API-new project creation Python

[Anonymous]

Hi all,

I have already used the Robot API through VBA and I am not trying to replicate some work with Python (I am relatively new to Python). I followed the methodology suggested here:

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/robot-structural-analysis-forum/robot-amp-ironpython/m-p/7221364 

and it works perfectly in terms of establishing the connection to Robot.

However, I was wondering what is the syntax for a new project creation as where I try to set up a new Project using the I_PT_SHELL example in the SDK documentation I cannot seem to get the syntax right.

I defined Robot as in the post above and tried the following syntax structures:

Robot.Project.New('I_PT_SHELL')

Robot.Project.New("I_PT_SHELL")

May I ask you if you could advise in this regard?

Thank you!

[Anonymous]

Quick update: I was also trying to run fully the script in the post of my initial question but I receive this error:

has anyone else experienced this before?

[JacquesGaudin · Accepted solution]

That must be because there is no open document.

Try to add a line to create a document:

from RobotOM import IRobotProjectType

project.New(IRobotProjectType.I_PT_SHELL)

[Anonymous]

Hi @JacquesGaudin 

yes, that was also my understanding but I could not get the syntax right. I was using the same format of the label creation but clearly it was not working.

Thank you very much for your help!

It might have been a trivial question, but I am a bit new to Python...thanks again!!

[golkrz]

Hi,

I am trying to use Robot API via python but I am struggling to use the data defined by Robot Object Model. I looked at SDK and I understand that the robotom.tlb needs to be added to the python IDE. Could you explain how did you manage to do that?

[JacquesGaudin]

For plain CPython:

You need to install PythonNet and add a reference to `interop.RobotOM.dll`

import clr
from pathlib import Path

p = Path('c:/Program Files/Autodesk')
robot_dll_path = str(next(p.rglob('System/EXE/interop.RobotOM.dll')))

clr.AddReference(robot_dll_path)

import RobotOM

For IronPython:

import clr

robotom_path = "C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis Professional 2019\System\Exe\interop.RobotOM.dll"
clr.AddReferenceToFileAndPath(robotom_path)

import RobotOM

Then in both cases to create an instance of Robot application:

app = RobotOM.RobotApplication()

[Anonymous]

Hi,

In the snap shot below you can see that there is no attribute as "AddReference", but in all the code above it is there please help ..

[JacquesGaudin]

What's the output of:

import clr
dir(clr)

[mmaso64U7Y]

Python.Net package aliases to 'clr', which is in conflict with 'clr' package. As stated by @JacquesGaudin , you can check whether 'clr' is pointing to 'pythonnet' or to 'clr' using 'dir()' function.

To install 'pythonnet' run the following commands:

pip uninstall clr

pip install pythonnet

See this topic.