Acquire assigned plot style table name through vlisp

Is it possible to acquire the plot style table name that is currently
assigned to the active model or layout tab through vlisp? When no objects
are selected, it can be seen (and for that matter changed) from the
Properties palette, Plot style group.

Thanks, Jason

 

The property is stored under the "obvious" name StyleSheet:

Command: (vla-Get-StyleSheet (vla-Item (vla-Get-Layouts
(vla-Get-ActiveDocument (vlax-Get-Acad-Object))) "Model"))
"Grayscale.ctb"


--
R. Robert Bell


Is it possible to acquire the plot style table name that is currently
assigned to the active model or layout tab through vlisp? When no objects
are selected, it can be seen (and for that matter changed) from the
Properties palette, Plot style group.

Thanks, Jason

 

Jason -

This is the StyleSheet property of the current Layout object - which, in turn, is part of the Modelspace or Paperspace collection.

Note that this returns a string - it doesn't check that the ctb actually exists.

Peter

 

Peter,

Layouts have their own collection. See the object model. Note that the
ModelSpace and PaperSpace collections are separate.

--
R. Robert Bell


Jason -

This is the StyleSheet property of the current Layout object - which, in
turn, is part of the Modelspace or Paperspace collection.

Note that this returns a string - it doesn't check that the ctb actually
exists.

Peter

 

That's perfect! Thanks Robert.

 

Thanks Robert,

I should have stated that the layout is a property of the Modelspace or Paperspace collection rather than part of it...

I have been retrieving the current Layout object from the Paperspace or Modelspace object's property (depending on the docs ActiveSpace property) - I seem to recall running into problems if I accessed it directly through the layouts collection or the ActiveLayout property of the document.

Peter

 

Really? I have had any trouble with the Layouts collection. <hesitant> Maybe
it was a learning curve issue? </hesitant>

--
R. Robert Bell


Thanks Robert,

I should have stated that the layout is a property of the Modelspace or
Paperspace collection rather than part of it...

I have been retrieving the current Layout object from the Paperspace or
Modelspace object's property (depending on the docs ActiveSpace property) -
I seem to recall running into problems if I accessed it directly through the
layouts collection or the ActiveLayout property of the document.

Peter

 

Everything is a learning curve issue for me...

 

Just thought I should mention that you might be going about it the hard way.
;^)