API Selection Help

Hi all,

Looking at the API once again, and a small portion of my macro deals with
using a plane, created in the macro, to insert a sketch with a circle at its
origin.

I have recorded a macro doing what I want but am confused by part of it

boolstatus = Part.Extension.SelectByID2("Point1@3DSketch01",
"EXTSKETCHPOINT", 0.006690360006824, 4.318000004404E-04, 0.1828723801865,
False, 0, Nothing, 0)

This particular line is selecting the origin of the plane. I'm not sure as
to why it is necessary to use both the object name and the XYZ coordinates
to adaquately define my selection. I will not know the coords of the point
in my macro however I'm sure I could obtain them, however I was wondering if
I could simply just provide the name, which I define and if so, what would
the proper syntax be without the coords.

Thanks
-hack

 

I think you will find that the coordinates can be left blank or zero as
long as you have the entity name.

 

"EXTSKETCHPOINT" means that you selected a point that was contained in
a *different* sketch. I thought you said you wanted to insert a circle
at the origin? Looks like you picked a piont from a 3D sketch, not the
origin.

Ken

 

hi,


could u try this
boolstatus = Part.Extension.SelectByID2("Po­int1@3DSketch01",
"EXTSKETCHPOINT", 0, 0, 0,
False, 0, Nothing, 0)

Reply me

vijayan