/// <summary>
/// This node can set the Section for Advance Steel beams from Dynamo.
/// For the Section use the following format: "HEA DIN18800-1#@§@#HEA100"
/// </summary>
/// <param name="beamElement">Advance Steel beam</param>
/// <param name="sectionName">Section</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static void SetSection(AdvanceSteel.Nodes.Object beamElement, string sectionName)
{
//lock the document and start transaction
using (var _CADAccess = new AdvanceSteel.Services.ObjectAccess.CADContext())
{
string handle = beamElement.Handle;
FilerObject obj = Utils.GetObject(handle);
if (obj != null && obj.IsKindOf(FilerObject.eObjectType.kBeam))
{
string sectionType = string.Empty;
string sectionSize = string.Empty;
string separator = "#@" + '§' + "@#";
string[] section = sectionName.Split(new string[] { separator }, System.StringSplitOptions.None);
if (section.Length == 2)
{
sectionType = section[0];
sectionSize = section[1];
}
Beam beam = obj as Beam;
beam.ChangeProfile(sectionType, sectionSize);
}
else
{
throw new System.Exception("Failed to change section");
}
}
}
/// <summary>
/// This node can set the Section for Advance Steel beams from Dynamo.
/// For the Section use the following format: "HEA DIN18800-1#@§@#HEA100"
/// </summary>
/// <param name="beamElement">Advance Steel beam</param>
/// <param name="sectionName">Section</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static void SetSection(AdvanceSteel.Nodes.Object beamElement, string sectionName)
{
//lock the document and start transaction
using (var _CADAccess = new AdvanceSteel.Services.ObjectAccess.CADContext())
{
string handle = beamElement.Handle;
FilerObject obj = Utils.GetObject(handle);
if (obj != null && obj.IsKindOf(FilerObject.eObjectType.kBeam))
{
string sectionType = Utils.SplitSectionName(sectionName)[0];
string sectionSize = Utils.SplitSectionName(sectionName)[1];
Beam beam = obj as Beam;
if (obj.IsKindOf(FilerObject.eObjectType.kCompoundBeam) && !Utils.CompareCompoundSectionTypes(beam.ProfSectionType, sectionType))
{
throw new System.Exception("Failed to change section as compound section type is different");
}
beam.ChangeProfile(sectionType, sectionSize);
}
else
{
throw new System.Exception("Failed to change section");
}
}
}
/// <summary>
/// This node can set User attributes for Advance Steel elements from Dynamo
/// </summary>
/// <param name="element">Advance Steel element</param>
/// <param name="AttIdx">The index of the User attribute. Is a number between 1 and 10</param>
/// <param name="value">Attribute value</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static void SetUserAttribute(AdvanceSteel.Nodes.Object element, int AttIdx, string value)
{
if (AttIdx < 1 || AttIdx > 10)
{
throw new System.Exception("Attribute index is not in the range from 1 to 10");
}
//lock the document and start transaction
using (var _CADAccess = new AdvanceSteel.Services.ObjectAccess.CADContext())
{
string handle = element.Handle;
FilerObject obj = Utils.GetObject(handle);
AtomicElement atomic = obj as AtomicElement;
if (obj != null && obj.IsKindOf(FilerObject.eObjectType.kAtomicElem))
{
//[1, 10] ->[0 ,9]
AttIdx = AttIdx - 1;
atomic.SetUserAttribute(AttIdx, value);
}
else
{
throw new System.Exception("Failed to set attribute");
}
}
}
/// <summary>
/// This node can set the Material for Advance Steel elements from Dynamo
/// </summary>
/// <param name="element">Advance Steel element</param>
/// <param name="materialName">Material</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static void SetMaterial(AdvanceSteel.Nodes.Object element, string materialName)
{
//lock the document and start transaction
using (var _CADAccess = new AdvanceSteel.Services.ObjectAccess.CADContext())
{
string handle = element.Handle;
FilerObject obj = Utils.GetObject(handle);
AtomicElement atomic = obj as AtomicElement;
if (obj != null && obj.IsKindOf(FilerObject.eObjectType.kAtomicElem))
{
atomic.Material = materialName;
}
else
{
throw new System.Exception("Failed to set material");
}
}
}
