topic Re: How to import file into Fusion 360 from web-server using Import Manager? in Fusion API and Scripts Forum

How to import file into Fusion 360 from web-server using Import Manager?

Anonymous — Mon, 19 Apr 2021 10:46:38 GMT

Hello guys!
We are working on our project in the university and we faced some problems during the development process.
We are creating an add-in application that can import standard details and assemblies from web-server into Fusion 360 using Import Manager. Here's the code: (we want to import one 3D-model as test version), but the file is not selected. What might be the selected path?

app = adsk.core.Application.get()
ui = app.userInterface
importManager = app.importManager

product = app.activeProduct
design = adsk.fusion.Design.cast(product)
rootComp = design.rootComponent

url = "http://195.133.144.86:4200//Half-coupling1.f3d"
archiveOptions = importManager.createFusionArchiveImportOptions(url)
importManager.importToTarget(archiveOptions)

Re: How to import file into Fusion 360 from web-server using Import Manager?

BrianEkins — Mon, 19 Apr 2021 20:36:38 GMT

There is a problem with the API; either with the implementation or the documentation. The documentation says you can provide a local filename or a URL but it looks like the implementation is only handling local files. I don't know which one is wrong. I would try and use just local files. One way to do that is to have a local cache folder and if the file doesn't exist in the cache, then download it using something other than the Fusion API and then import it. One simple method of downloading a file is to use curl. It's included with the Mac OS and is small enough to package with the windows version of your program. You can use the subprocess library or Python to run curl.

Re: How to import file into Fusion 360 from web-server using Import Manager?

kandennti — Thu, 22 Apr 2021 08:13:18 GMT

Hi @Anonymous .

It looked interesting, so I gave it a try.

I was able to import the file at that URL as a component.

# Fusion360API Python script import adsk.core, adsk.fusion, traceback import urllib.request import urllib.error import urllib.parse import pathlib def run(context): ui = None try: app = adsk.core.Application.get() ui = app.userInterface url = "http://195.133.144.86:4200//Half-coupling1.f3d" occ = importComponentFromURL(url) except: if ui: ui.messageBox('Failed:\n{}'.format(traceback.format_exc())) # F3D File Only def importComponentFromURL(url) -> adsk.fusion.Occurrence: app = adsk.core.Application.get() ui = app.userInterface # doc check doc :adsk.fusion.FusionDocument = app.activeDocument if not doc.dataFile: ui.messageBox('Please save the document once.') return adsk.fusion.Occurrence.cast(None) # get path folder = pathlib.Path(__file__).resolve().parent parsed = urllib.parse.urlparse(url) filename = parsed.path.split('//')[-1] dlFile = folder / filename # suffix check if dlFile.suffix != '.f3d': ui.messageBox('F3D File Only') return adsk.fusion.Occurrence.cast(None) # delete download file if dlFile.is_file(): dlFile.unlink() # file download try: data = urllib.request.urlopen(url).read() with open(str(dlFile), mode="wb") as f: f.write(data) except: ui.messageBox(f'File not found in URL\n{url}') return adsk.fusion.Occurrence.cast(None) # import f3d app.executeTextCommand(f'Fusion.ImportComponent {str(dlFile)}') app.executeTextCommand(u'NuCommands.CommitCmd') # delete download file if dlFile.is_file(): dlFile.unlink() des = adsk.fusion.Design.cast(app.activeProduct) comp = des.activeComponent return comp.occurrences[-1]

When running the script, the active document needs to be saved once.

Re: How to import file into Fusion 360 from web-server using Import Manager?

Anonymous — Tue, 27 Apr 2021 15:22:12 GMT

Thank you so much for your answer, we do really appreciate that!
But could you please tell me how useful a couplings design system would be?

Re: How to import file into Fusion 360 from web-server using Import Manager?

Anonymous — Tue, 27 Apr 2021 15:23:23 GMT

Thank you so much for your answer!

Re: How to import file into Fusion 360 from web-server using Import Manager?

Anonymous — Tue, 27 Apr 2021 18:31:53 GMT

There's a problem anytime I try to run your script.
What might cause an error?

Re: How to import file into Fusion 360 from web-server using Import Manager?

BrianEkins — Tue, 27 Apr 2021 20:53:05 GMT

I'm not sure what a "couplings design system" is so I'm probably not the right person to answer your question.

Re: How to import file into Fusion 360 from web-server using Import Manager?

kandennti — Tue, 27 Apr 2021 23:46:01 GMT

@Anonymous .

In that sample, the f3d file is downloaded in the script's folder and imported.

Perhaps there is a problem with the path to the script folder. (PC login user name, etc.)

Please try to fix it here.

・・・ # import f3d # app.executeTextCommand(f'Fusion.ImportComponent {str(dlFile)}') app.executeTextCommand(u'Fusion.ImportComponent {}'.format(dlFile)) app.executeTextCommand(u'NuCommands.CommitCmd') ・・・

If that doesn't work, try modifying it like this to force a folder to be created for the download.

# get path # folder = pathlib.Path(__file__).resolve().parent folder = pathlib.Path(r'C:\Temp') if not folder.exists(): folder.mkdir() parsed = urllib.parse.urlparse(url) filename = parsed.path.split('//')[-1] dlFile = folder / filename