Fix : GeometricExtents not working so used GetBoundingBox to get min an max point of entity

Author: Jones-peter

AutoCAD/AutoCAD_Module.py

@@ -525,6 +525,7 @@ def explode_object(self, obj):
         except Exception as e:
             raise CADException(f"Error exploding object: {e}")
 
+
     def get_block_extents(self, block_name):
         """
         Gets the geometric extents (bounding box) of a block reference.
@@ -538,28 +539,56 @@ def get_block_extents(self, block_name):
         try:
             for entity in self.iter_objects("AcDbBlockReference"):
                 if entity.Name == block_name:
-                    min_point = APoint(*entity.GeometricExtents.MinPoint)
-                    max_point = APoint(*entity.GeometricExtents.MaxPoint)
-                    return min_point, max_point
+                    print(entity.GetBoundingBox)
+                    min_pt, max_pt = entity.GetBoundingBox()
+                    return APoint(*min_pt), APoint(*max_pt)
         except Exception as e:
             raise CADException(f"Error getting extents of block '{block_name}': {e}")
 
+    def get_entity_extents(self, entity):
+        """
+        Returns the bounding box (min and max APoint) of any AutoCAD entity using GetBoundingBox.
+
+        Args:
+            entity: The AutoCAD COM object (line, block, polyline, etc.)
+        Returns:
+            tuple(APoint, APoint): Min and Max APoint
+        Raises:
+            CADException: If bounding box can't be computed
+        """
+        try:
+            min_pt, max_pt = entity.GetBoundingBox()
+            return APoint(*min_pt), APoint(*max_pt)
+        except Exception as e:
+            raise CADException(f"Cannot get bounding box for entity: {e}")
+
     def add_overall_dimensions(self, entity):
         """
-        Adds overall horizontal and vertical dimensions to an entity based on its geometric extents.
+        Adds overall horizontal and vertical dimensions to an entity based on its bounding box.
         Args:
             entity: The AutoCAD object to dimension.
         Raises:
             CADException: If dimensions cannot be added.
         """
         try:
-            min_point, max_point = APoint(*entity.GeometricExtents.MinPoint), APoint(*entity.GeometricExtents.MaxPoint)
-            self.add_dimension(Dimension(min_point, APoint(max_point.x, min_point.y, min_point.z),
-                                         APoint(min_point.x, min_point.y - 5, min_point.z), DimensionType.ALIGNED))
-            self.add_dimension(Dimension(min_point, APoint(min_point.x, max_point.y, min_point.z),
-                                         APoint(min_point.x - 5, min_point.y, min_point.z), DimensionType.ALIGNED))
+            min_point, max_point = self.get_entity_extents(entity)
+
+            self.add_dimension(Dimension(
+                min_point,
+                APoint(max_point.x, min_point.y, min_point.z),
+                APoint((min_point.x + max_point.x) / 2, min_point.y - 5, min_point.z),
+                DimensionType.ALIGNED
+            ))
+
+            self.add_dimension(Dimension(
+                min_point,
+                APoint(min_point.x, max_point.y, min_point.z),
+                APoint(min_point.x - 5, (min_point.y + max_point.y) / 2, min_point.z),
+                DimensionType.ALIGNED
+            ))
+
         except Exception as e:
-            raise CADException(f"Error adding overall dimensions: {e}")
+            raise CADException(f"Failed to add overall dimensions: {e}")
 
     def get_user_defined_blocks(self):
         """
@@ -1193,18 +1222,19 @@ def zoom_extents(self):
 
     def zoom_to_object(self, obj):
         """
-        Zooms the active viewport to fit a specific object.
+        Zooms the active viewport to fit a specific object using GetBoundingBox.
         Args:
             obj: The AutoCAD object to zoom to.
         Raises:
             CADException: If the zoom operation fails.
         """
         try:
-            min_point_variant = win32com.client.VARIANT(pythoncom.VT_ARRAY | pythoncom.VT_R8,
-                                                        obj.GeometricExtents.MinPoint)
-            max_point_variant = win32com.client.VARIANT(pythoncom.VT_ARRAY | pythoncom.VT_R8,
-                                                        obj.GeometricExtents.MaxPoint)
+            min_pt, max_pt = obj.GetBoundingBox()
+            min_point_variant = win32com.client.VARIANT(pythoncom.VT_ARRAY | pythoncom.VT_R8, min_pt)
+            max_point_variant = win32com.client.VARIANT(pythoncom.VT_ARRAY | pythoncom.VT_R8, max_pt)
+
             self.acad.ZoomWindow(min_point_variant, max_point_variant)
+
         except Exception as e:
             raise CADException(f"Error zooming to object: {e}")
 
@@ -1219,7 +1249,6 @@ def add_table(self, table_obj: Table):
             CADException: If the table cannot be created or data is inconsistent.
         """
         try:
-            # --- 1. Validate input and determine dimensions ---
             if not table_obj.data or not isinstance(table_obj.data[0], list):
                 raise ValueError("Input 'data' must be a non-empty list of lists.")
 
@@ -1256,13 +1285,13 @@ def add_table(self, table_obj: Table):
 
             current_row = 0
             if has_title:
-                table.SetRowType(current_row, 1)  # 1 = acTitleRow
+                table.SetRowType(current_row, 1)
                 table.SetText(current_row, 0, table_obj.title)
                 table.MergeCells(current_row, 0, current_row, num_cols - 1)
                 current_row += 1
 
             if has_headers:
-                table.SetRowType(current_row, 2)  # 2 = acHeaderRow
+                table.SetRowType(current_row, 2)
                 for col_idx, header_text in enumerate(table_obj.headers):
                     table.SetText(current_row, col_idx, header_text)
                 current_row += 1

AutoCAD/__init__.py

@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 from .AutoCAD_Module import *
-__version__ = "0.1.5"
+__version__ = "0.1.6"

AutoCAD/__main__.py

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 print("|         workflows,enabling efficient drawing manipulations, custom          |")
 print("|             scripting, and automation of repetitive CAD tasks               |")
 print("|                               using Python.                                 |")
-print("|  version   : 0.1.5                                         By - JonesPeter  |")
+print("|  version   : 0.1.6                                         By - JonesPeter  |")
 print("|  github    : https://github.com/Jones-peter                                 |")
 print("|                                                                             |")
 print("╚──────────────────────────Unlimited CAD Automation───────────────────────────╝")

README.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ![Banner](./images/banner.png)
 
-# AutoCAD - python library Latest Version 0.1.5
+# AutoCAD - python library Latest Version 0.1.6
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 ## Overview
@@ -394,6 +394,11 @@ cad = AutoCAD()
   cad.distribute_objects([circle, line, rectangle], 5)
   ```
 
+- **get_entity_extents(entity):**: To get Min and Max Point of an Entity
+  ```python
+    min_point, max_point = cad.get_entity_extents(entity)
+  ```
+
 ### Error Handling ❌
 
 The module includes custom error handling through the `CADException` class, which provides detailed error messages for AutoCAD-related operations.

docs/conf.py

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 project = 'AutoCAD'
 author = 'Jones Peter'
-release = '0.1.5'
+release = '0.1.6'
 
 extensions = [
     'sphinx.ext.autodoc',

setup.py

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name="AutoCAD",
-    version="0.1.5",
+    version="0.1.6",
     packages=find_packages(),
     install_requires=requirements,
     entry_points={

tests/test.py

@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@
 # Print details about the blocks
 for block in blocks:
     print(f"Block Name: {block.Name}, Insertion Point: {block.InsertionPoint}")
-    time.sleep(2)
+    time.sleep(1)
     if not block.Name == "A$C625fddc0":
-        acad.move_object(block, APoint(0, 0, 0))
+        acad.move_object(block, APoint(150, 150, 0))
+        time.sleep(1)
+        min_point, max_point = acad.get_block_extents(block.Name)
+        print(f"min : {min_point} max : {max_point}")
+        acad.add_rectangle(max_point, min_point)
+        acad.add_overall_dimensions(block)
+        acad.zoom_to_object(block)