P3D Support Properties

[NotFromFrance]

How do I access Part Geometry properties of a plant3d hanger support using vb.net?For example...I need the COP coordinates and "H" dimension for the support in the image.

[NotFromFrance · Accepted solution]

Found the Provided Example in the Plant SDK

[lteixeiramncYGG8F]

Hi @NotFromFrance,

I know this is a old topic, but I need the same information.

Can you show me how to get this information?

I have been using the code below to get part properties.

public static Dictionary<string, Dictionary<string, object>> GetObjectProperties(ObjectId id, Database db)
{
	var flags = BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.Static | BindingFlags.DeclaredOnly;
	var types = new List<Type>();
	Dictionary<string, Dictionary<string, object>> result = new Dictionary<string, Dictionary<string, object>>();

	using (Transaction trans = db.TransactionManager.StartTransaction())
	{
		var dbObj = trans.GetObject(id, OpenMode.ForRead);

		types.Add(dbObj.GetType());
		while (true)
		{
			var type = types[0].BaseType;
			types.Insert(0, type);
			if (type == typeof(RXObject))
				break;
		}

		foreach (Type t in types)
		{
			if (result.ContainsKey(t.Name) == false)
			{
				result.Add(t.Name, new Dictionary<string, object>());
			}

			foreach (var prop in t.GetProperties(flags))
			{
				try
				{
					result[t.Name][prop.Name] = prop.GetValue(dbObj, null);
				}
				catch (System.Exception e)
				{
					Debug(e.Message, true);
				}
			}
		}
	}
	
	return result;
}

[lteixeiramncYGG8F]

Hi everyone,

I found the answer.

Firstly you need to add two dll files to your project PnP3dPipeUI.dll and PnP3dACPUtils.dll.

Below is a example in C#

// Imports required
using Autodesk.ProcessPower.PnP3dPipeSupport;
using Autodesk.ProcessPower.ACPUtils;

// ObjectID can be retrieved from a BlockTableRecord or selected entity on the drawing
ParameterList parameterList = SupportHelper.GetSupportParameters(objectId);

I hope this help someone else.