVertices = 0, 
		i = 0; 
		i < nsubfacesArray.length();
		i += numVertices + 1)
	{
	numVertices = nsubfacesArray.at(i);
	// Let's print the edges of the face
	_print(_T("\t SubDMesh Edge Points \n"));
	_print(_T("\t\t Face vertex Points[%d] \n"), numVertices);						
	for (int j = 0; j < numVertices; j++)
	{
		AcGePoint3d startPt = 
		nsubVerticesArray.at(nsubfacesArray.at(i + j + 1));
		AcGePoint3d endPt =
		nsubVerticesArray.at(nsubfacesArray.at(i + ((j + 1) % numVertices) + 1));							
		_print(_T("\t\t Vertex Points[%d] [{%g,%g,%g} ,{ %g,%g,%g }]\n"), j,
			startPt.x, startPt.y, startPt.z , endPt.x, endPt.y, endPt.z);
		//Now you can draw lines using these points in OpenGl

	}
	}
}
}

Sample Output

SubDMesh Edge Points
                 Face vertex Points[4]
                 Vertex Points[0] [{10.1735,8.28866,16.5088} ,{ 16.5135,8.28866,16.5088 }]
                 Vertex Points[1] [{16.5135,8.28866,16.5088} ,{ 16.5135,11.4619,16.5088 }]
                 Vertex Points[2] [{16.5135,11.4619,16.5088} ,{ 10.1735,11.4619,16.5088 }]
                 Vertex Points[3] [{10.1735,11.4619,16.5088} ,{ 10.1735,8.28866,16.5088 }]
         SubDMesh Edge Points
                 Face vertex Points[4]
                 Vertex Points[0] [{10.1735,5.11544,16.5088} ,{ 16.5135,5.11544,16.5088 }]
                 Vertex Points[1] [{16.5135,5.11544,16.5088} ,{ 16.5135,8.28866,16.5088 }]
                 Vertex Points[2] [{16.5135,8.28866,16.5088} ,{ 10.1735,8.28866,16.5088 }]
                 Vertex Points[3] [{10.1735,8.28866,16.5088} ,{ 10.1735,5.11544,16.5088 }]
         SubDMesh Edge Points
                 Face vertex Points[4]
                 Vertex Points[0] [{10.1735,1.94223,16.5088} ,{ 16.5135,1.94223,16.5088 }]
                 Vertex Points[1] [{16.5135,1.94223,16.5088} ,{ 16.5135,5.11544,16.5088 }]
                 Vertex Points[2] [{16.5135,5.11544,16.5088} ,{ 10.1735,5.11544,16.5088 }]
                 Vertex Points[3] [{10.1735,5.11544,16.5088} ,{ 10.1735,1.94223,16.5088 }]
         SubDMesh Edge Points
                 Face vertex Points[4]
                 Vertex Points[0] [{16.5135,8.28866,16.5088} ,{ 22.8534,8.28866,16.5088 }]
                 Vertex Points[1] [{22.8534,8.28866,16.5088} ,{ 22.8534,11.4619,16.5088 }]
                 Vertex Points[2] [{22.8534,11.4619,16.5088} ,{ 16.5135,11.4619,16.5088 }]
                 Vertex Points[3] [{16.5135,11.4619,16.5088} ,{ 16.5135,8.28866,16.5088 }]
         SubDMesh Edge Points
                 Face vertex Points[4]
                 Vertex Points[0] [{16.5135,5.11544,16.5088} ,{ 22.8534,5.11544,16.5088 }]
                 Vertex Points[1] [{22.8534,5.11544,16.5088} ,{ 22.8534,8.28866,16.5088 }]
                 Vertex Points[2] [{22.8534,8.28866,16.5088} ,{ 16.5135,8.28866,16.5088 }]
                 Vertex Points[3] [{16.5135,8.28866,16.5088} ,{ 16.5135,5.11544,16.5088 }]
         SubDMesh Edge Points
                 Face vertex Points[4]
                 Vertex Points[0] [{16.5135,1.94223,16.5088} ,{ 22.8534,1.94223,16.5088 }]
                 Vertex Points[1] [{22.8534,1.94223,16.5088} ,{ 22.8534,5.11544,16.5088 }]
                 Vertex Points[2] [{22.8534,5.11544,16.5088} ,{ 16.5135,5.11544,16.5088 }]
                 Vertex Points[3] [{16.5135,5.11544,16.5088} ,{ 16.5135,1.94223,16.5088 }]
         SubDMesh Edge Points
                 Face vertex Points[4]
                 Vertex Points[0] [{22.8534,8.28866,16.5088} ,{ 29.1934,8.28866,16.5088 }]
                 Vertex Points[1] [{29.1934,8.28866,16.5088} ,{ 29.1934,11.4619,16.5088 }]
                 Vertex Points[2] [{29.1934,11.4619,16.5088} ,{ 22.8534,11.4619,16.5088 }]
                 Vertex Points[3] [{22.8534,11.4619,16.5088} ,{ 22.8534,8.28866,16.5088 }]
         SubDMesh Edge Points
                 Face vertex Points[4]
                 Vertex Points[0] [{22.8534,5.11544,16.5088} ,{ 29.1934,5.11544,16.5088 }]
                 Vertex Points[1] [{29.1934,5.11544,16.5088} ,{ 29.1934,8.28866,16.5088 }]
                 Vertex Points[2] [{29.1934,8.28866,16.5088} ,{ 22.8534,8.28866,16.5088 }]
                 Vertex Points[3] [{22.8534,8.28866,16.5088} ,{ 22.8534,5.11544,16.5088 }]
         SubDMesh Edge Points
                 Face vertex Points[4]
                 Vertex Points[0] [{22.8534,1.94223,16.5088} ,{ 29.1934,1.94223,16.5088 }]
                 Vertex Points[1] [{29.1934,1.94223,16.5088} ,{ 29.1934,5.11544,16.5088 }]
                 Vertex Points[2] [{29.1934,5.11544,16.5088} ,{ 22.8534,5.11544,16.5088 }]
                 Vertex Points[3] [{22.8534,5.11544,16.5088} ,{ 22.8534,1.94223,16.5088 }]

AcCoreConsole: Explode DBText To Geometry

By Madhukar Moogala

I received a query from one of our Technical Sales Specialist whose customer would like to automate a design workflow using Forge Design Automation one aspect of work flow is to explode Text objects in to Geometry [polylines and arcs].

We have an existing express tool called TXTEXP, unfortunately this tool is not available for Forge or AcCoreConsole, I created a simple C# program which explodes a text object in to geometry, this custom program can be used as custom command in AcCoreConsole.

public void EXPTXT()
{
    var doc = Application.DocumentManager.MdiActiveDocument;
    var db = doc.Database;
    var ed = doc.Editor;
    // selection text
    ObjectId[] dbtextIds = ed.SelectTextEntitesInModelSpace();
    foreach (ObjectId id in dbtextIds)
    {
        using (Transaction tr = db.TransactionManager.StartTransaction())
        {
            var text = (DBText)tr.GetObject(id, OpenMode.ForWrite);
            ObjectId[] ids = new ObjectId[1];
            ids[0] = id;
            ed.SetImpliedSelection(ids);
            var tempFile = Path.Combine(Path.GetTempPath(), "Q.wmf");

            if (File.Exists(tempFile))
            {
                File.Delete(tempFile);
            }
            ed.Command("_.WMFOUT", tempFile, "", "");
            var viewSize = (double)Application.GetSystemVariable("VIEWSIZE");
            var screenSize = (Point2d)Application.GetSystemVariable("SCREENSIZE");
            double factor = viewSize * (screenSize.X / screenSize.Y);
            var viewCtr = (Point3d)Application.GetSystemVariable("VIEWCTR");
            //Transform viewCtr from UCS to DCS
            Matrix3d matUCS2DCS = ed.UCS2WCS() * ed.WCS2DCS();
            viewCtr = viewCtr.TransformBy(matUCS2DCS);
            var p1 = new Point3d(viewCtr.X - (factor / 2.0), 
                                 viewCtr.Y - (viewSize / 2.0), .0);
            var p2 = new Point3d(viewCtr.X + (factor / 2.0),
                                viewCtr.Y + (viewSize / 2.0), .0);
            //Transorm p1,p2 from DCS to UCS;
            Matrix3d matDCS2UCS = ed.DCS2WCS() * ed.WCS2UCS();
            p1 = p1.TransformBy(matDCS2UCS);
            p2 = p2.TransformBy(matDCS2UCS);
            Point2d wmfinBlockPos = new Point2d(p1.X, p2.Y);
            var tempWithOutExt = Path.Combine(Path.GetDirectoryName(tempFile),
                                 Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(tempFile));
            ed.Command("_.WMFIN", tempWithOutExt, wmfinBlockPos, "2", "", "");
            try
            {
                var wmfBlock = tr.GetObject(ed.SelectLastEnt(), OpenMode.ForWrite) as BlockReference;
                DBObjectCollection pElems = new DBObjectCollection();
                wmfBlock?.Explode(pElems);
                var space = (BlockTableRecord)tr.GetObject(db.CurrentSpaceId, OpenMode.ForWrite);
                foreach (DBObject elem in pElems)
                {
                    space.AppendEntity(elem as Entity);
                    tr.AddNewlyCreatedDBObject(elem, true);
                }
                //Purge unused WMFIN Block and reference
                ObjectId wmfBtr = GetNonErasedTableRecordId(db.BlockTableId, wmfBlock.Name);
                ObjectIdCollection blockIds = new ObjectIdCollection();
                blockIds.Add(wmfBtr);
                db.Purge(blockIds);
                foreach (ObjectId oId in blockIds)
                {
                    DBObject obj = tr.GetObject(oId, OpenMode.ForWrite);
                    obj.Erase();

                }
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                ed.WriteMessage(ex.Message);
            }
            finally
            {
                //Erase text entity
                text.Erase();
                tr.Commit();
            }
        }

    }

}

source:

Explode-Text-To-Geomety

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Entitlement: How To Display Autodesk Sign In Dialog

By Madhukar Moogala

This is a small post which will be useful by App publishers, in case if user is not logged, app developers can display Autodesk Sign In Dialog.

bool bIsUserLoggedIn = true;
#define CONNECTTOWEB _T("CONNECTWEBSERVICES")
void onlineUI()
{
	//if user isn't logged, onlineuserid will be empty
	struct resbuf rb;
	acedGetVar(_T("ONLINEUSERID"), &rb);
	if (rb.resval.rstring != NULL) {

		CString userId(rb.resval.rstring);
		if (userId.IsEmpty()) bIsUserLoggedIn = false;
		// Release memory acquired for string:
		free(rb.resval.rstring);
	}
	// pop once only
	if (!bIsUserLoggedIn) {
		// prompt user to login
		// ensure unload-able from ui
		acrxLoadModule(_T("AcConnectWebServices.arx"), false, true);
		acrxLoadModule(_T("AcConnectWebServices.arx"), false, false);

		ASSERT(acrxServiceIsRegistered(CONNECTTOWEB));
		if (acrxServiceIsRegistered(CONNECTTOWEB))
		{
			typedef void(*ADSKLOGIN) ();
			ADSKLOGIN pAdskLogin = (ADSKLOGIN)
				acrxDynamicLinker->getSymbolAddress(CONNECTTOWEB,
					_T("AcConnectWebServicesLogin"));
			ASSERT(pAdskLogin);
			if (pAdskLogin != NULL)
				pAdskLogin();
		}
		acrxUnloadModule(_T("AcConnectWebServices.arx"), false);
	}

}

namespace MgdOnlineUI
{
    public class WebUtils
    {
        [DllImport("AcConnectWebServices.arx", EntryPoint = "AcConnectWebServicesLogin")]
            public static extern bool AcConnectWebServicesLogin();
    }
    public class Class1
    {
        [CommandMethod("ONLINEUI")]
        public void Onlineui()
        {
            //If ONLINEUSERID is empty or null, user is not logged in to system.
            if(String.IsNullOrEmpty((string)Application.GetSystemVariable("ONLINEUSERID")))
            {
                WebUtils.AcConnectWebServicesLogin();
            }
        }
    }
}

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Set ColumnType of MText on creation of MText Object

By Deepak Nadig

We recently had a query regarding eNotApplicable runtime exception thrown trying to set ColumnType when MText is created as in the snippet: 

MText mytext = new MText();
mytext.SetDatabaseDefaults();
mytext.Contents = "mytext";
mytext.Layer = "0";
mytext.ColorIndex = 3;
mytext.Location = new Point3d(0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
mytext.ColumnType = ColumnType.NoColumns;

To avoid this exception it is required to set MText.Width value greater than 0.0 before setting the ColumnType. Below command sets ColumnType 

[CommandMethod("TESTMTEXT")]
public static void testMtext()
{
    Document doc = Autodesk.AutoCAD.ApplicationServices.Core.Application.DocumentManager.MdiActiveDocument;
    if (doc == null)
        return;
    try
    {
        using (Transaction tr = doc.TransactionManager.StartTransaction())
        {
            MText mytext = new MText();
            mytext.SetDatabaseDefaults();
            mytext.Contents = "mytext";
            mytext.Layer = "0";
            mytext.ColorIndex = 3;
            mytext.Location = new Point3d(0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
            mytext.Width = 0.0; // don't forget me 
            if(mytext.Width > 0.0)
            mytext.ColumnType = ColumnType.NoColumns;

            BlockTable bt = (BlockTable)tr.GetObject(doc.Database.BlockTableId, OpenMode.ForRead);
            BlockTableRecord btr = (BlockTableRecord)tr.GetObject(bt[BlockTableRecord.ModelSpace], OpenMode.ForWrite);
            btr.AppendEntity(mytext);
            tr.AddNewlyCreatedDBObject(mytext, true);
            tr.Commit();
        }
    }
    catch (System.Exception ex)
    {
        doc.Editor.WriteMessage("\nError: " + ex.ToString());
    }
}

It is notable that trying to change ColumnType of selected MText without setting Defined width value above 0.0 is not possible in UI :