After setting a layout for printing current,
LayoutManager.Current.CurrentLayout = LayoutName
btblRec = CType(tr.GetObject(db.CurrentSpaceId, OpenMode.ForWrite), BlockTableRecord)
db.CurrentSpaceId returned the ObjectID of the ModelSpace and not of the Layout set current.
Is there something that could prevent this from happening?
I have a bit of code that batch processes from a template drawing. It all works fine until I get to the SaveAs() function. I have narrowed down the problem to have something to do with the drawing starting and saving in a paperspace layout. When I run the code with the template saved in model space it works fine but whe the current tab is a paperspace layout I get an error during the saveas() function "eInvalidInput"
I am using VS2008 and Autocad 2011. Is there a difference in saving with a paperspace layout current?
why this code doesn't Change the current layout.
Dim acLayoutMgr As LayoutManager
acLayoutMgr = LayoutManager.Current
acLayoutMgr.CurrentLayout = "Model"
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I want to insert another drawing layout tabs contents in current drawing.
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I prepared a code for INSERTING MODEL tab in current drawing:
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ucsxdir = 1,0,0
ucsydir = 0,1,0
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I have existing .NET code that adds page setups to drawings. I now wanted to set the newly added page setup as "current" within the drawing.
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I wrote this
if (sourceObject is Entity) {
Entity ent = (Entity)sourceObject as Entity;
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how to set current coordinate system to the object's UCS?
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PointMonitorEventHandler
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i want to set a TestStyle,so I can control the fontsize,fontname,etc.
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