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DrawingHandlerSetActiveDrawing Method (Drawing, Boolean, Boolean)

Sets the active drawing that is currently open in Tekla Structures.

Namespace: Tekla.Structures.Drawing
Assembly: Tekla.Structures.Drawing (in Tekla.Structures.Drawing.dll) Version: 2023.0.1

Syntax

public bool SetActiveDrawing(
	Drawing drawing,
	bool showDrawing,
	bool forceOpen
)

Public Function SetActiveDrawing ( 
	drawing As Drawing,
	showDrawing As Boolean,
	forceOpen As Boolean
) As Boolean

drawing: Type: Tekla.Structures.DrawingDrawing
The drawing to be set as the active drawing.
showDrawing: Type: SystemBoolean
Whether to open the drawing as visible or in the background (faster).
forceOpen: Type: SystemBoolean
Force to open the drawing even if it is not up to date. showDrawing needs to be set to false to be able to use forceOpen

Type: Boolean
True on success.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
CannotPerformOperationDrawingNotUpToDateException	Thrown if the drawing is not up to date.

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