ECMAScript examples

[Eric123]

Where can I find some ECMAScript examples?
Some simple like:
Make a layer.
Add a horizontal line to that layer.
Make another layer.
Add a horizontal dimension to that layer.

QCAD PRO/CAM 3.17
Linux Mint

[andrew]

Each QCAD package comes with plenty of scripts you can browse through for example code in "scripts".

Have a look for instance at "scripts/Misc/Examples"

Make a layer.

There's a complete example script at:
scripts/Misc/Examples/LayerExamples/ExAddLayer
The script adds the tool under:
Misc > Script Examples > Layer > Add Layer

Alternatively, you can update your QCAD Simple API (file scripts/simple_create.js) from:
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/qcad/ ... _create.js

This will give you a global convenience function "addLayer":

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addLayer("MyLayer1");
addLayer("MyLayer2", "white", "CONTINUOUS", RLineweight.Weight025);

Add a horizontal line to that layer.

To draw entities, you can use operations just like when adding a layer or again use the QCAD Simple API:

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include("simple.js");
...
addLine(x1,y2, x2,y2);

You can activate a layer with:

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var di = getDocumentInterface();
di.setCurrentLayer("MyLayer");

You might also want to show the ECMAScript console which offers a great way to experiment with the script interface:
Misc > Development > Script Shell