Parameter I/O Add-in Question

[joecamisa]

I am using the Parameter I/O add-in with great success.  This is an excellent add-in!  This add-in has enabled me to create a model with 500 dimensions driven by a single User Parameter.  My question: is there anyway to speed the import process?  Import takes about 25 minutes for a model with 500  dimensions.   Seems like the model is being updated for each parameter imported - is there a way to hold off on Compute until all parameters have been imported?

Thanks for any guidance.

Joe Camisa

[kandennti · Accepted solution]

Hi @joecamisa .

I haven't used the Parameter I/O Add-in, but if you can modify it, changing the timeline.markerPosition Property might help.

https://help.autodesk.com/view/fusion360/ENU/?guid=GUID-d0cede26-e905-45b4-b30d-8f244670c1f7 

I drew a circle on the sketch to create a diameter constraint and ran the following script

# Fusion360API Python script
import adsk.core, adsk.fusion, traceback
import time

def run(context):
    ui = None
    try:
        global _app, _ui
        app = adsk.core.Application.get()
        ui = app.userInterface
        des  :adsk.fusion.Design = app.activeProduct

        prm = des.allParameters.itemByName('d1')

        # As it is
        sw = stopwatch()
        sw.start()
        test(prm)
        print(f'As it is:{sw.lap()}')

        # Move MarkerPosition
        sw.start()
        tl = des.timeline
        markerPos = tl.markerPosition
        tl.moveToBeginning()
        test(prm)
        tl.markerPosition = markerPos
        print(f'Move MarkerPosition:{sw.lap()}')

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

def test(prm, count = 500):
    for v in range(count):
        prm.value = v

class stopwatch():
    def __init__(self):
        self.t = 0
    def start(self):
        self.t = time.time()
    def lap(self) -> str:
        return '{:.3f}'.format(time.time() - self.t)

Here are the results.

As it is:45.503
Move MarkerPosition:29.732

I have a feeling that more complex data would have a bigger effect.

[BrianEkins · Accepted solution]

I think you can do what @kandennti suggests without changing any code.  Just move the timeline marker to the beginning of the timeline before you run the Parameter I/O command, run the command, and then move the marker back to where it was.

[joecamisa]

Hello @kandennti and @BrianEkins 

Your suggestions have worked!   I found that I needed to move the timeline marker back to just AFTER the sketch with the dimensions to be exported, made proportional in a spreadsheet and reimported as User Parameter based (fx) dimensions.  The import took less than one minute vs 20 minutes without moving the timeline marker.

This is a great help for my work process and is GREATLY APPREACIATED. 

Thank you both.

I hope soon I will learn enough to contribute guidance as you both have.