topic Re: SketchTexts.createInput2 Method Height Parameter Not Applied in Fusion API and Scripts Forum

SketchTexts.createInput2 Method Height Parameter Not Applied

edjohnson100 — Wed, 26 May 2021 02:19:53 GMT

I have been working on a script for some time that sketches text using similar code as found in this example: Sketch Text API Sample API Sample

I don't think I broke anything in my code and it seems like it might be coincidentally tied to the recent update that allows managing text height via parameters (a great update BTW!)

Did the update maybe break something in the API or is there something else I need to do to set the font height? If I run this script, no matter what I set the height parameter to, I always get a 10mm high font.

This code is the same as the sample linked above but fixes an error related to the rootComp variable.

import adsk.core, adsk.fusion, traceback def run(context): ui = None try: app = adsk.core.Application.get() ui = app.userInterface doc = app.documents.add(adsk.core.DocumentTypes.FusionDesignDocumentType) design = app.activeProduct # Get the root component of the active design. rootComp = design.rootComponent # Create a new sketch on the XY construction plane. sk = rootComp.sketches.add(rootComp.xYConstructionPlane) # Get the SketchTexts collection object. texts = sk.sketchTexts # Add multi-line text. input = texts.createInput2('This is a long line that is broken automatically.\n\nAnd this is a defined line break.', 0.5) input.setAsMultiLine(adsk.core.Point3D.create(0, 0, 0), adsk.core.Point3D.create(10, 5, 0), adsk.core.HorizontalAlignments.LeftHorizontalAlignment, adsk.core.VerticalAlignments.TopVerticalAlignment, 0) texts.add(input) # Draw an arc to use to create text along a curve. arc = sk.sketchCurves.sketchArcs.addByThreePoints(adsk.core.Point3D.create(-10, 0, 0), adsk.core.Point3D.create(-5, 3, 0), adsk.core.Point3D.create(0, 0, 0)) # Create text along the arc. input = texts.createInput2('Text Along a Curve', 0.75) input.setAsAlongPath(arc, False, adsk.core.HorizontalAlignments.CenterHorizontalAlignment, 0) input.isHorizontalFlip = True input.isVerticalFlip = True input.fontName = 'Comic Sans MS' texts.add(input) except: if ui: ui.messageBox('Failed:\n{}'.format(traceback.format_exc()))

Re: SketchTexts.createInput2 Method Height Parameter Not Applied

boopathi.sivakumar — Wed, 26 May 2021 09:58:05 GMT

Hi @edjohnson100

Definitely it something looks like latest update with the text causes the issue. Its been reported to the team and they are looking into it.

Thanks for reporting this

Re: SketchTexts.createInput2 Method Height Parameter Not Applied

Anonymous — Tue, 01 Jun 2021 12:24:36 GMT

Any workaround suggestions for this please?

Even manually setting .height is ignored. I have a client who replies on this to produce work and now they cannot produce anything of use.

Can the createInput2 be scaled/corrected to the specified height value, using the api?

Urgently need to deploy a fix for this bug please, if anything can be suggested till its fixed in the next update?

Re: SketchTexts.createInput2 Method Height Parameter Not Applied

kandennti — Tue, 01 Jun 2021 14:32:20 GMT

Hi @Anonymous .

Currently, I think the only way to do this is to use TextCommands.

・・・ input.fontName = 'Comic Sans MS' txt = texts.add(input) changeTxtHeight(txt, 0.75) except: if ui: ui.messageBox('Failed:\n{}'.format(traceback.format_exc())) def changeTxtHeight( txt :adsk.fusion.SketchText, height :float): if txt.height == height: return app = adsk.core.Application.get() ui = app.userInterface sels :adsk.core.Selections = ui.activeSelections skt :adsk.fusion.Sketch = txt.parentSketch sels.clear() sels.add(skt) app.executeTextCommand(u'Commands.Start SketchActivate') sels.clear() sels.add(txt) cmds =[ u'Commands.Start EditMTextCmd', u'Commands.SetDouble TextHeight {}'.format(height), u'NuCommands.CommitCmd', u'Commands.Start SketchStop', ] [app.executeTextCommand(cmd) for cmd in cmds] sels.clear()

However, it is very slow.

Re: SketchTexts.createInput2 Method Height Parameter Not Applied

Anonymous — Tue, 01 Jun 2021 17:21:35 GMT

@kandennti wrote:
Hi @Anonymous .

Currently, I think the only way to do this is to use TextCommands.

However, it is very slow.

@kandennti wrote:
Hi @Anonymous .

Currently, I think the only way to do this is to use TextCommands.

However, it is very slow.

@kandennti Thank you. Thankfully it's only the first letter that uses the createInput2 method, any following use the simple method, so it should not be overly slow.

Can I use a path to scale the letter that uses createInput2 instead of using TextCommands, after its added to the sketch?

I had a look at scaling through the UI but I need to use the bottom left point of the entity to scale from, via the api.

Are the points stored as an index, in an intuitive order, so I can identify that specific point?

Re: SketchTexts.createInput2 Method Height Parameter Not Applied

kandennti — Wed, 02 Jun 2021 08:06:29 GMT

@Anonymous .

Text scaling is probably not possible.

I found a faster way to change the height.

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-360-api-and-scripts/bug-setting-sketchtext-properties-resets-text-height-since-v-2-0/m-p/10357593#M13441

Re: SketchTexts.createInput2 Method Height Parameter Not Applied

edjohnson100 — Thu, 17 Jun 2021 18:12:34 GMT

I just noticed this bug has been fixed. The SketchTexts.createInput2 method height parameter is working as expected we're no longer stuck using a 10mm font height.

Thank you to the development team for fixing this so quickly. Very impressive response!

Re: SketchTexts.createInput2 Method Height Parameter Not Applied

Anonymous — Thu, 17 Jun 2021 18:18:22 GMT

Awesome, thanks for the update.