Create properties in custom category

Anonymous — Wed, 18 Mar 2020 15:39:45 GMT

Hi,

I'm new in autocad development.

I've create an arx with custom object (wrapped for C# use)

I would like to add properties (in custom category) in property set, I saw the example asdkOPMNet but

it does not create custom category.

how can I implement this for C# ?

Thank,

Sorry for my english.

Re: Create properties in custom category

marcin.sachs — Sat, 18 Jul 2020 09:49:27 GMT

Hi,
What do you mean by "Custom category"? - property set?
Please see my code below. I created custom property for polyline:

internal static void CreateSteelBeamPropertySetDefinition() { string propertySetName = "SteelBeam"; var database = Application.DocumentManager.MdiActiveDocument.Database; Document doc = Autodesk.AutoCAD.ApplicationServices.Application.DocumentManager.MdiActiveDocument; Editor ed = doc.Editor; var PolylineClassName = RXObject.GetClass(typeof(Polyline)).Name; //try //{ var dictionaryPropertyDataFormat = new DictionaryPropertyDataFormat(database); var propertySetDefinition = new PropertySetDefinition(); using (Transaction transaction1 = database.TransactionManager.StartTransaction()) { propertySetDefinition.SetToStandard(database); propertySetDefinition.SubSetDatabaseDefaults(database); propertySetDefinition.Description = "Property Set Definition for Steel Beam"; propertySetDefinition.AlternateName = propertySetName; propertySetDefinition.IsLocked = false; propertySetDefinition.IsVisible = true; propertySetDefinition.IsWriteable = true; var filters = new StringCollection(); filters.Add(PolylineClassName); propertySetDefinition.SetAppliesToFilter(filters, false); //var automaticPropertyDefinition = new PropertyDefinition(); var propDef = new PropertyDefinition(); propDef.SetToStandard(database); propDef.SubSetDatabaseDefaults(database); propDef.Name = "Prefix"; propDef.Description = "Prefix of steel beam"; propDef.IsVisible = true; propDef.IsReadOnly = false; propDef.FormatId = dictionaryPropertyDataFormat.GetAt("Standard"); propertySetDefinition.Definitions.Add(propDef); propertySetDefinition.SetDisplayOrder(propDef, 1); propDef = new PropertyDefinition(); propDef.SetToStandard(database); propDef.SubSetDatabaseDefaults(database); propDef.Name = "Name"; propDef.Description = "Name of steel beam"; propDef.IsVisible = true; propDef.IsReadOnly = false; propDef.FormatId = dictionaryPropertyDataFormat.GetAt("Standard"); propertySetDefinition.Definitions.Add(propDef); propertySetDefinition.SetDisplayOrder(propDef, 2); propDef = new PropertyDefinition(); propDef.SetToStandard(database); propDef.SubSetDatabaseDefaults(database); propDef.Name = "Style"; propDef.Description = "Style of steel beam"; propDef.IsVisible = true; propDef.IsReadOnly = false; propDef.FormatId = dictionaryPropertyDataFormat.GetAt("Standard"); propertySetDefinition.Definitions.Add(propDef); propertySetDefinition.SetDisplayOrder(propDef, 3); propDef = new PropertyDefinition(); propDef.SetToStandard(database); propDef.SubSetDatabaseDefaults(database); propDef.Name = "Length2"; propDef.Description = "Length of steel beam"; propDef.IsVisible = false; propDef.IsReadOnly = true; propDef.FormatId = dictionaryPropertyDataFormat.GetAt("Standard"); propDef.SetAutomaticData(PolylineClassName, "Length"); propertySetDefinition.Definitions.Add(propDef); propertySetDefinition.SetDisplayOrder(propDef, 4); propDef = new PropertyDefinition(); propDef.SetToStandard(database); propDef.SubSetDatabaseDefaults(database); propDef.Name = "WeightPerMetre"; propDef.Description = "Weight per metre"; propDef.IsVisible = true; propDef.IsReadOnly = false; propDef.FormatId = dictionaryPropertyDataFormat.GetAt("Standard"); propertySetDefinition.Definitions.Add(propDef); propertySetDefinition.SetDisplayOrder(propDef, 5); var dictionaryPropertySetDefinitions = new DictionaryPropertySetDefinitions(database); if (dictionaryPropertySetDefinitions.Has(propertySetName, transaction1)) { return; } dictionaryPropertySetDefinitions.AddNewRecord(propertySetName, propertySetDefinition); transaction1.AddNewlyCreatedDBObject(propertySetDefinition, true); transaction1.Commit(); } using (Transaction transaction2 = database.TransactionManager.StartTransaction()) { propertySetDefinition = transaction2.GetObject(propertySetDefinition.ObjectId, OpenMode.ForWrite) as PropertySetDefinition; var formulaPropertyDefinition = new PropertyDefinitionFormula(); formulaPropertyDefinition.SetToStandard(database); formulaPropertyDefinition.SubSetDatabaseDefaults(database); formulaPropertyDefinition.Name = "Length"; formulaPropertyDefinition.Description = "RESULT = [Length2]/1000"; formulaPropertyDefinition.IsVisible = true; propertySetDefinition.Definitions.Add(formulaPropertyDefinition); propertySetDefinition.SetDisplayOrder(formulaPropertyDefinition, 6); formulaPropertyDefinition.SetFormulaString("RESULT = [Length2]/1000"); formulaPropertyDefinition.DataItems[0].FormatId = dictionaryPropertyDataFormat.GetAt("2 Decimal"); formulaPropertyDefinition.FormatId = dictionaryPropertyDataFormat.GetAt("2 Decimal"); transaction2.Commit(); } }

usage:

DictionaryPropertySetDefinitions dictPropSetDef = new DictionaryPropertySetDefinitions(db); if (!dictPropSetDef.Has("SteelBeam", acTrans)) { CreateSteelBeamPropertySetDefinition(); }

Re: Create properties in custom category

Ta7a — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 14:07:21 GMT

Hello,

what is the dlls that should be refrenced to access the PropertySetDefinition

Re: Create properties in custom category

norman.yuan — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 15:24:11 GMT

Firstly, @marcin.sachs ' reply has nothing to do with the OP's question.

PropertySetData APIs are from AecPropDataMgd.dll, which only available for AutoCAD's AEC verticals (Arch, MEP, C3D..), not for vanilla AutoCAD. The DLL is located in "C:\....\AutoCAD 202x]ACA" folder (again, if you use plain AutoCAD, there is no "....\ACA" folder).

Re: Create properties in custom category

ActivistInvestor — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 17:52:18 GMT

See the docs for the IAcPiCategorizeProperties class

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