HatchPatterns

acad51
acad51
edited July 2017 in Programming and customization

Hi,
i need for a comboBox the names of existing hatch patterns.
In AutoCAD there is Autodesk.AutoCAD.Windows.Data.HatchPatterns ( .Net API).
Is there something similiar in Bricscad or what is the best workaround.
Many thanks,
Petra

Comments

  • Terry Dotson
    Terry Dotson

    Couldn't you use a .GetFiles (with subdirectories) on each split (";") of the search path to collect all .PAT files and parse them for pattern names? That way you would even pick up user added patterns.

  • acad51
    acad51

    Hi Terry,
    .GetFiles is just a windows search in the support directory?
    Thanks,
    Petra

  • Terry Dotson
    Terry Dotson

    Directory.GetFiles is the .NET Directory function, pass it each of the paths in the support path after splitting on ";"

    Application.GetSystemVariable("ACADPREFIX")

    Remember that each .PAT file can contain multiple pattern names starting with an asterisk like "*GRAVEL".

  • acad51
    acad51

    Thanks a lot!

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