add test create layer

Author: chuongmep

CADPythonShell/IronPythonConsoleCommand.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System;
 using System.Threading;
+using System.Windows;
 using System.Windows.Interop;
 using System.Windows.Threading;
 using Autodesk.AutoCAD.ApplicationServices;
@@ -86,6 +87,7 @@ public void Execute()
                     }
                 });
             });
+            gui.WindowStartupLocation = WindowStartupLocation.CenterScreen;
             WindowInteropHelper helper = new WindowInteropHelper(gui);
             IntPtr hander = Application.MainWindow.Handle;
             helper.Owner = hander;

Script Examples/createLayerCivil3d.py

@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+"""
+Copyright 2019 Autodesk, Inc. All rights reserved.
+# https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/use-dynamo-to-create-and-manipulate-autocad-civil-3d-layers/38567/8
+This file is part of the Civil 3D Python Module.
+
+"""
+__author__ = 'Paolo Emilio Serra - paolo.serra@autodesk.com'
+__modifiedby__ = 'Deivid Steffens - deividsteffens@msn.com'
+__copyright__ = '2020'
+__version__ = '1.0.0'
+
+import clr
+
+# Add Assemblies for AutoCAD and Civil 3D APIs
+clr.AddReference('acmgd')
+clr.AddReference('acdbmgd')
+clr.AddReference('accoremgd')
+clr.AddReference('AecBaseMgd')
+clr.AddReference('AecPropDataMgd')
+clr.AddReference('AeccDbMgd')
+clr.AddReference('AeccPressurePipesMgd')
+clr.AddReference('acdbmgdbrep')
+clr.AddReference('System.Windows.Forms')
+
+# Add standard Python references
+import sys
+sys.path.append('C:\Program Files (x86)\IronPython 2.7\Lib')
+import os
+import math
+
+# Add references to manage arrays, collections and interact with the user
+from System import *
+from System.IO import *
+from System.Collections.Specialized import *
+from System.Windows.Forms import MessageBox
+
+# Create an alias to the Autodesk.AutoCAD.ApplicationServices.Application class
+import Autodesk.AutoCAD.ApplicationServices.Application as acapp
+
+# 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 *
+from Autodesk.AutoCAD.Colors import Color
+from Autodesk.AutoCAD.Colors import ColorMethod
+# Import references for PropertySets
+from Autodesk.Aec.PropertyData import *
+from Autodesk.Aec.PropertyData.DatabaseServices import *
+
+# Import references for Civil 3D
+from Autodesk.Civil.ApplicationServices import *
+from Autodesk.Civil.DatabaseServices import *
+
+adoc = acapp.DocumentManager.MdiActiveDocument
+ed = adoc.Editor
+
+# Example function
+def create_layer(name, index):
+
+	indx = int(index)
+	
+	# Fail gracefully
+	if not isinstance(name, str) or len(name) == 0:
+		raise Exception('The name is not a valid string')
+	if not isinstance(indx, int) or indx < 0 or indx > 255:
+		raise Exception('The index component is not a valid integer')
+	
+	# replace invalid characters in the name
+	name = name.replace(':', '_').replace(';', '_').replace(',', '_')
+		
+	global adoc
+	result = False
+
+	with adoc.LockDocument():
+		with adoc.Database as db:
+			with db.TransactionManager.StartTransaction() as t:
+				# Get the Layer Table Object
+				lt = t.GetObject(db.LayerTableId, OpenMode.ForRead)
+				# Check if the layer already exists
+				if not lt.Has(name):
+					with LayerTableRecord() as ltr:
+						ltr = LayerTableRecord()
+						ltr.Name = name
+						ltr.Color = Color.FromColorIndex(ColorMethod.ByAci,indx)
+						lt.UpgradeOpen()
+						lt.Add(ltr)
+						lt.DowngradeOpen()
+						t.AddNewlyCreatedDBObject(ltr, True)
+				else:
+					ltr = t.GetObject(lt[name], OpenMode.ForWrite)
+				# Set the color
+				if ltr is not None:
+					ltr.Color = Color.FromColorIndex(ColorMethod.ByAci,indx)
+				
+				result = True
+				t.Commit()
+		
+	return result
+	
+for i in range(10):
+	name = "Test"+ str(i)
+	create_layer(name,i)
+	print("Created Layer",name)
+