{"id":1936,"date":"2018-06-16T17:51:46","date_gmt":"2018-06-17T00:51:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.plm.automation.siemens.com\/t5\/Solid-Edge-Blog\/All-about-Sheets-using-the-Solid-Edge-API-Part-1\/ba-p\/500657"},"modified":"2020-02-17T09:42:42","modified_gmt":"2020-02-17T14:42:42","slug":"all-about-sheets-using-the-solid-edge-api-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.stage.sw.siemens.com\/solidedge\/all-about-sheets-using-the-solid-edge-api-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"All about Sheets using the Solid Edge API – Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

When you access 2D objects from a Solid Edge Drawing, they are lying on a drawing sheet which belongs to one of these categories:<\/P>
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  1. Working Sheets.<\/LI>
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  2. Background Sheets.<\/LI>
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  3. 2D Model Sheet.<\/LI>
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  4. Drawing View Sheet.<\/LI>
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    \"SESheetsInfographics.png\"<\/span><\/P>
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    The working and background sheets are part of their respective “sections”.<\/P>
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    So the declaration for these look like:<\/P><\/p>\n

    Dim seApp As SolidEdgeFramework.Application = Nothing
    \nDim seDoc As DraftDocument = Nothing<\/p>\n
    Dim seSections As Sections = Nothing
    \nDim seWorkingSection As Section = Nothing
    \nDim seBackgroundSection As Section = Nothing<\/p>\n
    Dim seSheet As Sheet = Nothing
    \nDim seSheets As SectionSheets = Nothing<\/PRE><\/p>\n
    These sections can be accessed separately as below:<\/P><\/p>\n
    seApp = Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.GetActiveObject(“SolidEdge.Application”)
    \nseDoc = seApp.ActiveDocument<\/p>\n
    seSections = seDoc.Sections<\/p>\n
    WorkingSection = seSections.WorkingSection
    \nseBackgroundSection = seSections.BackgroundSection<\/PRE><\/p>\n
    and the sheets in each of these sections can be accessed as below:<\/P><\/p>\n
    seSheets = seWorkingSection.Sheets
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    \nseSheets = seBackgroundSection.Sheets<\/PRE><\/p>\n
    Similarly, the 2D Model  sheet can be directly accessed from the sections:<\/P><\/p>\n
    se2DModelSheet = seSections.Get2DModelSheet<\/PRE><\/p>\n
    To access the drawing objects, loop through each sheet as below<\/P><\/p>\n
    For Each seSheet In seSheets<\/p>\n
    Next<\/PRE>
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    Within each sheet object are the various drawing or graphical elements.<\/P><\/p>\n
    \"SheetsAPI_02.png\"<\/span><\/P><\/p>\n
    Note that these drawing objects are the ones placed directly on the sheet and accessible only via their collections. Also note their types few of which are listed below:<\/P><\/p>\n
    Points<\/STRONG> – Point2d via the Points2d collection<\/P>
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    Lines<\/STRONG> – Line2d via the Lines2d collection<\/P>
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    Arcs<\/STRONG> – Arc2d via the Arcs2d collection<\/P>
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    Circles <\/STRONG>– Circle2d via the Circles2d collection<\/P><\/p>\n
    Drawing views are also one of these.<\/P><\/p>\n
    Dim seDrawingView As DrawingView = seSheet.DrawingViews.Item(1)<\/PRE><\/p>\n
    Drawing views in turn contain 2d objects which are of type with a DV prefix:<\/P>
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    Points<\/STRONG> – DVPoint2d via the DVPoints2d collection<\/P>
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    Lines<\/STRONG> – DVLine2d via the DVLines2d collection<\/P>
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    Arcs<\/STRONG> – DVArc2d via the DVArcs2d collection<\/P>
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    Circles<\/STRONG> – DVCircle2d via the DVCircles2d collection<\/P><\/p>\n
    There’s a twist to this story however.<\/P>
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    You can right-click on a drawing view and select ‘Draw in View’<\/P><\/p>\n
    \"SheetsAPI_03.png\"<\/span><\/P><\/p>\n
    The 2d objects added in this mode can be accessed through a special sheet belonging to the drawing view:<\/P><\/p>\n
    Dim seViewSheet As Sheet = seDrawingView.Sheet<\/PRE><\/p>\n
    This sheet is internal to the drawing view with a random number as its name. Note that the 2d objects on this sheet are of type Line2d accessible through the Lines2d collection for example and are not DVLine2d objects.<\/P><\/p>\n
    Read the next and concluding part<\/A>, where you will learn how to:<\/P>
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