DepthPlaneOffset Property

Description

Gets or sets the offset from the model origin of the plane that defines the display depth of a drawing view.

Property type

Read-write property

Syntax

Visual Basic
Public Property DepthPlaneOffset As Double

Example

Example (VB.NET)
Example (C#)

Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices
Imports System.IO

Public Class Form1

    Private Sub Button1_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
        Dim objSEApp As SolidEdgeFramework.Application
        Dim objDoc As SolidEdgeDraft.DraftDocument
        Dim objModelLinks As SolidEdgeDraft.ModelLinks = Nothing
        Dim objModelLink As SolidEdgeDraft.ModelLink = Nothing
        Dim objDrawingViews As SolidEdgeDraft.DrawingViews = Nothing
        Dim objDrawingView As SolidEdgeDraft.DrawingView = Nothing
        Dim objSheets As SolidEdgeDraft.Sheets = Nothing
        Dim objSheet As SolidEdgeDraft.Sheet = Nothing
        Dim SEInstallDir As DirectoryInfo
        Try

            Try
                objSEApp = Marshal.GetActiveObject("SolidEdge.Application")
            Catch ex As Exception
                objSEApp = Activator.CreateInstance(Type.GetTypeFromProgID("SolidEdge.Application"))
                objSEApp.DisplayAlerts = True
                objSEApp.Visible = True
            End Try
            Dim strTemplatePath As String = ""
            'Users using ST6 or prior versions may have to use different path for template.
            strTemplatePath = objSEApp.Documents.TemplatePath & "\ANSI Metric\ansi metric draft.dft"
            objDoc = objSEApp.Documents.Add("SolidEdge.DraftDocument", strTemplatePath)

            SEInstallDir = GetTrainingFolder()

            objModelLinks = objDoc.ModelLinks
            'Set Link to Assembly document
            objModelLink = objModelLinks.Add(SEInstallDir.FullName + "\carrier.asm")

            'Get Sheets Collection
            objSheets = objDoc.Sheets
            objSheet = objDoc.Sheets.Item(1)
            'Get Drawing View collection from the sheet1
            objDrawingViews = objSheet.DrawingViews
            'Add first view
            objDrawingView = objDrawingViews.AddAssemblyView(objModelLink, SolidEdgeDraft.ViewOrientationConstants.igTopView, 1.0, 0.2, 0.15, SolidEdgeDraft.AssemblyDrawingViewTypeConstants.seAssemblySimplifiedView)
            
            objDrawingView = objDrawingViews.AddAssemblyView(objModelLink, SolidEdgeDraft.ViewOrientationConstants.igLeftView, 1.0, 0.4, 0.15, SolidEdgeDraft.AssemblyDrawingViewTypeConstants.seAssemblySimplifiedView)
            objDrawingView.SetRotationAngle(1.5708)
           
            objDrawingViews = objSheet.DrawingViews
            objDrawingView.DepthPlaneOffset = 0.05

            'Update All Drawing views using UpdateViews method
            objModelLink.UpdateViews()
        Catch ex As Exception
            MsgBox(ex.ToString)
        Finally
            ' USER DISPLAY
            ' Release objects
            objSEApp = Nothing
            objDoc = Nothing
            objModelLink = Nothing
        End Try
        

    End Sub
    Function GetTrainingFolder() As DirectoryInfo
        Dim objInstallData As SEInstallDataLib.SEInstallData = Nothing
        Dim objInstallFolder As DirectoryInfo = Nothing
        Dim objTrainingFolder As DirectoryInfo = Nothing

        Try
            objInstallData = New SEInstallDataLib.SEInstallData
            objInstallFolder = New DirectoryInfo(objInstallData.GetInstalledPath())
            objTrainingFolder = New DirectoryInfo(Path.Combine(objInstallFolder.Parent.FullName, "Training"))
        Catch
        Finally
            If Not (objInstallData Is Nothing) Then
                Marshal.FinalReleaseComObject(objInstallData)
                objInstallData = Nothing
            End If
        End Try

        Return objTrainingFolder
    End Function
End Class

using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System.IO;

public class Form1
{

    private void Button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        SolidEdgeFramework.Application objSEApp = null;
        SolidEdgeDraft.DraftDocument objDoc = null;
        SolidEdgeDraft.ModelLinks objModelLinks = null;
        SolidEdgeDraft.ModelLink objModelLink = null;
        SolidEdgeDraft.DrawingViews objDrawingViews = null;
        SolidEdgeDraft.DrawingView objDrawingView = null;
        SolidEdgeDraft.Sheets objSheets = null;
        SolidEdgeDraft.Sheet objSheet = null;
        DirectoryInfo SEInstallDir = null;
        try
        {

            try
            {
                objSEApp = (SolidEdgeFramework.Application)Marshal.GetActiveObject("SolidEdge.Application");
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                objSEApp = Activator.CreateInstance(Type.GetTypeFromProgID("SolidEdge.Application"));
                objSEApp.DisplayAlerts = true;
                objSEApp.Visible = true;
            }
            string strTemplatePath = "";
            //Users using ST6 or prior versions may have to use different path for template.
            strTemplatePath = objSEApp.Documents.TemplatePath + "\\ANSI Metric\\ansi metric draft.dft";
            objDoc = objSEApp.Documents.Add("SolidEdge.DraftDocument", strTemplatePath);

            SEInstallDir = GetTrainingFolder();

            objModelLinks = objDoc.ModelLinks;
            //Set Link to Assembly document
            objModelLink = objModelLinks.Add(SEInstallDir.FullName + "\\carrier.asm");

            //Get Sheets Collection
            objSheets = objDoc.Sheets;
            objSheet = objDoc.Sheets.Item(1);
            //Get Drawing View collection from the sheet1
            objDrawingViews = objSheet.DrawingViews;
            //Add first view
            objDrawingView = objDrawingViews.AddAssemblyView(objModelLink, SolidEdgeDraft.ViewOrientationConstants.igTopView, 1.0, 0.2, 0.15, SolidEdgeDraft.AssemblyDrawingViewTypeConstants.seAssemblySimplifiedView);

            objDrawingView = objDrawingViews.AddAssemblyView(objModelLink, SolidEdgeDraft.ViewOrientationConstants.igLeftView, 1.0, 0.4, 0.15, SolidEdgeDraft.AssemblyDrawingViewTypeConstants.seAssemblySimplifiedView);
            objDrawingView.SetRotationAngle(1.5708);

            objDrawingViews = objSheet.DrawingViews;
            objDrawingView.DepthPlaneOffset = 0.05;

            //Update All Drawing views using UpdateViews method
            objModelLink.UpdateViews();
        }
        catch (Exception ex)
        {
            MessageBox.Show(ex.ToString());
        }
        finally
        {
            // USER DISPLAY
            // Release objects
            objSEApp = null;
            objDoc = null;
            objModelLink = null;
        }


    }
    public DirectoryInfo GetTrainingFolder()
    {
        SEInstallDataLib.SEInstallData objInstallData = null;
        DirectoryInfo objInstallFolder = null;
        DirectoryInfo objTrainingFolder = null;

        try
        {
            objInstallData = new SEInstallDataLib.SEInstallData();
            objInstallFolder = new DirectoryInfo(objInstallData.GetInstalledPath());
            objTrainingFolder = new DirectoryInfo(Path.Combine(objInstallFolder.Parent.FullName, "Training"));
        }
        catch
        {
        }
        finally
        {
            if (objInstallData != null)
            {
                Marshal.FinalReleaseComObject(objInstallData);
                objInstallData = null;
            }
        }

        return objTrainingFolder;
    }

    public Form1()
    {
        SubscribeToEvents();
    }

    private bool EventsSubscribed = false;
    private void SubscribeToEvents()
    {
        if (EventsSubscribed)
            return;
        else
            EventsSubscribed = true;

        Button1.Click += Button1_Click;
    }

}