Is it possible to have "Select from drawing" with .net?

[Anonymous]

Hi,

Can we have  "select from drawing" with .net for different civil 3d objects?

I have done "SelectOptions" but not sure if we can use wpf to make it happen. Thanks. 

Thanks.

[Jeff_M]

What do you mean by "not sure if we can use wpf to make it happen"? Have you tried to select an object of a specific type from WPF button on a WPF Window? Did it not work? It should, so if it didn't, please show some code.

[tyronebk · Accepted solution]

As @Jeff_M noted, your question is vague.

If you want a decent example of how to do a selection from a modeless window, this AU class [Civil 3D Pipe Networks Under the Hood] has a solid example (although it is slightly advanced as it heavily uses WPF with all the supporting code in the view model).

If you are working with a modal window, the workflow would be something like:

• hide the window (which returns you to the Application window)
• make your selection in the drawing window
• update the data being shown in the window
• show the window

I can share some code of a simple example if needed, but my current working code requires some editing before it would be useful to share.

[Anonymous]

Hi @Jeff_M ,

By 'not sure', I meant I am new to WPF and have very limited understanding of WPF. Poor choice of words, my bad. 

I have a code that requires user to select 3d polylines from  drawing. The code is running smoothly and I wanted to up the game with WPF but I was not getting anywhere, hence the question. You can understand I am a novice in this area based on the ambiguity of the question.

I don't have any code for the wpf but just the skin atm.

I wanted a high-level answer that would push me in right direction . And thanks @tyronebk  for reading my mind and also for a general workflow.

I have gone through the AU class and would work on st over the week end.

Thanks @Jeff_M and @tyronebk . Cheers!!