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Create Drawing Document with specified Sheet Format

c_hoppen — Tue, 17 Dec 2024 16:30:52 GMT

Hello.

I have a template containing two sheet formats. I want to use this template to create a new drawing.

So far I can do

...Document.Add(kDrawingDocumentObject, "mytemplate.idw").

and after this

drawDoc.Sheets.AddUsingSheetFormat(sheetFormat2, modelDoc.FullDocumentName)

This doesn't seem to work properly because strange things happen afterwards

Drawing views lose the connection to the parts list, so I can't attach item number balloons. I have to delete the existing parts list and create a new one.

Everything works as expected when going the UI way (File>New).

Am I missing something?

Regards Christoph

Re: Create Drawing Document with specified Sheet Format

daltonNYAW9 — Thu, 19 Dec 2024 16:50:55 GMT

Works for me. It might be a model state issue. Instead of using the file name string try using the document object.

Betreff: Create Drawing Document with specified Sheet Format

c_hoppen — Fri, 20 Dec 2024 08:46:53 GMT

It works for me too, with the exception of one client project.

Strange things happen here.

When I start a new drawing and use a template with sheet formats, the views are linked incorrectly. For example, if a top view was originally derived from the front view, it is now linked to the side view. Or rotated 90 degrees.

So I created the views in an empty drawing using DrawingViews.AddBaseView. But now I have the problem that the views no longer have any BOM information. As I said, this only happens with one customer and only when using the API.

Version 2024.3.3

Re: Create Drawing Document with specified Sheet Format

daltonNYAW9 — Fri, 20 Dec 2024 13:19:19 GMT

Is the file a model state? can u link it?

That specific file might be corrupt and needs to be remade.