Topic: Explode Dimension with .NET

[kdub_nz]

for info:
response from https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/net/how-to-explode-dimstyle-with-net/m-p/12213503/thread-id/78487

Code - C#: [Select]

1. [CommandMethod("EXPDim")]
2.  
3. public void ExplodeDimensions()
4. {
5.    Document doc = CadApp.DocumentManager.MdiActiveDocument;
6.    Database db = doc.Database;
7.    Editor ed = doc.Editor;
8.  
9.    RXClass @class = RXObject.GetClass(typeof(Dimension));
10.    DBObjectCollection explodedObjects = new DBObjectCollection();
11.  
12.    PromptEntityOptions peo = new PromptEntityOptions(
13.       "\nSelect a dimension to explode : ");
14.    peo.SetRejectMessage($"Selected object is not an {@class.Name}");
15.    peo.AddAllowedClass(typeof(Dimension), exactMatch: false);
16.  
17.    bool finished = false;
18.  
19.    while (!finished)
20.    {
21.       PromptEntityResult result = ed.GetEntity(peo);
22.  
23.       if (result.Status != PromptStatus.OK)
24.       {
25.          finished = true;
26.          return;
27.       }
28.       using (var tr = db.TransactionManager.StartOpenCloseTransaction())
29.       {
30.          explodedObjects.Clear();
31.  
32.          Entity ent = (Entity)tr.GetObject(
33.             result.ObjectId,
34.             OpenMode.ForRead);
35.  
36.          ent.Explode(explodedObjects);
37.  
38.          // optional (EraseOriginal(ed))
39.          //
40.          if (explodedObjects.Count > 0 )
41.          {
42.             ent.UpgradeOpen();
43.             ent.Erase();
44.          }
45.  
46.          BlockTableRecord btr = (BlockTableRecord)tr.GetObject(
47.             db.CurrentSpaceId,
48.             OpenMode.ForWrite);
49.  
50.          foreach (DBObject obj in explodedObjects)
51.          {
52.             Entity explodedEntity = (Entity)obj;
53.             if(explodedEntity is MText)
54.             {
55.                // just for giggles, to visually identify dimensions processed.
56.                explodedEntity.ColorIndex = 211;
57.             }
58.  
59.             btr.AppendEntity(explodedEntity);
60.             tr.AddNewlyCreatedDBObject(explodedEntity, true);
61.          }
62.          tr.Commit();
63.       }
64.    }
65. }
66.  
67. internal bool EraseOriginal(Editor ed)
68. {
69.    PromptKeywordOptions pko = new PromptKeywordOptions("\nErase original objects?")
70.    {
71.       AllowNone = true
72.    };
73.    pko.Keywords.Add("Yes");
74.    pko.Keywords.Add("No");
75.    pko.Keywords.Default = "Yes";
76.  
77.    PromptResult pkr = ed.GetKeywords(pko);
78.    if (pkr.Status != PromptStatus.OK) return false;
79.  
80.    return (pkr.StringResult == "Yes");
81. }
82.  
83.  

>>>>
Perhaps have a play with this.
The PromptEntityOptions will select anything derived from Dimension.
Will be fairly simple to modify if you want to select multiple objects at one time.
This routine has had minimal testing, so review the code and test.

Regards,

 
added:
I've used a single entity selection cycle for this ,
because I don't see the use-case for having a multi-select option,

Can anyone offer a use-case for exploding multiple dimensions ??
Seems to me it bashes the integrity resulting from 'conventional' associative dimensions.

[kdub_nz]

the forum software at AutoDesk doesn't like the variable name

Code - C#: [Select]

1. @class

it thinks it was a forum member username perhaps . . . anyway it just forgot to display the variable name in the declaration statement in the code pane   

refactored to rxClass  !