Timeline item - which component ?

[Anonymous]

With mouse rollover on a timeline item, a tool tip shows the name of the item and the component it is in. Is this "timeline item"-to-"component" co-relation exposed in  the API ?

[PinRudolf]

Just thinking out loud, have not tried this yet:

If you get the timelineObject.entity it will probably return the feature.

A feature often has a parentComponent property which should direct you to the component the feature is in.

Component.name will give you the name of the component your timeline entity is connected to.

Does that help?

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

Hi PinRudolf,

Tried your suggestion, but the timelineObject.entity returns a "Base" type object. Could not go further from here.

In the mean while, found a way in the Fusion 360 API Reference Manual, to get the "timelineobject" from the "Feature" (and thus the component):

Ptr<Components> Comps = design->allComponents();

Ptr<Component> comp = Comps->item(x);

Ptr<Features> features = comp->features();

Ptr<Feature> feature = features->item(y);

Ptr<TimelineObject> timelineobj = feature->timelineObject();