Hi, I’m trying to create a new block definition.
At the end of my dynamo script I have several blockreferences and 3D polylines, I would like to create a block definition with all those objects, insert then as a block reference.
I searched on the foruns, custom packages and didn’t find anything.
I was trying to follow this link Creating an AutoCAD block using .NET - Through the Interface , but I know little of python and none of VB.net.
That doesn’t work and I can’t use the first one, I’m working with cad objects, not dynamo geometry.
I’m Deivid Steffens, wrong login for this post.
read the log file in the temp folder
Hi Paolo, that error doesn’t trigger the log.
I was worred that even if this worked I was not able to choose the name of the block definition, but I can use parameter renaming.
I got something going, need to know how to get ObjectId of my objects.
# Load the Python Standard and DesignScript Libraries
import sys
import clr
# Add Assemblies for AutoCAD and Civil3D
clr.AddReference('AcMgd')
clr.AddReference('AcCoreMgd')
clr.AddReference('AcDbMgd')
clr.AddReference('AecBaseMgd')
clr.AddReference('AecPropDataMgd')
clr.AddReference('AeccDbMgd')
# Import references from AutoCAD
from Autodesk.AutoCAD.Runtime import *
from Autodesk.AutoCAD.ApplicationServices import *
from Autodesk.AutoCAD.EditorInput import *
from Autodesk.AutoCAD.DatabaseServices import *
from Autodesk.AutoCAD.Geometry import *
# Import references from Civil3D
from Autodesk.Civil.ApplicationServices import *
from Autodesk.Civil.DatabaseServices import *
# The inputs to this node will be stored as a list in the IN variables.
dataEnteringNode = IN
adoc = Application.DocumentManager.MdiActiveDocument
editor = adoc.Editor
def CreateBlock():
#ids = IN[0].GetObjectIds()
objs = IN[0]
ids = []
blockId = ObjectId.Null
with adoc.LockDocument():
with adoc.Database as db:
with db.TransactionManager.StartTransaction() as tr:
for obj in objs:
#ids.append(tr.GetObject(obj.Id, OpenMode.ForRead))
ids.append(obj.GetObjectId())
bt = tr.GetObject(db.BlockTableId, OpenMode.ForRead)
bt.UpgradeOpen()
record = BlockTableRecord()
record.Name = "Teste001"
bt.Add(record)
tr.AddNewlyCreatedDBObject(record, true)
blockId = bt['Teste001']
tr.Commit()
CreateBlock()
OUT = [ids,blockid]
A few thoughts:
Hi mz, I will not give an input for the name, no worries about that.
I was looking for that code to clone the objects, I’m stuck on exactly that. When I find the full solution I post.
Finally was able to reach the solution.
# Load the Python Standard and DesignScript Libraries
import sys
import clr
# Add Assemblies for AutoCAD and Civil3D
clr.AddReference('AcMgd')
clr.AddReference('AcCoreMgd')
clr.AddReference('AcDbMgd')
clr.AddReference('AecBaseMgd')
clr.AddReference('AecPropDataMgd')
clr.AddReference('AeccDbMgd')
# Import references from AutoCAD
from Autodesk.AutoCAD.Runtime import *
from Autodesk.AutoCAD.ApplicationServices import *
from Autodesk.AutoCAD.EditorInput import *
from Autodesk.AutoCAD.DatabaseServices import *
from Autodesk.AutoCAD.Geometry import *
# Import references from Civil3D
from Autodesk.Civil.ApplicationServices import *
from Autodesk.Civil.DatabaseServices import *
# The inputs to this node will be stored as a list in the IN variables.
dataEnteringNode = IN
adoc = Application.DocumentManager.MdiActiveDocument
editor = adoc.Editor
def CreateBlock(bName, objs):
ids = []
blockId = ObjectId.Null
with adoc.LockDocument():
with adoc.Database as db:
with db.TransactionManager.StartTransaction() as tr:
bt = tr.GetObject(db.BlockTableId, OpenMode.ForRead)
bt.UpgradeOpen()
btr = BlockTableRecord()
btr.Name = bName
bt.Add(btr)
tr.AddNewlyCreatedDBObject(btr, True)
for obj in objs:
id = obj.InternalObjectId
ids.append(id)
entity = tr.GetObject(id, OpenMode.ForRead)
cloneEntity = entity.Clone()
btr.AppendEntity(cloneEntity)
tr.AddNewlyCreatedDBObject(cloneEntity, True)
tr.Commit()
OUT = CreateBlock('Teste004',IN[0])
Now I just want to know, how do I return back to dynamo the block reference as a Dynamo Block Reference?
The return of my function now is an “Autodesk.AutoCAD.DatabaseServices.BlockReference”
# Load the Python Standard and DesignScript Libraries
import sys
import clr
# Add Assemblies for AutoCAD and Civil3D
clr.AddReference('AcMgd')
clr.AddReference('AcCoreMgd')
clr.AddReference('AcDbMgd')
clr.AddReference('AecBaseMgd')
clr.AddReference('AecPropDataMgd')
clr.AddReference('AeccDbMgd')
# Import references from AutoCAD
from Autodesk.AutoCAD.Runtime import *
from Autodesk.AutoCAD.ApplicationServices import *
from Autodesk.AutoCAD.EditorInput import *
from Autodesk.AutoCAD.DatabaseServices import *
from Autodesk.AutoCAD.Geometry import *
# Import references from Civil3D
from Autodesk.Civil.ApplicationServices import *
from Autodesk.Civil.DatabaseServices import *
# The inputs to this node will be stored as a list in the IN variables.
dataEnteringNode = IN
adoc = Application.DocumentManager.MdiActiveDocument
editor = adoc.Editor
def CreateBlock(bName, objs):
ids = []
blockId = ObjectId.Null
with adoc.LockDocument():
with adoc.Database as db:
with db.TransactionManager.StartTransaction() as tr:
bt = tr.GetObject(db.BlockTableId, OpenMode.ForRead)
model = tr.GetObject(bt[BlockTableRecord.ModelSpace], OpenMode.ForWrite)
bt.UpgradeOpen()
btr = BlockTableRecord()
btr.Name = bName
bt.Add(btr)
tr.AddNewlyCreatedDBObject(btr, True)
blockId = bt[bName]
for obj in objs:
id = obj.InternalObjectId
ids.append(id)
entity = tr.GetObject(id, OpenMode.ForRead)
cloneEntity = entity.Clone()
entity.Erase()
btr.AppendEntity(cloneEntity)
tr.AddNewlyCreatedDBObject(cloneEntity, True)
br = BlockReference(Point3d.Origin, blockId)
model.AppendEntity(br)
tr.AddNewlyCreatedDBObject(br, True)
tr.Commit()
return br
OUT = CreateBlock(IN[0],IN[1])
You’ll have to add a reference to Autodesk.AutoCAD.DynamoNodes and then use Document.Current.BlockByName with the name of the block.
Nice work, Deivid! These would be some good nodes to add to Camber. Are you interested in contributing?
Sure, I would like to.