Using existing searchsets w/ API

[amit.dayan]

Hello,

I have many searchsets that are/will be defined by the user through navisworks UI.

I would like to use these existing searchsets for further actions. preferably reach those existing searchsets by their display name (as defined by their creator-the user).

Every written/help material I've found so far (documentation, xiaodong's blog..) only refered to generating "new searchsets" by defining conditions on the code.

any guidance will be appreciated.

[amit.dayan · Accepted solution]

appinfo did the trick. got what i needed.

[ritikk_TWEMT4ENWAYA]

@amit.dayan Can you please share the solution in details please, facing the same issue

[naveen.kumar.t]

Hi @ritikk_TWEMT4ENWAYA ,

Please take a look at this below code

 Document doc = Autodesk.Navisworks.Api.Application.ActiveDocument;
            SavedItemCollection searchAndSelectionSets=doc.SelectionSets.Value;

            IList<SavedItem> requiredSearchSets = new List<SavedItem>();   

            foreach(SavedItem savedItem in searchAndSelectionSets)
            {
                SelectionSet selectionSearchSet = savedItem as SelectionSet;
                if(selectionSearchSet.HasSearch)
                {
                    //Check whether SelectionSet.HasSearch value
                    //If "true", it is a "Search Set"
                    //If "false", it is a "Selection Set"
                    requiredSearchSets.Add(selectionSearchSet);
                }              
            }
                       
            foreach(SavedItem savedItem in requiredSearchSets) 
            {
                SelectionSet searchSet=savedItem as SelectionSet;
                ModelItemCollection modelItemCollection= searchSet.GetSelectedItems();
                foreach(ModelItem modelItem in modelItemCollection)
                {
                    //Access Search Set Model Items here
                }
               
            }

I hope this helps.

[ritikk_TWEMT4ENWAYA]

Yes Thanks @naveen.kumar.t It Works.