topic Re: Positioning Manipulator in Fusion API and Scripts Forum

Positioning Manipulator

Anonymous — Mon, 07 Aug 2017 18:20:00 GMT

Hello,

I'm trying to align an angle manipulator to a sketch construction line after selecting a joint origin for the manipulators origin, but just cannot seem to get a vector that works....... nothing I try will align to the sketch line.

Can anyone point me in the right direction?


		// Activate and deactivate the input controls and their manipulators for the position joint
		if (firingInput->id() == "elementSelection")
		{
			selCmd = inputs->itemById("elementSelection");
			if (selCmd->selection(0))
			{
				locationOrigin = selCmd->selection(0)->entity();


				elementManipulatorOrigin = locationOrigin->geometry()->origin();
				Ptr<Vector3D> yDirection = locationOrigin->geometry()->secondaryAxisVector();
				Ptr<Vector3D> zDirection = locationOrigin->geometry()->thirdAxisVector();
				
				elementAngle->isEnabled(true);
				//elementAngle->setManipulator(elementManipulatorOrigin, yDirection, zDirection);	
				elementAngle->setManipulator(elementManipulatorOrigin, Vector3D::create(0, 1, 0), Vector3D::create(0, 0, 1));


				//elementName->isEnabled(true);

				//elementLength->isEnabled(true);
				//elementLength->setManipulator(elementManipulatorOrigin, Vector3D::create(0, 2, 0));
			}
			else
			{
				elementName->value("");
				elementName->isEnabled(false);

				elementLength->value(0);
				elementLength->isEnabled(false);

				elementAngle->value(0);
				elementAngle->isEnabled(false);
			}
		}

Re: Positioning Manipulator

marshaltu — Wed, 09 Aug 2017 03:22:22 GMT

Hello,

Unfortunately it was a bug in our side. I logged UP-35806 in our internal system to track it.

Thanks,

Marshal

Re: Positioning Manipulator

gavin9537 — Tue, 10 Apr 2018 22:19:52 GMT

Hi. Would you mind posting a bit more of your code? I can't answer your question, but I am trying to work out how to activate the rotation input control as I cannot find it in the object tree.

Re: Positioning Manipulator

BrianEkins — Fri, 13 Apr 2018 06:37:36 GMT

The rotation manipulator is part of the AngleValueCommandInput object. You get the graphic manipulator and also a field in the dialog where the user can enter the angle.

Re: Positioning Manipulator

Anonymous — Fri, 13 Apr 2018 10:20:22 GMT

Hello,

Sorry for the delay in my reply and hopefully Brian's reply has given you what you need. My source changed considerably after the original post, as the issue I encountered turned out to be a bug and so I'm not sure its going to help. I believe the bug has been fixed, but haven't check as our current project is for a client using SolidWorks.

As Brian says, look at the AngleValueCommandInput object its pretty easy to use. I was positioning the manipulator based on point selection and then using it to set the length and angle of a sketch line; the command being called from a custom drop down menu embedded in the Fusion toolbar.

Hope this helps.