adding a unique description/item to a instanced component and then fetching it?

[charliex2]

i have instanced components, i was hoping to user assign a string or number to the instanced components individually in f360 and then read it in the API, if i use description etc its obviously instanced. this is a half api/script Q and half using f360

thanks

[ekinsb]

Fusion doesn't support adding unique information to each instance of a component.  However, the API does through something called attributes.  Each component instance is referred to as an "Occurrence" and using attributes you can add any information you want to each occurrence.  You can read more in the API help about occurrences and attributes.

[charliex2]

So would I have to write an Add In that allowed the use to set those attributes? Then read them out later in a script?

[ekinsb · Accepted solution]

Yes, since Fusion doesn't support it in the standard UI, you'll need to create your own custom command in an add-in.

[charliex2]

awesome,. thanks, i just need to assign an index number to each of the components 

cheers