Private Sub btnAddBlockByFile_Click(sender As System.Object, e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnAddBlockByFile.Click
Dim objApplication As SolidEdgeFramework.Application = Nothing
Dim objDraftDoc As SolidEdgeDraft.DraftDocument = Nothing
Dim objBlocks As SolidEdgeDraft.Blocks = Nothing
Dim objDftBlock As SolidEdgeDraft.Block = Nothing
Dim objDwgBlock As SolidEdgeDraft.Block = Nothing
Dim objType As Type = Nothing
Try
objApplication = Marshal.GetActiveObject("SolidEdge.Application")
If objApplication Is Nothing Then
' Get the type from the Solid Edge ProgID
objType = Type.GetTypeFromProgID("SolidEdge.Application")
' Start Solid Edge
objApplication = Activator.CreateInstance(objType)
' Make Solid Edge visible
objApplication.Visible = True
End If
objDraftDoc = objApplication.ActiveDocument
objBlocks = objDraftDoc.Blocks
objDwgBlock = objBlocks.AddBlockByFile("C:\Program Files (x86)\Solid Edge ST6\Training\stddb3d.dft")
objDftBlock = objBlocks.AddBlockByFile("C:\symbol1.dwg")
Catch ex As Exception
MsgBox(ex.ToString)
End Try
End Sub