topic Re: ed.Command in .NET Forum

ed.Command

SRSDS — Fri, 04 Aug 2017 22:19:55 GMT

Can I ask how the ed.Command works?

I really need to create a cloud from a polyline object and the simplest way I can find is this:

ed.Command("_revcloud", "_arc", 2.0 / scale, 6.0 / scale, "_object", polyId, "_no")

Obviously sends a commands to the command line to convert it but I get an eInValidInput error.

Re: ed.Command

Alexander.Rivilis — Fri, 04 Aug 2017 22:31:59 GMT

1. AutoCAD version?

2. ed.Command started in context of document or in context of application?

Re: ed.Command

SRSDS — Sat, 05 Aug 2017 08:40:37 GMT

2018

Maybe in context of application? Not entirely sure what that means

  Public Sub RevCloud(polyId As ObjectId, scale As Double)
        Dim doc = Application.DocumentManager.MdiActiveDocument
        Dim db = doc.Database
        Dim ed = doc.Editor
        ed.Command("_revcloud", "_arc", 2.0 / scale, 6.0 / scale, "_object", polyId, "_no")
    End Sub

Re: ed.Command

Alexander.Rivilis — Sat, 05 Aug 2017 08:51:24 GMT

@SRSDS

Editor.Command can not be used in application context. E.g. this method can be used in document context - only within command without SESSION flag.

Re: ed.Command

SRSDS — Sat, 05 Aug 2017 21:50:55 GMT

I'm still unclear on this.

I converted the code from this link to VB and inserted it.

http://www.tek1.com.au/turning-autocad-curves-revision-clouds-autocad-net-api/

On the line:

ed.Command("_.REVCLOUD", "", "O", "", ss, "")

I get an error saying 'Command' is not a member of 'Editor'.

Re: ed.Command

ActivistInvestor — Sat, 05 Aug 2017 22:52:22 GMT

Then you're using an older product release.

Search this discussion group for "GenerateRunCommand", and you'll find an implementation for older releases that do not expose Command().

Re: ed.Command

SRSDS — Sun, 06 Aug 2017 07:07:53 GMT

That was it!

I had ACAD 2013 references.

Thank you.

Re: ed.Command

Alexander.Rivilis — Sun, 06 Aug 2017 08:34:30 GMT

You was talking about AutoCAD 2018 before.

Re: ed.Command

SRSDS — Sun, 06 Aug 2017 08:38:36 GMT

I wasn't thinking in the right terms. Sorry.

I am running AutoCAD 2018 but my project uses the reference .dll files from 2013

Re: ed.Command

Alexander.Rivilis — Sun, 06 Aug 2017 08:42:24 GMT

@SRSDS wrote:

I wasn't thinking in the right terms. Sorry.

I am running AutoCAD 2018 but my project uses the reference .dll files from 2013

It is wrong practice because some classes/methods changed, some methods removed, some methods added.

Re: ed.Command

_gile — Sun, 06 Aug 2017 11:00:19 GMT

Hi,

You'll have to build, at least, two different projects:

one project targeting AutoCAD 2013 and 2014 which uses the wrapper for RunCommand()
one project targeting AutoCAD 2015 and later which uses the new Editor.Command() method (because the wrapper wont work with these versions)