Feature set active expression

[jsweatherbie]

Hello ive been trying to figure out what the expressions are for things that are active so i can display it in my custom tab but i cant seem to find any information on it regarding it. if theres a help for it or something that would be appreciated but mainly im looking for a expression for active feature set.

another thing can you make the expression like the  "toolpath" tab where its a drop down and you can change the active tool and featureset in "hole feature set"

[LasseFred]

I do not know if I have understood your question properly. but you can use these strings to get the names:

$tool.name

$toolpath.name

$boundary.name

or:

See at page 98 in the macro programming guide:

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/sites/default/files/file_downloads/PM_Macro_Programming_Guide.pdf

Evaluate the active expression
For example, the Boundary.Tool parameter is not active for a block
or sketch type boundaries. You can test whether a parameter is
active or not with the inbuilt active() function. This can be useful in
calculations and decision making.
The basic control structure is:
IF active(….) {
…
}

[jsweatherbie]

If you look at the default tabs under “feature set” it’ll show you the active featureset. I’m trying to get the active featureset expression into another tab I created. I’ve been looking through the help and everything and I can’t seem to find anything to help me besides the expression editor but that’s no good for my use cause it won’t show the expression….
I’ve tried $toolpath.featureset.name it worked for a second then once I switched to another feature it errored out.

[Sean570 · Accepted solution]

$entity('featureset','').name