How to pick an insertion point with the mouse?

[Anonymous]

How do I get an onscreen point after/ during a VB.net dialog box is launched (as example like with Hatch add pick points.

I would like to create button for this in a vb.net dialog box?

[Anonymous]

to get the point, you use editor's method GetPoint

Dim db As Database = HostApplicationServices.WorkingDatabase()
Dim ed As Editor = db.Editor

Dim newPoint as Point3d = ed.GetPoint("Pick a point: ").Value

[norman.yuan]

You need to hide the dialog box so that user can pick in Acad editor, and then show the dialog box back. AutoCAD API provides a class for you: EditorUserInteraction. Assume you have a button on the form btnPick:

private void btnPick_Click(....)

{

    Editor ed=Application.DocumentManaer.MdiDocument.Editor;

    using ed.StartUserInteraction(this) //Calling StartUserInteraction(form) will hide the form automatically

    {

        PromptPointResult res=ed.GetPoint("\nPick a point:");

        if (res.Status==PromptStatus.OK)

        {

            //Populate text boxes with picked Point3d value

            txtBoxPointX.Text=res.Value.X.ToString();

            txtBoxPointY.Text=res.Value.Y.ToString();

            txtBoxPointZ.Text=res.Value.Z.ToString();

        }

    }

   //When the using block ends, the form shows back

}

[Anonymous]

Hi,

I tested it but get the error message that a few items are not defined eg:

type "point3d" is not defined

Im assuming that i need to refrence Autocad first however all i see is a bunch of Acblablabla type librarys which one do i need?

[Anonymous]

acdbmgd.dll

acmgd.dll

[Anonymous]

Hi

I was trying out your code snippet but i get the following error message which I cant figure out.

Error 7 'Editor' is not a member of 'Autodesk.AutoCAD.DatabaseServices.Database'. C:\Users\Bart van Tuyl\Desktop\VB.net insert block example\Insert block\Insert block\Class1.vb 36 28 Insert block

do you know how to fix this?

[Anonymous]

This might be related to the big split, when core components were moved to separate dll. I don't have access to any AutoCAD API solution to check it now, but try to search in object browser for Editor and see in which namespace it can be found

[Anonymous]

In principal this code should work under vb.net 2010? If so i also have v2010 installed

[Anonymous]

It's related to AutoCAD version, but yes, it should work with AutoCAD 2010