Navisworks Simulate 2014 (11.0.0.98373) built : MAR 2 201

[adminict]

Problem :

Appearance Profiler is not updating the  color / transparency changes on the newly added items in the model files

Description :

a)      We are using navisworks session (.nwf) for our model review on a daily basis

b)      We have created search sets and appearance profiler sets ( for color updates)

c)      The PDS model files are getting updated on a daily basis to the review session

d)      New items added to the model are captured by the search set conditions

e)      Search sets are used in the appearance profiler for color changes

f)       Color changes are not happening automatically , ie we have to  click run on the appearance profiler form to update the color to the new items added in the model

[Patrick_Aps_9121]

How do you run step A ?

I do it with a VBS script based on the AUTO_08 example.

it includes the use of selection sets:

set selsets = roamer.state.SelectionSets()
count = selsets.Count
for i = 1 to count
  set current = selsets.Item(i)
  ' check the name 
  if current.name = "AutoPlant Insulation" then
    'override transparency
    roamer.state.overridetransparency current.selection, .5
  end if
  if current.name = "PDS Piping Insulation" then
    'override transparency
    roamer.state.overridetransparency current.selection, .5
  end if
next

[arief.rahman · Accepted solution]

You can refere tot his following article below :

http://beyonddesign.typepad.com/posts/2012/07/search-sets-vs-selection-sets.html

http://beyonddesign.typepad.com/posts/2011/06/project-templates-for-clash-detective.html

also this blog below :

http://bimnewworld.blogspot.sg/2011/01/search-and-selection-sets-part-i.html

http://bimnewworld.blogspot.sg/2011/04/search-and-selection-sets-part-ii.html

regards,