T_Linq2Acad_AcadDatabase.md

AcadDatabase Class

The main class that provides access to the drawing database.

Overview

• Properties
• Methods
• Static Methods

Properties

 

	Name	Description
	Blocks	Provides access to the elements of the Block table and methods to create, add and import BlockTableRecords.
	CurrentSpace	Provides access to the entities of the currently active space. In addition to the standard LINQ operations this class provides methods to add, import and clear Entities.
	Database	The drawing database in use.
	DbObjects	Provides access to all database objects. In addition to the standard LINQ operations this class provides a method to add newly created DBObjects.
	Groups	Provides access to the elements of the Group dictionary and methods to create, add and import Groups.
	Layers	Provides access to the elements of the Layer table and methods to create, add and import LayerTableRecords.
	Layouts	Provides access to the elements of the Layout dictionary and methods to create, add and import Layouts.
	Linetypes	Provides access to the elements of the Linetype table and methods to create, add and import LinetypeTableRecords.
	Materials	Provides access to the elements of the Material dictionary and methods to create, add and import Materials.
	ModelSpace	Provides access to the entities of the model space. In addition to the standard LINQ operations this class provides methods to add, import and clear Entities.
	PaperSpace	Provides access to the entities of the paper space layouts.
	PlotSettings	Provides access to the elements of the PlotSettings dictionary and methods to create, add and import PlotSettings.
	RegApps	Provides access to the elements of the RegApp table and methods to create, add and import RegAppTableRecords.
	Styles	Provides access to all style related tables and dictionaries.
	SummaryInfo	Provies access to the summary info.
	Ucss	Provides access to the elements of the Ucs table and methods to create, add and import UcsTableRecords.
	Viewports	Provides access to the elements of the Viewport table and methods to create, add and import ViewportTableRecords.
	Views	Provides access to the elements of the View table and methods to create, add and import ViewTableRecords.
	XRefs	Provides access to all XRef elements and methods to attach, overlay, resolve, reload and unload XRefs.

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Methods

 

	Class	Description
	Abort()	Immediately discards all changes and aborts the underlying transaction. The session is no longer usable after calling this method.
	Dispose()	Performs application-defined tasks associated with freeing, releasing, or resetting unmanaged resources.

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Static Methods

 

	Class	Description
	Active()	Provides access to the drawing database of the active document.
	Active(Transaction, bool, bool)	Provides access to the drawing database of the active document. This is an advanced feature, use with caution.
	Create([CreateOptions])	Provides access to a newly created drawing database.
	OpenForEdit(string, [OpenForEditOptions])	Provides read/write access to the drawing database in the given file.
	OpenReadOnly(string, [OpenReadOnlyOptions])	Provides read-only access to the drawing database in the given file.
	Use(Database)	Provides access to the given drawing database.
	Use(Database, Transaction, bool, bool)	Provides access to the given drawing database. This is an advanced feature, use with caution.

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See Also

Reference

Linq2Acad Namespace