topic RenderPlugin, changing its parameters from another plugin, do I need to use Lock? in Navisworks API Forum

RenderPlugin, changing its parameters from another plugin, do I need to use Lock?

alexisDVJML — Sun, 11 Jun 2023 14:37:10 GMT

I have a RenderPlugin that use settings that are changed by my main plugin.

Wondering if I need to put in place some mechanism (aka lock pLockObject) to ensure I'm not rendering while the settings are ongoing changes?

Having to put lock is feasible but make the code more complex + slow down the rendering if I need to lock on Render/Overlay method entry.

So, provided the changes are done in my main plugin in response to a command, could I safely assume the Renderer Overlay/Render methods will not be called during that time?

Thanks in advance.

Re: RenderPlugin, changing its parameters from another plugin, do I need to use Lock?

tetsuya_miwa — Sun, 11 Jun 2023 22:11:25 GMT

Add one bool variable to control render plugin to work or stop.
Adding simple if condition does not cause slow down issue.
https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/navisworks-api/call-render-plugin-through-addinplugin/td-p/9430718

Re: RenderPlugin, changing its parameters from another plugin, do I need to use Lock?

alexisDVJML — Mon, 12 Jun 2023 17:17:55 GMT

That's actually what I did, but using Interlocked.XXX just in case 😉
Thanks for the suggestion and the link.