custom python scripts

[Anonymous]

Hello

with the awesome help of the

Custom Python Scripts for AutoCAD Plant 3D

By David Wolfe

int the AutoCAD DevBlog I started scripting successfull.

On the contrary to the blog, I have to create a part, based on my new script, first before I can test it with 'TESTACPSCRIPT'. Is this actual the typical workaround?

Where can I find a documentation, which sub routines are in which import files (in /varmain), which parameters expect the sub routines and which order is importent for the import files?

Thanks

[matt.worland]

I haven't played with creating supports much, but I don't recall seeing scripts for structural shapes. You might need to create those on your own. And the same goes for the flange dims, you could look in the flangesub and find the flange you are connecting to and see how it is being built. Then create your own getFlangeHubDiameter. But, if you have the known values, it may be easier to create a lookup table.

[mikael.santospj]

Thanks. Do you mean that I can create a method inside my script ?

Clearly, I am struggling a bit with some command lines I see, like: linkFuncToDbman, getParamVal, defaultPipeLength....

I mean, is there any documentation for these advanced topics?

Can I create another varmain, .pyc file (shape)

[matt.worland]

Yes, whatever shapes you need, you can create your own scripts. You could create a script to house all of the steel data, then in your support call upon that script. Also do the same thing for the flange data. Create a script that has all of the sizes and dimensions you need, then call that from your support script.

By putting the steel and flange data into a different script you can use it in other places and not have to re-write that code over and over.

Just keep all of you scripts together in the CustomScripts folder and they should all be reachable.

[avinashkumar797901]

Its all right. Whenever you have multiple .pyc files, it is stored in that cache folder.

You can check it inside the folder, it goes by name  yourscriptname.pyc

[mikael.santospj]

try this file: C:\Program Files\Autodesk\AutoCAD 2022\PLNT3D\ContentScripts\variants.zip as already posted here
and the following link: https://tool.lu/pyc/ to see the .pyc filescripts/parameters

[mikael.santospj]

Hy guys

Another question came this afternoon: Can I use libraries like NUmpy, sympy...?I nee solve one equation in order to get a variable value to draw my geometry.

[matt.worland]

Yes, as long as they are available on the computers you are running them on.

[mikael.santospj]

Sorry, but I am not sure how I would do that. Just a simple 

from sympy import * ?

thanks for answering

[matt.worland]

Sympy will need to be installed on each computer. https://www.sympy.org/en/download.html
Once it's installed on the computers that need it, you can then use
from sympy import *