//Example from official documentation: developer.tekla.com
public void CreateSelectionFilter()
{
// Creates the filter expressions
PartFilterExpressions.Name PartName = new PartFilterExpressions.Name();
StringConstantFilterExpression Beam1 = new StringConstantFilterExpression("BEAM1");
StringConstantFilterExpression Beam2 = new StringConstantFilterExpression("BEAM2");
StringConstantFilterExpression Beam3 = new StringConstantFilterExpression("BEAM3");
// Creates a custom part filter
PartFilterExpressions.CustomString PartComment = new PartFilterExpressions.CustomString("Comment");
StringConstantFilterExpression Test = new StringConstantFilterExpression("test");
// Creates the binary filter expressions
BinaryFilterExpression Expression1 = new BinaryFilterExpression(PartName, StringOperatorType.IS_EQUAL, Beam1);
BinaryFilterExpression Expression2 = new BinaryFilterExpression(PartName, StringOperatorType.IS_EQUAL, Beam2);
BinaryFilterExpression Expression3 = new BinaryFilterExpression(PartName, StringOperatorType.IS_EQUAL, Beam3);
BinaryFilterExpression Expression4 = new BinaryFilterExpression(PartComment, StringOperatorType.STARTS_WITH, Test);
// Creates the binary filter expression collection
BinaryFilterExpressionCollection ExpressionCollection = new BinaryFilterExpressionCollection();
ExpressionCollection.Add(new BinaryFilterExpressionItem(Expression1, BinaryFilterOperatorType.BOOLEAN_OR));
ExpressionCollection.Add(new BinaryFilterExpressionItem(Expression2, BinaryFilterOperatorType.BOOLEAN_OR));
ExpressionCollection.Add(new BinaryFilterExpressionItem(Expression3, BinaryFilterOperatorType.BOOLEAN_OR));
ExpressionCollection.Add(new BinaryFilterExpressionItem(Expression4));
var modelPath = new TSM.Model().GetInfo().ModelPath;
string AttributesPath = Path.Combine(modelPath, "attributes");
string FilterName = Path.Combine(AttributesPath, this.filterName);
Filter Filter = new Filter(ExpressionCollection);
// Generates the filter file
Filter.CreateFile(FilterExpressionFileType.OBJECT_GROUP_SELECTION, FilterName);
}
public static dynamic GetTSObject(StringConstantFilterExpression dynObject)
{
if (dynObject is null)
{
return(null);
}
return(dynObject.teklaObject);
}
/// <summary>Selects all objects which are on the phase</summary>
/// <param name="phaseNumber">Number of the phase</param>
/// <exception cref="Exceptions.FilteringToolTeklaSettingsException">When macro directory not exsists</exception>
public static void SelectObjects(int phaseNumber)
{
var assemblyPhase = new TemplateFilterExpressions.CustomString("ASSEMBLY.PHASE");
var phase = new StringConstantFilterExpression(phaseNumber.ToString());
var expresion1 = new BinaryFilterExpression(assemblyPhase, StringOperatorType.IS_EQUAL, phase);
var objectType = new ObjectFilterExpressions.Type();
var partF = new NumericConstantFilterExpression(Tekla.Structures.TeklaStructuresDatabaseTypeEnum.PART);
var expresion2 = new BinaryFilterExpression(objectType, NumericOperatorType.IS_EQUAL, partF);
var expresion = new BinaryFilterExpressionCollection();
expresion.Add(new BinaryFilterExpressionItem(expresion1, BinaryFilterOperatorType.BOOLEAN_AND));
expresion.Add(new BinaryFilterExpressionItem(expresion2, BinaryFilterOperatorType.BOOLEAN_AND));
var filter = new Filter(expresion);
var objects = new Tekla.Structures.Model.Model().GetModelObjectSelector().GetObjectsByFilter(expresion);
objects.SelectInstances = false;
var ar = new System.Collections.ArrayList();
while (objects.MoveNext())
{
var part = objects.Current as Tekla.Structures.Model.Part;
if (part != null)
{
var assembly = part.GetAssembly();
ar.Add(assembly);
break;
}
}
var mos = new Tekla.Structures.Model.UI.ModelObjectSelector();
mos.Select(new System.Collections.ArrayList());
mos.Select(ar);
if (Tekla.Structures.TeklaStructures.Connect())
{
TeklaMacroDirectory.CheckIfExists();
var akit = new Tekla.Structures.MacroBuilder();
akit.PushButton("butCancel", "diaPhaseManager");
akit.Callback("acmd_display_active_system_dialog", "", "main_frame");
akit.PushButton("butSelectPhases", "diaPhaseManager");
akit.PushButton("butSelectObjects", "diaPhaseManager");
akit.PushButton("butCancel", "diaPhaseManager");
akit.Run();
akit = null;
}
}