Insert Block Event

VB_Autocad_guy · ‎07-21-2011

Someone help me get started here.

I'd like to trigger a procedure to split a line upon a block being draged and dropped over it.

I drag a valve block onto a piping polyline and I'd eventually like it to autobreak by specificed amount.

What's the event for a block being inserted into a drawing?

Thanks,

Jeff_M · ‎07-21-2011

Database.InsertEnded Event should work.

Jeff_M, also a frequent Swamper

VB_Autocad_guy · ‎07-22-2011

How do I tell what was just inserted or how do I get the objectid of the most recently inserted block?

arcticad · ‎07-22-2011

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/NET/Get-Last-Entity/m-p/2752298/highlight/true#M20452

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VB_Autocad_guy · ‎07-22-2011

Thanks.

VB_Autocad_guy · ‎07-22-2011

    Private Sub callback_BlockInserted(ByVal Sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs)
    

        Dim db As Database = Application.DocumentManager.MdiActiveDocument.Database
        Using trans As Transaction = db.TransactionManager.StartTransaction


            Dim objID As ObjectId = Autodesk.AutoCAD.Internal.Utils.EntLast()

            Dim btr As BlockTableRecord = trans.GetObject(objID, OpenMode.ForRead)
            MsgBox("Your Block Name Is " + btr.Name() + vbCrLf)


            'Next
        End Using


      

    End Sub

Okay here... Hmm.. I missing something.. cause it's not working.

Jeff_M · ‎07-22-2011

OK, false alarm, sorry.... Looks like the InsertEnded event only fires when adding a new Block to the Block table. Inserting a block already in the drawing doesn't trigger it. And, whe it does trigger, it fires before the Block is actually inserted, so the EntLast() method is returning the object added just prior to inserting the block.

May need to use the ObjectAppended event. Wish I had time to look into this further....

Jeff_M, also a frequent Swamper