public static async void DuplicateItem(this InteractiveScene scene, IObject3D sourceItem = null)
{
if (sourceItem == null)
{
if (scene.HasSelection)
{
sourceItem = scene.SelectedItem;
}
}
if (sourceItem != null)
{
// Copy selected item
IObject3D newItem = await Task.Run(() =>
{
if (sourceItem != null)
{
if (sourceItem is SelectionGroupObject3D)
{
// the selection is a group of objects that need to be copied
var copyList = sourceItem.Children.ToList();
scene.SelectedItem = null;
foreach (var item in copyList)
{
var clonedItem = item.Clone();
// make the name unique
var newName = agg_basics.GetNonCollidingName(item.Name, scene.DescendantsAndSelf().Select((d) => d.Name));
clonedItem.Name = newName;
// add it to the scene
scene.Children.Add(clonedItem);
// add it to the selection
scene.AddToSelection(clonedItem);
}
}
else // the selection can be cloned easily
{
var clonedItem = sourceItem.Clone();
// make the name unique
var newName = agg_basics.GetNonCollidingName(sourceItem.Name, scene.DescendantsAndSelf().Select((d) => d.Name));
clonedItem.Name = newName;
// More useful if it creates the part in the exact position and then the user can move it.
// Consistent with other software as well. LBB 2017-12-02
//PlatingHelper.MoveToOpenPositionRelativeGroup(clonedItem, Scene.Children);
return(clonedItem);
}
}
return(null);
});
// it might come back null due to threading
if (newItem != null)
{
scene.InsertNewItem(newItem);
}
}
}