Publish FlatPattern to DXF
Description
This sample demonstrates how to save a FlatPattern file using the DXF translator add-in.Code Samples
This sample demonstrates how to save a FlatPattern file using the DXF translator add-in.
Public Sub PublishFlatPatternToDXF() ' Get the DXF translator Add-In. Dim DXFAddIn As TranslatorAddIn Set DXFAddIn = ThisApplication.ApplicationAddIns.ItemById("{C24E3AC4-122E-11D5-8E91-0010B541CD80}") 'Set a reference to the active document (the document to be published). Dim oDocument As Document Set oDocument = ThisApplication.ActiveDocument Dim oCompDef As SheetMetalComponentDefinition Set oCompDef = oDocument.ComponentDefinition If oCompDef.HasFlatPattern = False Then oCompDef.Unfold End If Dim oFlatPattern As FlatPattern Set oFlatPattern = oCompDef.FlatPattern Dim oContext As TranslationContext Set oContext = ThisApplication.TransientObjects.CreateTranslationContext oContext.Type = kFileBrowseIOMechanism ' Create a NameValueMap object Dim oOptions As NameValueMap Set oOptions = ThisApplication.TransientObjects.CreateNameValueMap ' Create a DataMedium object Dim oDataMedium As DataMedium Set oDataMedium = ThisApplication.TransientObjects.CreateDataMedium ' Check whether the translator has 'SaveCopyAs' options If DXFAddIn.HasSaveCopyAsOptions(oFlatPattern, oContext, oOptions) Then ' You can prepare a configutation .ini file from UI. Dim strIniFile As String strIniFile = "C:\temp\DXFOut.ini" ' Create the name-value that specifies the ini file to use. oOptions.Value("Export_Acad_IniFile") = strIniFile End If 'Set the destination file name oDataMedium.FileName = "c:\temp\dxfout.dxf" 'Publish document. Call DXFAddIn.SaveCopyAs(oFlatPattern, oContext, oOptions, oDataMedium) End Sub