HI All,
I can insert a block with block attributes using the Interop very easily:
Dim theBlock AsAcadBlockReference
Dim pickScreenVBA = myDoc.Utility.GetPoint(, "insert the hydrant")
theBlock = myDoc.ModelSpace.InsertBlock(pickScreenVBA, "Hydrant", 1.0#, 1.0#, 1.0#, 0)
Dim varAttributes AsObject
varAttributes = theBlock.GetAttributes
varAttributes(0).TextString ="3 Ports"
varAttributes(1).TextString ="Salt water"
Works great, but when I try using the non-interop, all the example insert new Attributes and not add block with existing attribute (so I end up with duplicate attributes for each block - i.e "Salt water" attribute is added to the block each time I run the code),
Are they any examples that does the same as above using the non-interop code?
thanks
@gluckett wrote:HI All,
I can insert a block with block attributes using the Interop very easily:
Dim theBlock AsAcadBlockReference
Dim pickScreenVBA = myDoc.Utility.GetPoint(, "insert the hydrant")
theBlock = myDoc.ModelSpace.InsertBlock(pickScreenVBA, "Hydrant", 1.0#, 1.0#, 1.0#, 0)
Dim varAttributes AsObject
varAttributes = theBlock.GetAttributes
varAttributes(0).TextString ="3 Ports"
varAttributes(1).TextString ="Salt water"
Works great, but when I try using the non-interop, all the example insert new Attributes and not add block with existing attribute (so I end up with duplicate attributes for each block - i.e "Salt water" attribute is added to the block each time I run the code),
Are they any examples that does the same as above using the non-interop code?
thanks
You'll need to post the code you're having the problem with. Attributes must be added manually when inserting blocks using .NET APIs, and if there are duplicate attributes it is a problem with the code, or you are just not using ithe code correctly.
Thanks, I actually tried using this code, and it appended the attributes to the already exiting ones so each time it ran I would have another Attribute on the block called Hydrant_Type
BTR = trans.GetObject(CType(transe.GetObject(mBR.BlockTableRecord, OpenMode.ForRead), BlockTableRecord).ObjectId, OpenMode.ForRead)
Dim attIDs As AttributeCollection = BTR.AttributeCollection
For Each aID As ObjectId In attIDs
Dim attRef As AttributeReference = trans.GetObject(aID, OpenMode.ForRead)
If attRef.Tag = "Hydrant_Type" Then
attRef.TextString="Salt Water"
trans.Commit()
End If
Next
End If