How to add selection tree to my own appliction with .Net API?

[wenchongyun2008]

Hi,

    I want to create selection tree in windows forms appliction using Navisworks 2012 .Net API.

    How would I approach this?

[xiaodong_liang · Accepted solution]

hi,

Navisworks .NET API provides the hierarchy of model item. With Windows Form, you just need to traverse the hierarchy and build your own tree node one by one. Please refer to the DevTV  delivered in Chinese (I think you can read Chinese). It introduces the dockpane plugin, in which a Tree control demoed how the code traverses the model hierarchy. The workflow could be used with a .NET control based application.

http://download.autodesk.com/media/adn/SC_DevTV_Navisworks_net_plugin_1.zip

If you work with WPF, the Tree control of WPF can bind the hierarchy directly. This is a blog:

http://adndevblog.typepad.com/aec/2013/04/use-navisworks-api-with-wpf-binding-model-hierarchy-to-tre...

[wenchongyun2008]

good! Thank you very much!

[swarochisa]

i am also trying to do something like this and i can't read Chinese. is it available in English?

[xiaodong_liang]

Hi,

you can get the demo project from the zip of that training DevTV. Although it is commented in Chinese, i think it would not be difficult for you to understand. IF you are frustrated, please post the questions in this forum.

[xeubskeex]

Is it possible to apply this selection tree in a windows form app that uses the documentcontrol then selection tree in it or as a separate control?

Thanks

[xiaodong_liang]

Hi,

you just need to (1)iterate the model items (e.g. store the model item to Node.Tag), or (2)create the node with the relevant conditions (e.g. create a node and store the ID of an object with the Node.Tag), and build your own tree in the tree control of Windows forms. When node is selected in (1), get the model item directly. while for (2), build a Search and find the corresponding model item by ID.