topic Re: Change tools through API in Fusion API and Scripts Forum

Change tools through API

j_zander — Mon, 22 Apr 2024 06:54:19 GMT

Hi! Im trying to make a script or an Api to change the tool_descriptions to a unique number (kind of ID) through a script.

I'm able to read everything from the tools I want to change but it seems like it's not possible to change the value. I can change the variables but it is never displayed inside the Library.

Can anyone help me?

Here is the code I use:

#Author- #Description- import adsk.core, adsk.fusion, adsk.cam, traceback import json def run(context): ui = None try: app = adsk.core.Application.get() ui = app.userInterface # Get a reference to the CAMManager object. camMgr = adsk.cam.CAMManager.get() # Get the ToolLibraries object. toolLibs = camMgr.libraryManager.toolLibraries # Get the URL for the local libraries. localLibLocationURL = toolLibs.urlByLocation(adsk.cam.LibraryLocations.LocalLibraryLocation) # Get the URL of the folder, which will be for the "CustomTools" folder. f360FolderURLs = toolLibs.childFolderURLs(localLibLocationURL) BuildToolsFolderURL = f360FolderURLs[0] # ui.messageBox("DIE URL lautet {}" .format(BuildToolsFolderURL)) # Get the "Millingtools" library. f360LibraryURLs = toolLibs.childAssetURLs(BuildToolsFolderURL) toolLib = None for libURL in f360LibraryURLs: if 'Millingtools' in libURL.leafName: toolLib = toolLibs.toolLibraryAtURL(libURL) # Find a specific tool. for tool in toolLib: tooldesc = tool.parameters.itemByName('tool_description') tooldesc.expression = "123456" ui.messageBox("New toolname is {}".format(tooldesc.expression)) except: if ui: ui.messageBox('Failed:\n{}'.format(traceback.format_exc()))

Re: Change tools through API

kandennti — Mon, 22 Apr 2024 14:47:08 GMT

Hi @j_zander -San.

I think it is not possible to change the tool settings in ToolLibrary.

The only tool settings that can be changed are those that are called into the document.
I made a simple sample.

# Fusion360API Python script import adsk.core, adsk.fusion, adsk.cam, traceback def run(context): ui = None try: app = adsk.core.Application.get() ui = app.userInterface cam: adsk.cam.CAM = app.activeProduct toolLib: adsk.cam.DocumentToolLibrary = cam.documentToolLibrary for tool in toolLib: tooldesc = tool.parameters.itemByName('tool_description') tooldesc.expression = "123456" toolLib.update(tool, True) ui.messageBox("Done") except: if ui: ui.messageBox('Failed:\n{}'.format(traceback.format_exc()))

The DocumentToolLibrary object has an update method, and executing this will confirm the change.
However, the ToolLibrary object does not have an update method.

https://help.autodesk.com/view/fusion360/ENU/?guid=GUID-C0A61669-1C70-4A68-8CAA-158108844FC7

https://help.autodesk.com/view/fusion360/ENU/?guid=GUID-1C9482B1-CEAA-4D48-83ED-DDA9637372D2

As a side note, I pointed out earlier that the description of the update method in Help was incorrect, but it has not been fixed yet.
Please take a look at this reply and the next one and you will see what I mean.

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-api-and-scripts/manufacturing-cam-api-feedback/m-p/11876509#M18776

Re: Change tools through API

jeff.pek — Tue, 23 Apr 2024 13:38:59 GMT

The ToolLibraries object has an updateToolLibrary method, which should be able to be used to save changes to non-document-based tools.

Jeff

Re: Change tools through API

kandennti — Wed, 24 Apr 2024 06:39:10 GMT

@jeff.pek -San.

I had overlooked it. Thanks for letting me know.

Re: Change tools through API

j_zander — Wed, 24 Apr 2024 07:38:58 GMT

@kandennti this works for me very well, thanks a lot. I think it is the easiest way to setup a new tool in the documentlibrary, give it the ID via script and copy it to my allmillingtools lib manually.

@jeff.pek i found that method but I couldn't figure out how to use it. I don't understand which attributes to set. Maybe you can help me with that.

Jan

Re: Change tools through API

kandennti — Wed, 24 Apr 2024 13:48:00 GMT

@j_zander -San.

The first your code worked with the following modification.

・・・ # Get the "Millingtools" library. f360LibraryURLs = toolLibs.childAssetURLs(BuildToolsFolderURL) toolLib = None toolLibURL = "" for libURL in f360LibraryURLs: if 'Millingtools' in libURL.leafName: toolLib = toolLibs.toolLibraryAtURL(libURL) toolLibURL = libURL # Find a specific tool. for tool in toolLib: tooldesc = tool.parameters.itemByName('tool_description') tooldesc.expression = "123456" # ui.messageBox("New toolname is {}".format(tooldesc.expression)) # update toollib. toolLibs.updateToolLibrary(toolLibURL, toolLib) ・・・

Re: Change tools through API

j_zander — Wed, 24 Apr 2024 14:37:10 GMT

thank you very much!