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Navisworks API for stacked ribbon buttons

serg-001 — Wed, 02 Nov 2022 13:51:32 GMT

Hello,

How to created stacked vertically Ribbon buttons via Navisworks API? I want to have two or three ribbon buttons located in one column one below other.

I have found this for Revit API, called "stacked ribbon items" on page "Ribbon Panels and Controls". Example on the picture, there are two buttons: "My Button #1" and "My Button #2" below it.

How to get similar buttons in Navisworks plugin?

Thank you

Re: Navisworks API for stacked ribbon buttons

naveen.kumar.t — Thu, 03 Nov 2022 08:02:27 GMT

Hi @serg-001 ,

Could you please try using the below sample code?

I tested in Navisworks Manage 2023.

public class Class1 : AddInPlugin { public override int Execute(params string[] parameters) { foreach (Autodesk.Windows.RibbonTab Tab in Autodesk.Windows.ComponentManager.Ribbon.Tabs) { //get Home tab if (Tab.Id == "ID_TabHome") { RibbonPanel ADNPanel = null; //check if the custom panel exsits foreach (RibbonPanel panel in Tab.Panels) { if (panel.Source.Name == "ID_ADNTestPanel") { ADNPanel = panel; break; } } if (ADNPanel == null) { //create custom Panel ADNPanel = new RibbonPanel(); //create ribbon panel source and bind it to the panel RibbonPanelSource ADNSource = new RibbonPanelSource(); ADNSource.Id = "ID_ADNTestPanel"; ADNSource.Name = "ADN Test Panel"; ADNPanel.Source = ADNSource; //create ribbon button RibbonButton button = new RibbonButton(); button.IsEnabled = true; button.IsVisible = true; button.Image = new System.Windows.Media.Imaging.BitmapImage(new Uri(@"....\red.png", UriKind.RelativeOrAbsolute)); button.ShowImage = true; button.Size = RibbonItemSize.Standard; button.ShowText = true; button.ResizeStyle = RibbonItemResizeStyles.HideText; button.Id = "ID_ADNTestButton"; button.Name = "ADNTestButtonName"; button.Text = "ADN Test"; RibbonButton button2 = new RibbonButton(); button2.IsEnabled = true; button2.IsVisible = true; button2.Image = new System.Windows.Media.Imaging.BitmapImage(new Uri(@"....\red.png", UriKind.RelativeOrAbsolute)); button2.ShowImage = true; button2.Size = RibbonItemSize.Standard; button2.ShowText = true; button2.ResizeStyle = RibbonItemResizeStyles.HideText; button2.Id = "ID_ADNTestButton2"; button2.Name = "ADNTestButtonName2"; button2.Text = "ADN Test2"; RibbonButton button3 = new RibbonButton(); button3.IsEnabled = true; button3.IsVisible = true; button3.Image = new System.Windows.Media.Imaging.BitmapImage(new Uri(@"....\red.png", UriKind.RelativeOrAbsolute)); button3.ShowImage = true; button3.Size = RibbonItemSize.Standard; button3.ShowText = true; button3.ResizeStyle = RibbonItemResizeStyles.HideText; button3.Id = "ID_ADNTestButton3"; button3.Name = "ADNTestButtonName3"; button3.Text = "ADN Test3"; //add the button to the panel ADNPanel.Source.Items.Add(button); ADNPanel.Source.Items.Add(new RibbonRowBreak()); ADNPanel.Source.Items.Add(button2); ADNPanel.Source.Items.Add(new RibbonRowBreak()); ADNPanel.Source.Items.Add(button3); ADNPanel.Source.Items.Add(new RibbonRowBreak()); //delegate the event when ribbon element is activated ComponentManager.UIElementActivated += new EventHandler<UIElementActivatedEventArgs>(ComponentManager_UIElementActivated); //add the panel to the tab Tab.Panels.Add(ADNPanel); } } } return 0; } void ComponentManager_UIElementActivated(object sender, UIElementActivatedEventArgs e) { if(e != null && e.Item != null && e.Item.Id != null&& e.Item.Id == "ID_ADNTestButton") { MessageBox.Show("Button 1 is clicked!"); } if (e != null && e.Item != null && e.Item.Id != null && e.Item.Id == "ID_ADNTestButton2") { System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show("Button 2 is clicked!"); } if (e != null && e.Item != null && e.Item.Id != null && e.Item.Id == "ID_ADNTestButton3") { System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show("Button 3 is clicked!"); } } }

Here is the Result I got

Re: Navisworks API for stacked ribbon buttons

serg-001 — Thu, 03 Nov 2022 16:14:43 GMT

Hi @naveen.kumar.t ,

I tried to get similar behavior within xaml-file.

I was not able to get it work with RibbonPanel, probably because I have extra ribbon buttons on the panel, which should be arranged as usual ribbon buttons. I replaced RibbonPanel with RibbonRowPanel. And RibbonRowPanel and RibbonRowBreak work fine together.

Thanks!

Re: Navisworks API for stacked ribbon buttons

naveen.kumar.t — Fri, 04 Nov 2022 03:44:58 GMT

Hi @serg-001 ,

That's great news.
Did you use XAML to create the ribbon buttons?
If possible, Could you please explain how did you resolve this issue with a simple sample code?

Re: Navisworks API for stacked ribbon buttons

serg-001 — Sat, 05 Nov 2022 22:26:43 GMT

This is something like this:

... <RibbonPanel ...> <RibbonPanelSource ...> <RibbonRowPanel> <roamer:NWRibbonButton ... /> <RibbonRowBreak /> <roamer:NWRibbonButton ... /> <RibbonRowBreak /> <roamer:NWRibbonButton ... /> </RibbonRowPanel> </RibbonPanelSource> </RibbonPanel> ...

I was looking for some kind of the official documentation on the subject, but didn't find something.