I'm trying to do a custom plot with design automation, but it crashes on validator.Validate(plotInfo); with a eDeviceNotFound error.
It's because the Acad engine can't find my custom.pc3 file.
I tried to put it in the appPackage.zip, but it doesn't work.
Where did I need to put my pc3 file?
You can try uploading your custom pc3 file to cloud server, pass it to Forge DA.
Sample workflow flows
{
"HostApplication": "",
"RequiredEngineVersion": "22.0",
"Parameters": {
"InputParameters": [
{
"Name": "HostDwg",
"LocalFileName": "$(HostDwg)"
},
{
"Name": "CustomPC3",
"LocalFileName": "custom.pc3"
}
],
"OutputParameters": [
{
"Name": "Result",
"LocalFileName": "result.pdf"
}
]
},
"Instruction": {
"CommandLineParameters": null,
"Script": "FPDPLOT\ncustom.pc3\nresult.pdf\n"
},
"AppPackages":["CustomPlotter"],
"Version": 1,
"Id": "CustomPlotter"
}
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{
"Arguments": {
"InputArguments": [
{
"Resource":"https://madhukar-fda.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Kitchens.dwg",
"Name": "HostDwg"
},
{
"Resource": "https://madhukar-fda.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Custom.pc3",
"Name": "CustomPC3"
}
],
"OutputArguments": [
{
"Name": "Result",
"HttpVerb": "POST"
}
]
},
"ActivityId": "CustomPlotter"
}
.NET Custom Command
public static void PlotLayout()
{
// Get the current document and database, and start a transaction
Document acDoc = Application.DocumentManager.MdiActiveDocument;
Database acCurDb = acDoc.Database;
PromptResult result = acDoc.Editor.GetString("Enter PC3 File:");
if (result.Status != PromptStatus.OK) return;
string pc3FileName = result.StringResult;
result = acDoc.Editor.GetString("Enter PDF Name :");
if (result.Status != PromptStatus.OK) return;
string pdfFileName = result.StringResult;
using (Transaction acTrans = acCurDb.TransactionManager.StartTransaction())
{
// Reference the Layout Manager
LayoutManager acLayoutMgr = LayoutManager.Current;
// Get the current layout and output its name in the Command Line window
Layout acLayout = acTrans.GetObject(acLayoutMgr.GetLayoutId(acLayoutMgr.CurrentLayout),
OpenMode.ForRead) as Layout;
//Here we are setting custom config file
PlotConfig acPlCfg = PlotConfigManager.SetCurrentConfig(pc3FileName);
// Get the PlotInfo from the layout
using (PlotInfo acPlInfo = new PlotInfo())
{
acPlInfo.Layout = acLayout.ObjectId;
// Get a copy of the PlotSettings from the layout
using (PlotSettings acPlSet = new PlotSettings(acLayout.ModelType))
{
acPlSet.CopyFrom(acLayout);
// Update the PlotSettings object
PlotSettingsValidator acPlSetVdr = PlotSettingsValidator.Current;
// Set the plot type
acPlSetVdr.SetPlotType(acPlSet, Autodesk.AutoCAD.DatabaseServices.PlotType.Extents);
// Set the plot scale
acPlSetVdr.SetUseStandardScale(acPlSet, true);
acPlSetVdr.SetStdScaleType(acPlSet, StdScaleType.ScaleToFit);
// Center the plot
acPlSetVdr.SetPlotCentered(acPlSet, true);
// Set the plot device to use
acPlSetVdr.SetPlotConfigurationName(acPlSet, "custom.pc3", "ANSI_A_(8.50_x_11.00_Inches)");
// Set the plot info as an override since it will
// not be saved back to the layout
acPlInfo.OverrideSettings = acPlSet;
// Validate the plot info
using (PlotInfoValidator acPlInfoVdr = new PlotInfoValidator())
{
acPlInfoVdr.MediaMatchingPolicy = MatchingPolicy.MatchEnabled;
acPlInfoVdr.Validate(acPlInfo);
// Check to see if a plot is already in progress
if (PlotFactory.ProcessPlotState == ProcessPlotState.NotPlotting)
{
using (PlotEngine acPlEng = PlotFactory.CreatePublishEngine())
{
// Track the plot progress with a Progress dialog
using (PlotProgressDialog acPlProgDlg = new PlotProgressDialog(false, 1, true))
{
using ((acPlProgDlg))
{
// Define the status messages to display
// when plotting starts
acPlProgDlg.set_PlotMsgString(PlotMessageIndex.DialogTitle, "Plot Progress");
acPlProgDlg.set_PlotMsgString(PlotMessageIndex.CancelJobButtonMessage, "Cancel Job");
acPlProgDlg.set_PlotMsgString(PlotMessageIndex.CancelSheetButtonMessage, "Cancel Sheet");
acPlProgDlg.set_PlotMsgString(PlotMessageIndex.SheetSetProgressCaption, "Sheet Set Progress");
acPlProgDlg.set_PlotMsgString(PlotMessageIndex.SheetProgressCaption, "Sheet Progress");
// Set the plot progress range
acPlProgDlg.LowerPlotProgressRange = 0;
acPlProgDlg.UpperPlotProgressRange = 100;
acPlProgDlg.PlotProgressPos = 0;
// Display the Progress dialog
acPlProgDlg.OnBeginPlot();
acPlProgDlg.IsVisible = true;
// Start to plot the layout
acPlEng.BeginPlot(acPlProgDlg, null);
// Define the plot output
acPlEng.BeginDocument(acPlInfo, acDoc.Name, null, 1, true, pdfFileName);
// Display information about the current plot
acPlProgDlg.set_PlotMsgString(PlotMessageIndex.Status, "Plotting: " + acDoc.Name + " - " + acLayout.LayoutName);
// Set the sheet progress range
acPlProgDlg.OnBeginSheet();
acPlProgDlg.LowerSheetProgressRange = 0;
acPlProgDlg.UpperSheetProgressRange = 100;
acPlProgDlg.SheetProgressPos = 0;
// Plot the first sheet/layout
using (PlotPageInfo acPlPageInfo = new PlotPageInfo())
{
acPlEng.BeginPage(acPlPageInfo, acPlInfo, true, null);
}
acPlEng.BeginGenerateGraphics(null);
acPlEng.EndGenerateGraphics(null);
// Finish plotting the sheet/layout
acPlEng.EndPage(null);
acPlProgDlg.SheetProgressPos = 100;
acPlProgDlg.OnEndSheet();
// Finish plotting the document
acPlEng.EndDocument(null);
// Finish the plot
acPlProgDlg.PlotProgressPos = 100;
acPlProgDlg.OnEndPlot();
acPlEng.EndPlot(null);
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}