Access Token in Advance Steel API

[chockalingam]

Hi,

I am new to advance steel API

I want to get the Object Top Level (from token) through API.

Someone please guide me in acheiving this.

Thanks in advance.

Regards,

Chockalingam

[turbatc]

Hi,

I am not sure I understood correct what exactly means "Object Top Level (from token)"?

Could you please give me more details about that?

Regards,

Constantin

[chockalingam]

In Advance steel when i double click the label, there is a option to select "Object Top Level" for label content.

I want to access that object through API.

I hope i explained my requirement clearly this time.

Regards,

Chockalingam

[turbatc · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Currently, it is not possible to access the detail object through the API.

We will add an issue to make this workflow possible in the future.

A workaround will be to get the extents from the model object then calculate the bottom and the top level.

Sample code:

Autodesk.AdvanceSteel.DocumentManagement.DocumentManager.lockCurrentDocument();
Autodesk.AdvanceSteel.CADAccess.TransactionManager.startTransaction();

Autodesk.AdvanceSteel.CADLink.Database.ObjectId objectId = UserInteraction.SelectObject();
FilerObject pObject = DatabaseManager.Open(objectId);
if(pObject.IsKindOf(FilerObject.eObjectType.kAtomicElem))
{
	AtomicElement pAtomic = (pObject as AtomicElement);
	Autodesk.AdvanceSteel.Geometry.Point3d minPoint = pAtomic.GeomExtents.MinPoint;
	Autodesk.AdvanceSteel.Geometry.Point3d maxPoint = pAtomic.GeomExtents.MaxPoint;

	double objectBottomLevel = minPoint.z;
	double objectTopLevel = maxPoint.z;
}

Autodesk.AdvanceSteel.CADAccess.TransactionManager.endTransaction();
Autodesk.AdvanceSteel.DocumentManagement.DocumentManager.unlockCurrentDocument();

[chockalingam]

Hi Constantin T,

Thanks for your reply.

DatabaseManager.Open(objectId) is always returning null for me.

I am trying to select the object inside the view box in drawing.

Is there any way to overcome this issue.

Thanks in advace.

Regards,

Chockalingam.

[turbatc · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Currently Advance Steel API supports only model objects.
You cannot access the objects from a detail drawing.