Save Method (ActiveX)

Saves a document or group of layer property settings; no longer supported for menu groups.

Supported platforms: Windows only

Signature - Document

VBA:

object.Save

object

Type: Document

The object this method applies to.

Signature - LayerStateManager (AutoCAD for Windows Only)

VBA:

object.Save Name, Mask

object

Type: LayerStateManager

The object this method applies to.

Note: LayerStateManager object is not supported in AutoCAD LT for Windows.

Name

Access: Input-only

Type: String

The name to be assigned to the saved layer settings.

Mask

Access: Input-only

Type: AcLayerStateMask enum

A number representing the layer properties to be saved and restored. Use the following constants to identify layer properties:

• acLsAll: All layer properties
• acLsColor: Color
• acLsFrozen: Frozen or thawed
• acLsLineType: Linetype
• acLsLineWeight: Lineweight
• acLsLocked: Locked or unlocked
• acLsNewViewport: New viewport layers frozen or thawed
• acLsNone: None
• acLsOn: On or off
• acLsPlot: Plotting on or off
• acLsPlotStyle: Plot style

Signature - MenuGroup

VBA:

object.Save MenuFileType

object

Type: MenuGroup

The object this method applies to.

MenuFileType

Access: Input-only

Type: AcMenuFileType enum

• acMenuFileCompiled
• acMenuFileSource

Return Value (RetVal)

No return value.

Remarks

Document: When you save a document to a secure URL, a dialog box prompts the user for the necessary password information.

Menugroup: This method has no effect for menu groups in AutoCAD 2006 or later. This method will be removed from the MenuGroup object in a future release.

Examples

VBA:

Sub Example_Save()
    ' The following example saves current drawing
    
    ThisDrawing.Save
    
End Sub

Sub Example_Save_LayerSettings()
    ' The following code saves the color and linetype settings
    ' of the current layer.

    Dim oLSM As AcadLayerStateManager

    ' Access the LayerStateManager object
    Set oLSM = ThisDrawing.Application. _
       GetInterfaceObject("AutoCAD.AcadLayerStateManager." & Left(AcadApplication.Version, 2))

    ' Associate the current drawing database with LayerStateManager
    oLSM.SetDatabase ThisDrawing.Database
    oLSM.Save "ColorLinetype", acLsColor + acLsLineType

End Sub

Visual LISP:

(vl-load-com)
(defun c:Example_Save()
    ;; The following example saves current drawing
    (setq acadObj (vlax-get-acad-object)
          doc (vla-get-ActiveDocument acadObj))

    (vla-Save doc)
)

(defun c:Example_Save_LayerSettings()
    ;; The following code saves the color and linetype settings
    ;; of the current layer.
    (setq acadObj (vlax-get-acad-object)
          doc (vla-get-ActiveDocument acadObj))

    ;; Access the LayerStateManager object
    (setq oLSM (vla-GetInterfaceObject acadObj (strcat "AutoCAD.AcadLayerStateManager." (substr (getvar "ACADVER") 1 2))))

    ;; Associate the current drawing database with LayerStateManager
    (vla-SetDatabase oLSM (vla-get-Database doc))

    (vla-Save oLSM "ColorLinetype" (+ acLsColor acLsLineType))
)