Use DrawingView.ReferencedDocumentDescriptor to determine the Document providing the properties in the Text Format dialog

Issue

In the Format Text dialog you can select the Properties of the Model. I need  to find out programmatically which  referenced document these iProperties are coming from. I tried using the last ReferencedDocument of the drawing but this is not always the right document. Is there a way to determine the document providing these properties for the text?

Solution

The document that supplies the iProperties in the Format Text dialog is the document that is referenced by the first view on the sheet. Here is an example that shows how to get this document using the views ReferencedDocumentDescriptor:

 

In VB.Net

    Sub test()

        If m_inventorApp.ActiveDocument.DocumentType <>

             DocumentTypeEnum.kDrawingDocumentObject Then

            Exit Sub

        End If

 

        Dim oDrawDoc As DrawingDocument =

            m_inventorApp.ActiveDocument

        Dim oView As DrawingView

 

        oView = oDrawDoc.ActiveSheet.DrawingViews(1)

 

        Dim oRefDocDesc2 As DocumentDescriptor =

            oView.ReferencedDocumentDescriptor

        System.Diagnostics.Debug.Write(oRefDocDesc2.FullDocumentName)

    End Sub