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Change Selected Items Highlight Color based on parameter

HusseinOthman75 — Thu, 15 Feb 2024 20:34:55 GMT

Using automation and Serializing (JSON) i pass data and run plugin which select collection of model items. What i want to do after selection is to override selection highlight color based on parameter :

here the code i tried :

void OverrideSelectedItemColor(Document _doc, TagNumber _tagNo, ModelItemCollection _mi) { switch(_tagNo.Status) { case "RNST": case "TESTED": case "FLUSHED": _doc.Models.OverridePermanentColor(_mi, Color.Green); break; case "RFT": case "IPLC": _doc.Models.OverridePermanentColor(_mi, Color.Red); break; case "UC": _doc.Models.OverridePermanentColor(_mi, Color.Blue); break; default: _doc.Models.OverridePermanentColor(_mi, Color.Blue); break; } }

Where TagNumber is the object after deserializing, and using property "Status" in switch statement i want to set the color of selected items but it is not working and all selected items colored blue (default selection highlight color). I seek your help to resove this issue

Appreciate your support

Re: Change Selected Items Highlight Color based on parameter

naveen.kumar.t — Fri, 16 Feb 2024 04:16:03 GMT

Hi @HusseinOthman75 ,

Could you please check the value of '_tagNo.Status' and its data type?

Re: Change Selected Items Highlight Color based on parameter

HusseinOthman75 — Fri, 16 Feb 2024 20:27:16 GMT

Hi naveen,
Thank you for your reply. I check Status property : data type = string , Values similar to values in switch statement.

Re: Change Selected Items Highlight Color based on parameter

HusseinOthman75 — Fri, 16 Feb 2024 22:19:56 GMT

Hi naveen,
Update : the code is working but colores were covered by the defalut selection color (blue), and i have to click Escape button to remove selection and see the colors, which i don't want. I need the override colors to be seen while the items are selected.

Re: Change Selected Items Highlight Color based on parameter

HusseinOthman75 — Sat, 17 Feb 2024 07:24:52 GMT

Hi,
This is to clarify more, I don't want to override the permanent color, I just want to verride the selction highlight color : the color that shows when i select an item.
Regards

Re: Change Selected Items Highlight Color based on parameter

HusseinOthman75 — Sat, 17 Feb 2024 13:06:13 GMT

Hi,
When i disable Selection Highlight Color using : Options Editor > Interface > Selection : and deselect Enable Check box , then my color show up.
The question now is can i enable/disable Selection highlight color programmatically?

Re: Change Selected Items Highlight Color based on parameter

naveen.kumar.t — Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:06:28 GMT

Hi @HusseinOthman75 ,

There is no API for controlling the selection colour.

I considered changing the color in the registry located at "Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Autodesk\Navisworks Manage\20.0\GlobalOptions\interface\selection\highlight\colour".

But we do not recommend or support users changing the registry settings directly.

Best option would be to export the selection options to an XML file and then load the when Navisworks starts using the command line option

Re: Change Selected Items Highlight Color based on parameter

tetsuya_miwa — Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:11:56 GMT

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/navisworks-api/accessing-amp-modifying-navisworks-global-settings/m-p/9809803#M5365

Re: Change Selected Items Highlight Color based on parameter

alexisDVJML — Tue, 20 Feb 2024 07:07:51 GMT

and the field(s) seems to be:

interface.selection.highlight.colour

Here red in my settings:

[0]interface.selection.highlight.colour.red: => Double:1 [1]interface.selection.highlight.colour.green: => Double:0 [2]interface.selection.highlight.colour.blue: => Double:0