topic Re: adding a unique description/item to a instanced component and then fetching in Fusion API and Scripts Forum

adding a unique description/item to a instanced component and then fetching it?

charliex2 — Sat, 25 Feb 2017 02:40:56 GMT

i have instanced components, i was hoping to user assign a string or number to the instanced components individually in f360 and then read it in the API, if i use description etc its obviously instanced. this is a half api/script Q and half using f360

thanks

Re: adding a unique description/item to a instanced component and then fetching

ekinsb — Sat, 25 Feb 2017 04:44:04 GMT

Fusion doesn't support adding unique information to each instance of a component. However, the API does through something called attributes. Each component instance is referred to as an "Occurrence" and using attributes you can add any information you want to each occurrence. You can read more in the API help about occurrences and attributes.

Re: adding a unique description/item to a instanced component and then fetching

charliex2 — Sat, 25 Feb 2017 04:45:29 GMT

So would I have to write an Add In that allowed the use to set those attributes? Then read them out later in a script?

Re: adding a unique description/item to a instanced component and then fetching

ekinsb — Sat, 25 Feb 2017 04:46:35 GMT

Yes, since Fusion doesn't support it in the standard UI, you'll need to create your own custom command in an add-in.

Re: adding a unique description/item to a instanced component and then fetching

charliex2 — Sat, 25 Feb 2017 04:47:28 GMT

awesome,. thanks, i just need to assign an index number to each of the components

cheers