Topic: SetOrMakeLAYOUT and Zoom Ext

[kdub_nz]

Ref:
https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/net/set-new-layout-to-zoom-extents-in-c/m-p/7081775#U7081775

Posting here for better code pane quality

Proof of Concept code.

Code - C#: [Select]

1. using System;
2. using Autodesk.AutoCAD.Runtime;
3. using Autodesk.AutoCAD.DatabaseServices;
4. using Autodesk.AutoCAD.EditorInput;
5. using CadApp = Autodesk.AutoCAD.ApplicationServices.Core.Application;
6.  
7. [assembly: CommandClass(typeof(KdubServices.Test0315.MyCommands))]
8.  
9. namespace KdubServices.Test0315
10. {
11.     public class MyCommands
12.     {
13.         [CommandMethod("kb_SetOrMakeLAYOUT")]
14.         public void kb_SetOrMakeLAYOUT()
15.         {
16.             var doc = CadApp.DocumentManager.MdiActiveDocument;
17.             var db = doc.Database;
18.  
19.             var pso = new PromptStringOptions("\nEnter the layout name: ");
20.             var pr = doc.Editor.GetString(pso);
21.             if (pr.Status != PromptStatus.OK)   // <<<< added
22.                 return;
23.  
24.             var name = pr.StringResult;  
25.  
26.  
27.             using (var tr = db.TransactionManager.StartTransaction()){
28.                 // Cheating here :
29.                 // using both LayoutManager AND Dictionary
30.  
31.                 // Reference the Layout Manager
32.                 var lmc = LayoutManager.Current;
33.  
34.                 // Get the layout dictionary of the current database
35.                 var layouts = (DBDictionary) tr.GetObject(db.LayoutDictionaryId, OpenMode.ForRead);
36.  
37.                 // Get OR Create Layout
38.                 var layoutId = layouts.Contains(name) ? layouts.GetAt(name) : lmc.CreateLayout(name);
39.  
40.                 // Set the named Layout current ( Active )
41.                 lmc.CurrentLayout = name;
42.  
43.                 // Open the layout
44.                 var layout = (Layout) tr.GetObject(layoutId, OpenMode.ForRead);
45.  
46.                 // Output layout info fot demo:
47.                 doc.Editor.WriteMessage($"\nTab Order: {layout.TabOrder}" +
48.                                         $"\nTab Selected: {layout.TabSelected}" +
49.                                         $"\nBlock Table Record ID: {layout.BlockTableRecordId}"
50.                 );
51.  
52.                 // Zoom to the extents of the Layout
53.                 doc.SendStringToExecute("._zoom _extents ", true, false, false);
54.                 tr.Commit();
55.             }
56.         }
57.     }
58. }
59.  
60.  

[Atook]

Nice kdub, SendStringToExecute was my first thought as well. It feels like a hack, but it works...

[kdub_nz]

Nice kdub, SendStringToExecute was my first thought as well. It feels like a hack, but it works...

Thanks Tim.

It is a hack, yes ... but valid


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added PromptStatus check:

Code - C#: [Select]

1.             if (pr.Status != PromptStatus.OK)   // <<<< added
2.                 return;
3.  
4.             var name = pr.StringResult;    

[kdub_nz]

There is a way to have the zoom command ignored by the 'last command' feature in AutoCAD

... but I can't recall what it is.

anyone ?? ...

[Bryco]

A bit off topic sorry but I have found .SendStringToExecute  to work better in one case than ed.command.
I like the 2017 rectangular revcloud and .SendStringToExecute   will let me use that whereas the same string wont with ed.command.
Then I can begincommand that to use the correct layer and endcommand it to add the date and note to the title block. It's like ed.command is only using 2015 cad