topic Re: Clip in navisworks in Navisworks API Forum

Clip in navisworks

ticodi — Wed, 04 May 2022 20:55:52 GMT

I want to create a clip box in navisworks using the API, I have the upper X, Y, Z and lower X, Y, Z coordinates however I am unsure if this is possible and if there is a function in the API to do this?

Thanks

Simon

Re: Clip in navisworks

naveen.kumar.t — Wed, 11 May 2022 09:01:15 GMT

Hi @ticodi ,

I don't think Navisworks has anything in the public .NET API to do this I'm afraid.

Re: Clip in navisworks

kevin_fielding — Thu, 12 May 2022 00:38:36 GMT

If you are referring to section boxes / clipping boxes, it is possible to set a clipping box based on Json values

string minCorner = string.Format("{0},{1},{2}", BBoxMinPt.X.ToString(), BBoxMinPt.Y.ToString(), BBoxMinPt.Z.ToString()); string maxCorner = string.Format("{0},{1},{2}", BBoxMaxPt.X.ToString(), BBoxMaxPt.Y.ToString(), BBoxMaxPt.Z.ToString()); // apply the section box. string ClippingBox = "{\"Type\":\"ClipPlaneSet\",\"Version\":1,\"OrientedBox\":{\"Type\":\"OrientedBox3D\",\"Version\":1,\"Box\":[[" + minCorner + "],[" + maxCorner + "]],\"Rotation\":[0,0,0]},\"Enabled\":true}"; // apply clipping to current view. ActiveView.TrySetClippingPlanes(ClippingBox);

It can also be achieved through COMApi

Kevin

Re: Clip in navisworks

ulski1 — Thu, 12 May 2022 06:05:52 GMT

Xiaodong Liang wrote this article about clipping (clipping is called sectioning in Navisworks):

https://adndevblog.typepad.com/aec/2012/08/create-sectioning-plane.html

Ulrik

Re: Clip in navisworks

tetsuya_miwa — Wed, 27 Jul 2022 02:45:05 GMT

kevin

>It can also be achieved through COMApi
Do you know how to define box by COMApi?
I succeeded to clip box using .Net API.
But I'm developing ActiveX apps which Only COMApi is available.
After setting clipbox by .Net, State.CurrentView.ClippingPlanes return count 1 collection.