Ways to show message to user apart from message box

[rolandas_vegis]

I was wondering if it's possible to show message to user in these ways through api?

[marshaltu · Accepted solution]

Hello,

Unfortunately no. Please log your request in our idea station.

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-360-ideastation/idb-p/125

Thanks,

Marshal

[BrianEkins]

Actually, it is possible to show a message like the second example.  You do this by setting the executeFailed property of the CommandEventArgs object that passed into the command execute event to True.  And setting the executeFailedMessage property to whatever message you want to show up in the error dialog.

[rmerlo_Gamma]

Better late than never, this will show information to the user as a graphics text that is always facing the view and in a fixed location on the viewport.

   #Author-RM
#Description-

import adsk.core, adsk.fusion, adsk.cam, traceback

def run(context):
    ui = None
    try:
        app = adsk.core.Application.get()
        ui  = app.userInterface
        doc = app.activeDocument
        products = doc.products
        product = products.itemByProductType('CAMProductType')
        cam_var = adsk.cam.CAM.cast(product)
        desproduct = products.itemByProductType('DesignProductType')
        des = adsk.fusion.Design.cast(desproduct)
        root = des.rootComponent


        if not cam_var:
            ui.messageBox('No CAM data exists in the active document.')
            return

        #Checks the number of toolpaths and if they are generated    
        toolpathcount = cam_var.allOperations.count
        toolpathcheck = cam_var.checkToolpath(cam_var.allOperations)
  
        text = 'ToolpathNo = ' + str(toolpathcount) + "\nToolpathcheck Valid:" + str(toolpathcheck)

        #Displays as standard message box
        display = ui.messageBox(text)  

        #Displays as graphics on screen:
        # Check to see if a custom graphics groups already exists and delete it.
        if root.customGraphicsGroups.count > 0:
            root.customGraphicsGroups.item(0).deleteMe()
            app.activeViewport.refresh()
        graphics = root.customGraphicsGroups.add()

        matrix = adsk.core.Matrix3D.create()
        graphicsText = graphics.addText(text, 'Arial', 3, matrix)   
        # Set the text to be front facing and anchored at (0,0,0).
        billBoard = adsk.fusion.CustomGraphicsBillBoard.create(adsk.core.Point3D.create(0,0,0))
        billBoard.billBoardStyle = adsk.fusion.CustomGraphicsBillBoardStyles.ScreenBillBoardStyle 
        graphicsText.billBoarding = billBoard

        # Set the text to use view scaling.
        viewScale = adsk.fusion.CustomGraphicsViewScale.create(4, adsk.core.Point3D.create(0,0,0))
        graphicsText.viewScale = viewScale
        viewPlace = adsk.fusion.CustomGraphicsViewPlacement.create(adsk.core.Point3D.create(0,0,0),
                                                    adsk.fusion.ViewCorners.lowerLeftViewCorner, 
                                                    adsk.core.Point2D.create(10, 120))
        graphicsText.viewPlacement = viewPlace

    except:
        if ui:
            ui.messageBox('Failed:\n{}'.format(traceback.format_exc()))

def stop(context):
    ui = None
    try:
        app = adsk.core.Application.get()
        ui  = app.userInterface
        #ui.messageBox('Stop addin')

    except:
        if ui:
            ui.messageBox('Failed:\n{}'.format(traceback.format_exc()))

Cheers,

RM

[Simon__H]

Could you give an example on how that would look like? 🙂