BricsCAD V25 - Developer Reference

OverviewLISP (LISt Processing)DCL (Dialog Control Language)Structure of a DCL FileTypical usage sequenceTilesCluster tilesclusterdialogChild tilesbuttonedit_boximageimage_buttonlist_boxpopup_listradio_buttonsliderspacertexttext_parttoggleOtherdefault_dcl_settingsFunctionsaction_tileadd_listclient_data_tiledimx_tiledimy_tiledone_dialogend_imageend_listfill_imageget_attrget_tileinit_dialogload_dialogmode_tilenew_dialogset_tileslide_imagestart_dialogstart_imagestart_listterm_dialogunload_dialogvector_imageAttributesaudit_levelbcad_fontbcad_heightbcad_labelbcad_skip_next_childbcad_widthbcad_win_wrapheightis_enabledkeylabellistmnemonictab_truncatetabswidthDIESEL (Direct Interpretively Evaluated String Expression Language)Functions+ (addition)- (subtraction)* (multiplication)/ (division)= (equal to)< (less than)> (greater than)!= (not equal to)<= (less than or equal to)>= (greater than or equal to)andedtimeeqevalfixgetenvgetvarifindexnthorstrfillstrlensubstrtimeupperxorCOM (Component Object Model)The BricsCAD Automation Object ModelUser GuideDrawing Lines and ArcsDrawing LinesDrawing PolylinesDrawing ArcsDrawing CirclesCreating Other ObjectsCreating PointsCreating SplinesAdding HatchingAdding Text to DrawingsCreating Single-Line TextCreating Paragraph TextWorking with Text StylesWorking with ViewsUsing Named ViewsUsing ViewportsReference GuideObjectsAcCmColor ObjectApplication objectApplicationPreferences objectArc objectAttribute objectAttributeReference objectBlock objectBlockReference objectBlocks collection objectCircle objectDictionary objectDictionaries collection objectDim3PointAngular objectDimAligned objectDimAngular objectDimDiametric objectDimension objectDimensionStyle objectDimensionStyles collection objectDimOrdinate objectDimRadial objectDimRotated objectDocument objectDocumentPreferences objectDocuments collection objectEllipse objectEntity objectExternalReference objectFace3D objectGroup objectGroups collection objectHyperlink objectHyperlinks collection objectHatch objectImage objectInfiniteLine objectLayer objectLayers collection objectLayout objectLayouts collection objectLeader objectLine objectLinetype objectLinetypes collection objectLWPolyline objectMenuBar objectMenuGroup objectMenuGroups objectModelSpace collection objectMText objectPaperSpace collection objectPlotConfiguration objectPlotConfigurations collection objectPlot objectPoint objectPolyfaceMesh objectPolygonMesh objectPolyline objectPolyline3D objectPopupMenu objectPopupMenus objectPopupMenuItem objectPreferences objectPViewport objectRay objectRegion objectRegisteredApplication objectRegisteredApplications collection objectSelectionSet objectSelectionSets collection objectShape objectSolid objectSolid3D objectSolidCreator 0bjectSpline objectText objectTextStyle objectTextStyles collection objectTolerance objectToolbar objectToolbars objectTrace objectUserCoordSystem objectUserCoordSystems collection objectUtility objectView objectViews collection objectViewport objectViewports collection objectWindow objectWindows collection objectWorkspace objectXRecord objectPropertiesActiveDocument propertyAltFontFile propertyApplication propertyArea propertyAutoSaveInterval propertyCaption propertyCenter propertyCenterPlot propertyCircumference propertyClosed propertyColor propertyConstant propertyContourLinesPerSurface propertyCoordinates propertyCount propertyCursorSize propertyDiameter propertyDisplayScrollBars propertyDisplaySilhouette propertyDockedVisibleLines propertyDocument propertyDocuments propertyEndAngle propertyEndPoint propertyFieldLength propertyFullName propertyGraphicsWinBackgrndColor propertyHandle propertyHasAttributes propertyHasExtensionDictionary propertyHeight propertyHistoryLines propertyHorizontalAlignment propertyImageFile propertyImageHeight propertyImageVisibility propertyImageWidth propertyIndex propertyInsertionPoint propertyInvisible propertyIsXRef propertyItem propertyLayer propertyLength propertyLinetype propertyLinetypeScale propertyLineWeight propertyLocaleID propertyLogFilePath propertyLogFileOn propertyMaxActiveViewports propertyMaxAutoCADWindow propertyMode propertyName propertyNormal propertyObjectName propertyObliqueAngle propertyOrigin propertyPaperOrientation propertyPaperSpace propertyPath propertyPlotManager propertyPlotStyleName propertyPreferences propertyPreset propertyPromptString propertyRadius propertyReadOnly propertyRenderSmoothness propertyRotation propertySaved propertyScaleFactor propertySegmentPerPolyline propertySolidFill propertyStartAngle propertyStartPoint propertyStyleName propertyTagString propertyTextAlignmentPoint propertyTextFrameDisplay propertyTextGenerationFlag propertyTextString propertyThickness propertyUnits propertyURL propertyVBE propertyVerify propertyVersion propertyVerticalAlignment propertyView propertyVisibilityEdgeX propertyVisible propertyWidth propertyWindowTop propertyXRefLayerVisibility propertyXScaleFactor propertyYScaleFactor propertyZScaleFactor propertyMethodsActivate methodAdd methodAdd3dFace methodAdd3DMesh methodAdd3dPoly methodAddArc methodAddBox methodAddAttributeDef methodAddCircle methodAddCone methodAddCylinder methodAddDimAligned methodAddDim3PointAngular methodAddDimAngular methodAddDimDiametric methodAddDimOrdinate methodAddDimRadial methodAddDimRotated methodAddEllipse methodAddFitPoint methodAddHatch methodAddImage methodAddXLine methodAddItems methodAddLeader methodAddLightWeightPolyline methodAddLine methodAddMtext methodAddPointEntity methodAddPolyfaceMesh methodAddPolyline methodAddPViewport methodAddRay methodAddSolid methodAddSphere methodAddSpline methodAddText methodAddTolerance methodAddTorus methodAddTrace methodAddVertex methodAddWedge methodAngleFromXAxis methodAngleToReal methodAngleToString methodAppendVertex methodArrayPolar methodArrayRectangular methodAttachExternalReference methodBind methodClear methodClose methodCopy methodDelete methodDefineFunction methodDeleteFitPoint methodDetach methodDisplay methodErase methodExplode methodExport methodGetAngle methodGetAttributes methodGetBoundingBox methodGetBulge methodGetControlPoint methodGetCorner methodGetExtensionDictionary methodGetGridSpacing methodGetInterfaceObject methodGetInvisibleEdge methodGetSnapSpacing methodGetUCSMatrix methodGetVariable methodGetWidth methodGetXData methodGetXData and SetXData Method ExampleHandleToObject methodHighlight methodImport methodInsertBlock methodIntersectWith methodItem methodMirror methodMirror3D methodMove methodOffset methodOpen methodDisplayPlotPreview methodParent methodPlotToDevice methodPlotToFile methodPurgeAll methodQuit methodRegen methodReload methodRemoveItems methodRotate methodRotate3D methodRunCommand methodRunScript methodSave methodSaveAs methodScaleEntity methodSelect methodSelectAtPoint methodSelectByPolygon methodSelectOnScreen methodSetBulge methodSetGridSpacing methodSetInvisibleEdge methodSetPattern methodSetSnapSpacing methodSetVariable methodSetView methodSetWidth methodSetXData methodSplit methodTransformBy methodUndefineFunction methodUnload methodUpdate methodWBlock methodZoomAll methodZoomCenter methodZoomExtents methodZoomPickWindow methodZoomScaled methodZoomWindow methodConstantsAcActiveSpaceAcAttachmentPointAcAttributeModeAcColorAcDimFractionTypeAcDimHorizontalJustificationAcDimLUnitsAcDimPrecisionAcDimTextMovementAcDimToleranceJustifyAcDimToleranceMethodAcDimVerticalJustificationAcDrawingDirectionAcEntityNameAcExtendOptionAcHatchStyleAcMenuGroupTypeAcMenuItemTypeAcPatternTypeAcSaveAsTypeAcHorizontalAlignmentAcLineWeightAcPlotPaperUnitsAcPlotRotationAcPlotScaleAcPlotTypeAcRegenTypeAcLeaderTypeAcPlotOrientationAcPolymeshTypeAcPolylineTypeAcSelectAcTextGenerationFlagAcTextFontStyleAcToolBarItemTypeAcUnitsAcVerticalAlignmentAcViewportScaleAcViewportSplitTypeAcWindowStateAcZoomScaleTypeVBA (Visual Basic for Applications)Overview of automationUsing ActiveX AutomationUsing the Object ModelStarting VBAInserting UserFormsAdding controls to a UserFormCreating codeUsing modulesManaging VBA projectsRunning a VBA programEvents in BricsCAD VBABRX (BricsCAD Runtime eXtension).NET