Help to print onto PDF using DWG to PDF.pc3

lorenzato25 · ‎08-26-2013

Hello friends,
need your help to make a customization in C # to print PDF documents.
I tried to modify the sample standard API this link:

http://docs.autodesk.com/ACD/2010/ENU/AutoCAD%20.NET%20Developer's%20Guide/index.html?url=WS1a919382...

But no success, below is my code:

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;

using Autodesk.AutoCAD.Runtime;
using Autodesk.AutoCAD.ApplicationServices;
using Autodesk.AutoCAD.DatabaseServices;
using Autodesk.AutoCAD.EditorInput;
using Autodesk.AutoCAD.Geometry;
using Autodesk.AutoCAD.PlottingServices;
using System.Collections.Specialized;

namespace Plot
{
    public class plotter
    {
        [CommandMethod ("Simplot" CommandFlags.Session)]

public void Print ()
{

short bgPlot =
(Short) Application.GetSystemVariable ("BACKGROUNDPLOT");

/ / Set the BACKGROUNDPLOT = 0 temporarily.
Application.SetSystemVariable ("BACKGROUNDPLOT", 0);

            / / Get the current document and database, and start a transaction
            Document acDoc = Application.DocumentManager.MdiActiveDocument;
            Database = acCurDb acDoc.Database;

acDoc.LockDocument ();

            using (Transaction acTrans acCurDb.TransactionManager.StartTransaction = ())
            {
                / / Reference the Layout Manager
                LayoutManager acLayoutMgr;
                acLayoutMgr = LayoutManager.Current;

                / / Get the current layout and output its name in the Command Line window
                Layout acLayout;
                acLayout = acTrans.GetObject (acLayoutMgr.GetLayoutId (acLayoutMgr.CurrentLayout)
                                             OpenMode.ForRead) the layout;

                / / Get the PlotInfo from the layout
                PlotInfo acPlInfo PlotInfo = new ();
                acPlInfo.Layout = acLayout.ObjectId;

                / / Get a copy of the layout from the PlotSettings
                PlotSettings acPlSet = new PlotSettings (acLayout.ModelType);
                acPlSet.CopyFrom (acLayout);

/ / Update the object PlotSettings
PlotSettingsValidator acPlSetVdr = PlotSettingsValidator.Current;

                / / Set the plot type
                acPlSetVdr.SetPlotType (acPlSet,
                                       Autodesk.AutoCAD.DatabaseServices.PlotType.Extents);

                / / Set the plot scale
                acPlSetVdr.SetUseStandardScale (acPlSet, true);
                acPlSetVdr.SetStdScaleType (acPlSet, StdScaleType.ScaleToFit);

/ / Center the plot
acPlSetVdr.SetPlotCentered (acPlSet, true);

/ / Set the plot device to use

/ / AcPlSetVdr.SetPlotConfigurationName (acPlSet "Pdfcreator", "A3");

acPlSetVdr.SetPlotConfigurationName (acPlSet "DWG to PDF.pc3", "ISO_A3_ (297.00_x_430.00_mm)");

                / / Set the plot info to an override since it will
                / / Not be saved back to the layout
                acPlInfo.OverrideSettings = acPlSet;

                / / Validate the plot info
                PlotInfoValidator acPlInfoVdr PlotInfoValidator = new ();
                acPlInfoVdr.MediaMatchingPolicy = MatchingPolicy.MatchEnabled;
                acPlInfoVdr.Validate (acPlInfo);

                / / Check to see if the plot is already in progress
                if (PlotFactory.ProcessPlotState == ProcessPlotState.NotPlotting)
                {

                    using (PlotEngine acPlEng PlotFactory.CreatePublishEngine = ())
                    {
                        / / Track the progress with the plot Progress dialog
                        PlotProgressDialog acPlProgDlg = new PlotProgressDialog (false,
                                                                                1
                                                                                true);

                        using (acPlProgDlg)
                        {
                            / / Sets the status messages to display When plotting starts
                            acPlProgDlg.set_PlotMsgString (PlotMessageIndex.DialogTitle,
                                                          "Plot Progress");

acPlProgDlg.set_PlotMsgString (PlotMessageIndex.CancelJobButtonMessage,
"Cancel Job");

acPlProgDlg.set_PlotMsgString (PlotMessageIndex.CancelSheetButtonMessage,
"Cancel Sheet");

acPlProgDlg.set_PlotMsgString (PlotMessageIndex.SheetSetProgressCaption,
"Sheet Set Progress");

acPlProgDlg.set_PlotMsgString (PlotMessageIndex.SheetProgressCaption,
"Progress Sheet");

                            / / Set the plot progress range
                            acPlProgDlg.LowerPlotProgressRange = 0;
                            acPlProgDlg.UpperPlotProgressRange = 100;
                            acPlProgDlg.PlotProgressPos = 0;

                            / / Display the Progress dialog
                            acPlProgDlg.OnBeginPlot ();
                            acPlProgDlg.IsVisible = true;

/ / Start to plot the layout
acPlEng.BeginPlot (acPlProgDlg, null);

                            / / Define the plot output
                            acPlEng.BeginDocument (acPlInfo,
                                                  acDoc.Name,
                                                  null
                                                  1
                                                  true,
                                                  "C: \ \ MMID");

                            / / Display information about the current plot
                            acPlProgDlg.set_PlotMsgString (PlotMessageIndex.Status,
                                                          "Plotting" + acDoc.Name + "-" +
                                                          acLayout.LayoutName);

                            / / Set the sheet progress range
                            acPlProgDlg.OnBeginSheet ();
                            acPlProgDlg.LowerSheetProgressRange = 0;
                            acPlProgDlg.UpperSheetProgressRange = 100;
                            acPlProgDlg.SheetProgressPos = 0;

                            / / Plot the first sheet / layout
                            PlotPageInfo acPlPageInfo PlotPageInfo = new ();
                            acPlEng.BeginPage (acPlPageInfo,
                                              acPlInfo,
                                              true,
                                              null);

acPlEng.BeginGenerateGraphics (null);
acPlEng.EndGenerateGraphics (null);

                            / / Finish plotting the sheet / layout
                            acPlEng.EndPage (null);
                            acPlProgDlg.SheetProgressPos = 100;
                            acPlProgDlg.OnEndSheet ();

/ / Finish plotting the document
acPlEng.EndDocument (null);

                            / / Finish the plot
                            acPlProgDlg.PlotProgressPos = 100;
                            acPlProgDlg.OnEndPlot ();
                            acPlEng.EndPlot (null);

                            / / Re-set the original value of BACKGROUNDPLOT.
                            Application.SetSystemVariable ("BACKGROUNDPLOT"
                                                        bgPlot);

                        }
                    }
                }

            }
        }
    }
}

But eInvalidInput error occurs in line with the excerpt:

acPlSetVdr.SetPlotConfigurationName (acPlSet "DWG to PDF.pc3", "ISO_A3_ (297.00_x_430.00_mm)");

I believe that is the name of the printer or media format. Also tried with PDFCreator, but it generates a plt file instead of a PDF.

From already thank you ..

_gile · ‎08-26-2013

Hi,

Maybe you can get some inspiration from this one:

http://www.acadnetwork.com/index.php?topic=315.0

Gilles Chanteau
Programmation AutoCAD LISP/.NET
GileCAD
GitHub

lorenzato25 · ‎08-27-2013

hello,
definitely got some inspiration 😃
The code below takes an object of type Document and print the PDF of the same model.
The only thing missing is a pdf generated rotate to landscape ... if anyone knows and can share would be grateful
thank you

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.IO;
using Autodesk.AutoCAD.Runtime;
using Autodesk.AutoCAD.ApplicationServices;
using Autodesk.AutoCAD.DatabaseServices;
using Autodesk.AutoCAD.EditorInput;
using Autodesk.AutoCAD.Geometry;
using Autodesk.AutoCAD.PlottingServices;
using System.Collections.Specialized;
using Autodesk.AutoCAD.Publishing;
using AcAp = Autodesk.AutoCAD.ApplicationServices.Application;

namespace FabricaDocumentos
{
public class Ploter
{

public void Imprimir(Document doc)
{

short bgPlot =
(short)Application.GetSystemVariable("BACKGROUNDPLOT");

//set the BACKGROUNDPLOT = 0 temporarily.
Application.SetSystemVariable("BACKGROUNDPLOT", 0);

// Get the current document and database, and start a transaction
Document acDoc = doc;
Database acCurDb = acDoc.Database;

acDoc.LockDocument();

using (Transaction acTrans = acCurDb.TransactionManager.StartTransaction())
{
// Reference the Layout Manager
LayoutManager acLayoutMgr = LayoutManager.Current;

// Get the current layout and output its name in the Command Line window
Layout acLayout = acTrans.GetObject(acLayoutMgr.GetLayoutId(acLayoutMgr.CurrentLayout), OpenMode.ForRead) as Layout;

// Get the PlotInfo from the layout
PlotInfo acPlInfo = new PlotInfo();
acPlInfo.Layout = acLayout.ObjectId;

// Get a copy of the PlotSettings from the layout
PlotSettings acPlSet = new PlotSettings(acLayout.ModelType);
acPlSet.CopyFrom(acLayout);

// Update the PlotSettings object
PlotSettingsValidator acPlSetVdr = PlotSettingsValidator.Current;

// Set the plot type
acPlSetVdr.SetPlotType(acPlSet,
Autodesk.AutoCAD.DatabaseServices.PlotType.Extents);

// Set the plot scale
acPlSetVdr.SetUseStandardScale(acPlSet, true);
acPlSetVdr.SetStdScaleType(acPlSet, StdScaleType.ScaleToFit);

// Center the plot
acPlSetVdr.SetPlotCentered(acPlSet, true);

//Rotation
//acPlSetVdr.SetPlotRotation(acPlSet, PlotRotation.Degrees270);

// Set the plot device to use

acPlSetVdr.SetPlotConfigurationName(acPlSet, "PDFCreator", "A3");

//acPlSetVdr.SetPlotConfigurationName(acPlSet, "DWG To PDF.pc3", "ISO_A3_(297.00_x_430.00_mm)");
// Set the plot info as an override since it will
// not be saved back to the layout
acPlInfo.OverrideSettings = acPlSet;

// Validate the plot info
PlotInfoValidator acPlInfoVdr = new PlotInfoValidator();
acPlInfoVdr.MediaMatchingPolicy = MatchingPolicy.MatchEnabled;
acPlInfoVdr.Validate(acPlInfo);

// Check to see if a plot is already in progress
if (PlotFactory.ProcessPlotState == ProcessPlotState.NotPlotting)
{

using (PlotEngine acPlEng = PlotFactory.CreatePublishEngine())
{
// Track the plot progress with a Progress dialog
PlotProgressDialog acPlProgDlg = new PlotProgressDialog(false,
1,
true);

using (acPlProgDlg)
{
// Define the status messages to display when plotting starts
acPlProgDlg.set_PlotMsgString(PlotMessageIndex.DialogTitle,
"Plot Progress");

acPlProgDlg.set_PlotMsgString(PlotMessageIndex.CancelJobButtonMessage,
"Cancel Job");

acPlProgDlg.set_PlotMsgString(PlotMessageIndex.CancelSheetButtonMessage,
"Cancel Sheet");

acPlProgDlg.set_PlotMsgString(PlotMessageIndex.SheetSetProgressCaption,
"Sheet Set Progress");

acPlProgDlg.set_PlotMsgString(PlotMessageIndex.SheetProgressCaption,
"Sheet Progress");

// Set the plot progress range
acPlProgDlg.LowerPlotProgressRange = 0;
acPlProgDlg.UpperPlotProgressRange = 100;
acPlProgDlg.PlotProgressPos = 0;

// Display the Progress dialog
acPlProgDlg.OnBeginPlot();
acPlProgDlg.IsVisible = true;

// Start to plot the layout
acPlEng.BeginPlot(acPlProgDlg, null);

// Define the plot output
acPlEng.BeginDocument(acPlInfo,
acDoc.Name,
null,
1,
false,
"c:\\mmidXOM");

string filename = Path.ChangeExtension("C\\mmidXOM", "pdf");

// Display information about the current plot
acPlProgDlg.set_PlotMsgString(PlotMessageIndex.Status,
"Plotting: " + acDoc.Name + " - " +
acLayout.LayoutName);

// Set the sheet progress range
acPlProgDlg.OnBeginSheet();
acPlProgDlg.LowerSheetProgressRange = 0;
acPlProgDlg.UpperSheetProgressRange = 100;
acPlProgDlg.SheetProgressPos = 0;

// Plot the first sheet/layout
PlotPageInfo acPlPageInfo = new PlotPageInfo();
acPlEng.BeginPage(acPlPageInfo,
acPlInfo,
true,
null);

acPlEng.BeginGenerateGraphics(null);
acPlEng.EndGenerateGraphics(null);

// Finish plotting the sheet/layout
acPlEng.EndPage(null);
acPlProgDlg.SheetProgressPos = 100;
acPlProgDlg.OnEndSheet();

// Finish plotting the document
acPlEng.EndDocument(null);

// Finish the plot
acPlProgDlg.PlotProgressPos = 100;
acPlProgDlg.OnEndPlot();
acPlEng.EndPlot(null);

//re-set the original value of BACKGROUNDPLOT.
Application.SetSystemVariable("BACKGROUNDPLOT",
bgPlot);

}
}
}

}
}
}
}

fieldguy · ‎08-28-2013

If you use the autodesk pdf driver that you have commented out (//acPlSetVdr.SetPlotConfigurationName(acPlSet, "DWG To PDF.pc3", "ISO_A3_(297.00_x_430.00_mm)") you can select the inversed page dimensions (430.00_x_297.00_mm).

I'll bet that PDFCreator only has 1 definition of "A3".

If your layouts are landscape already, you could try PlotRotation.Degrees000.

Help to print onto PDF using DWG to PDF.pc3

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