topic Python command for toggle Collaboration Window in VRED Forum

Python command for toggle Collaboration Window

Shawn_Collins-Lopez — Tue, 27 Apr 2021 01:19:51 GMT

Hi,

I cannot find the Python command to toggle on and off the Collaboration window in the VRED Pro interface.

Attached screen grab of the window in question.

Need to create a Hotkey and Auto Load for it...

Thank you, Shawn

Re: Python command for toggle Collaboration Window

dlincol1 — Tue, 27 Apr 2021 14:57:41 GMT

Hi Shawn,

The vrMenu class should have the methods you are looking for.

https://help.autodesk.com/view/VREDPRODUCTS/2022/ENU/?guid=VRED_Python_Documentation_Python_API_V1_vrMenu_vrMenu_class_html

In the example filemenu3d_scene.py I modified line 11 as shown below to display collaboration menu.

menu.setWindowResize("Collaboration", 640, 400)

Re: Python command for toggle Collaboration Window

Shawn_Collins-Lopez — Tue, 27 Apr 2021 17:54:20 GMT

Hi Dan,

Thank you for pointing me to the demo script. Its cool to map a VRED menu to a cube but that's not what I am looking to do.

I just want to toggle on and off the Collaboration window in VRED without mouse clicking the icon or going to Interaction - Collaboration. Too many clicks to get to the window.

I'm looking to make a toggle like the preferences scripts:

keyQs = vrKey(Key_Q, ShiftButton)

keyQs.connect("togglePivotManipulator()")

keyQs.setDescription("Toogle Pivot Manipulator")

The Collaboration window will auto open when I use the VRED-Collaboration.vrs attachment. When you double click it will auto load VRED and open the Collaboration window and fill out the address.

This is the code in this .vrs file:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<vred_collaboration link="USBLXWDCAD929DK/6a1b61612bc4e3" version="1"/>

Just want a toggle hotkey to open the window!

Thank you for your assistance.

Shawn

Re: Python command for toggle Collaboration Window

sinje_thiedemann — Wed, 28 Apr 2021 10:11:00 GMT

The function to open the GUI of a module is showModule(...), in this case

showModule("Collaboration")

Another idea would be to save a Window Layout with this module opened?

Or add collaboration module icon to the bottom icon bar (by drag&drop).

Re: Python command for toggle Collaboration Window

Shawn_Collins-Lopez — Wed, 28 Apr 2021 17:48:04 GMT

Thank you this code works! Where in the documentation would I have found this?

In addition I can use hideModule("Collaboration") to turn it off too. Just what I was looking for!

Thank you!