MEP - List of Fittings/MvParts by Name

[mhillis]

Hey guys,

I think I already know the answer to this question, but I wanted to double check and make sure.

Does the MEP API have any means, natively, of getting a list of all the Default MEP Duct Fittings/Related MvParts (like Terminals) preferably by name.

I realize that I can read the MvPart folders within the AutoCAD install directory, and just pull the list that way, but if there is a way within the API itself I didn't want to repeat work that's already been done.

Thanks!

[mhillis]

Update: For now, I've chosen just to read the catalog file directly. Since it's an XML, it's pretty simple.   I'm just interested in the optimal means of doing this. 

Dim xDoc As New XmlDocument
            xDoc.Load("C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\MEP 2016\enu\MEPContent\USI\Duct\Duct (US Imperial).apc")

            Dim chapNodes As XmlNodeList =
                xDoc.GetElementsByTagName("Chapter")

            For Each priChapNode As XmlNode In chapNodes
                For i As Integer = 1 To priChapNode.ChildNodes.Count - 1

                    Dim xChild As XmlNode = priChapNode.ChildNodes(i)

                    If (xChild.Name = "Part") Then
                        Dim partName As String = xChild.Attributes("name").Value()

                        cmbMEPFitting.Items.Add(partName)

                    End If
                Next
            Next