NavisWorks API Export Timeliner Animation

[daniel.odobescu]

Hello,

Kinldy request help on exporting Timeliner Animation from API. I am using VB.NET Professional 2012 and NavisWorks Simulate 2013. I have created an AddInPlugin that loads the model, creates Appearances, TaskTypes and Tasks from an MDB database. After the plugin has finish loading the model and all data, I can run the simulation manually. However, I have to export simulation AVI for a bunch of models.

Thank you very much for your help,

Daniel

[xiaodong_liang · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Unfortunetly, there is not yet API for Timeliner Animation. Sorry for the bad news.

[daniel.odobescu]

Hi ,

Thank you for reply. I thought it might have been available.

[cheekyvan · Accepted solution]

Hi

Probably a bit late now but you can export Timeliner Animation through the Com Api - something like:

//Set the IOPlugin options
            String ioPluginName;

            ioPluginName = "lcodpanim";

            ComApi.InwOpState10 state = ComApiBridge.ComApiBridge.State;
            ComApi.InwOaPropertyVec options = state.GetIOPluginOptions(ioPluginName);
            ListPropertyVec(ref options);

            foreach (ComApi.InwOaProperty opt in options.Properties())
            {
                if (opt.name == "export.image.anit-alias.level")
                    opt.value = 4;
                else if (opt.name == "export.anim.fps")
                    opt.value = 30;
                else if (opt.name == "export.image.height")
                    opt.value = 1280;
                else if (opt.name == "export.image.width")
                    opt.value = 720;

                //Timeliner Test
                else if (opt.name == "source")
                    opt.value = "LcTlAnimSequencyFactory";
                else if (opt.name == "renderer")
                    opt.value = "lcodpopengl";
            }


            //Export the animation
            String exportFilePath = "C:/timeliner_test.avi";
            state.DriveIOPlugin(ioPluginName, exportFilePath, options);

Hope this helps.

[Samuel.Arsenault-Brassard]

@cheekyvan 

Do you know if it is possible to extract a list of each element with the following parameters:

• Revit ID
• Navisworks Task Name
• Task Type
• Planned Start Date
• Planned End Date
• Actual Start Date
• Actual End Date

I am looking to link the phasing in Navisworks to the model in Revit.

Thank you!