topic Re: Set Style of ACA Objects in .NET Forum

Set Style of ACA Objects

ChrisPicklesimer — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:20:35 GMT

With the help of code found in this NG, I have been able to import ACA styles from a library dwg. Once the style has been imported I am not sure how set the style once I create various ACA objects. For structural member and wall objects I have created, I see a StyleID property. I am assuming that is how I set the style. How do I get the StyleID of ACA styles within a dwg file?

Thanks.

Chris

Re: Set Style of ACA Objects

Anonymous — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:26:47 GMT

Public Shared Function GetWallStyleId(ByVal name As String) As ObjectId
            Dim db As Database = Autodesk.AutoCAD.DatabaseServices.HostApplicationServices.WorkingDatabase
            Dim wallStyleId As ObjectId = ObjectId.Null
            Using tr As Transaction = db.TransactionManager.StartTransaction()
                Dim wallStylesDict As New Autodesk.Aec.Arch.DatabaseServices.DictionaryWallStyle(db)
                If wallStylesDict.Has(name, tr) Then
                    wallStyleId = wallStylesDict.GetAt(name)
                End If
                tr.Commit()
            End Using
            Return wallStyleId
        End Function

Re: Set Style of ACA Objects

ChrisPicklesimer — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:50:23 GMT

Thanks for the quick reply. That is exactly what I needed.

Chris

Re: Set Style of ACA Objects

Anonymous — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 16:26:35 GMT

I use MEP and not much of the arch styles

It was a function I used for panelstyles I modified it for wallstyles, I did not test it

so let me know if it does not work