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<h1>Construct Line Example (C#)</h1>
<p>This example shows how to construct a Line.</p>
<pre>//--------------------------------------------------------------
// Preconditions:
// 1. Create a C# Windows console project.
// 2. Copy and paste this example into the C# IDE.
// 3. Add a reference to:
// <i>install_dir</i>\<b>APISDK\tlb\DraftSight.Interop.dsAutomation.dll</b>.
// 4. Add references to <b>System</b> and <b>System.Windows.Forms</b>.
// 5. Start DraftSight and open a document.
// 6. Start debugging the project.
//
// Postconditions: A message box pops up when a Line is
// constructed and its color changed in the drawing document.
//----------------------------------------------------------------
using DraftSight.Interop.dsAutomation;
using System;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System.Windows.Forms;</pre>
<pre>static class Module1
{
public static void Main()
{
DraftSight.Interop.dsAutomation.Application dsApp;
Document dsDoc = default(Document);
Model dsModel = default(Model);
SketchManager dsSketchManager = default(SketchManager);
Line dsLine = default(Line);
Color dsColor = default(Color);
double startX = 0;
double startY = 0;
double startZ = 0;
double endX = 0;
double endY = 0;
double endZ = 0;</pre>
<pre> //Connect to DraftSight
dsApp = (DraftSight.Interop.dsAutomation.Application)Marshal.GetActiveObject("DraftSight.Application");
dsApp.<b>AbortRunningCommand</b>(); // abort any command currently running in DraftSight to avoid nested commands</pre>
<pre> //Get active document
dsDoc = dsApp.<b>GetActiveDocument</b>();</pre>
<pre> if (dsDoc != null)
{
//Get model space
dsModel = dsDoc.<b>GetModel</b>();
//Get Sketch Manager
dsSketchManager = dsModel.<b>GetSketchManager</b>();</pre>
<pre> //Line parameters
startX = 1.0;
startY = 1.0;
startZ = 0.0;
endX = 6.0;
endY = 1.0;
endZ = 0.0;
//Construct a Line
dsLine = (dsSketchManager.<b>InsertLine</b>(startX, startY, startZ, endX, endY, endZ);
if (dsLine != null)
{
//Change line's color
dsColor = dsLine.<b>Color</b>;
dsColor.<b>SetNamedColor</b>(dsNamedColor_e.dsNamedColor_Red);
dsLine.<b>Color</b> = dsColor;
MessageBox.Show("Line was added to drawing and its color changed to red.");
}
}
else
{
MessageBox.Show("There are no open documents in DraftSight.");
}
}
}
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