NonGraphicalObjectDocs.md

NonGraphicalObject

NonGraphicalObject is the base class for objects that are not directly rendered in the drawing but provide supporting data, configuration, and organization. They are typically stored in the document's root dictionary or its subdictionaries.

Properties

Property	Type	Description
name	string	Name identifier for this object

Inherited from CadObject: handle, owner, document, objectName, objectType, extendedData, xDictionary.

Events

• onNameChanged - Fires when the name property changes, providing old and new names.

Common non-graphical object types

Layouts and plotting

Class	Description
Layout	Defines a model/paper space layout with plot settings
PlotSettings	Print/plot configuration

Dictionaries and collections

Class	Description
CadDictionary	Named object dictionary, key-value container for CAD objects
CadDictionaryWithDefault	Dictionary with a default value
Group	Named group of entities
Scale	Annotation scale definition

Definitions

Class	Description
ImageDefinition	Definition for raster image entities
PdfUnderlayDefinition	Definition for PDF underlay entities
Material	Material definition

Styles

Class	Description
MLineStyle	Multi-line style definition
MultiLeaderStyle	Multi-leader style definition
TableStyle	Table entity style
VisualStyle	3D visual style

Data and evaluation

Class	Description
GeoData	Geolocation data
Field	Dynamic field for automatic text
RasterVariables	Global raster image settings
ObjectContextData	Annotation context data

Example

import { CadDocument, Layout } from '@node-projects/acad-ts';

const doc = new CadDocument();

// Access layouts
if (doc.layouts) {
  for (const layout of doc.layouts) {
    console.log(layout.name);
  }
}