Help with setting element type

[dan-montelo]

Hello,

I'm looking for general help on setting the element type of Cadwork elements. Both for changing between types of 'Standard Parts' like Panels, Beams, Auxiliary Volumes, etc. and also to change their Properties in the Element module (Ctrl+E) to change to Solid Floor, Solid Wall, Solid Roof, etc

For example:

import file_controller as fc
import element_controller as ec
import utility_controller as uc
import visualization_controller as vc
import list_controller as lc
import attribute_controller as ac
import material_controller as mc  # Assuming this is the module for materials
import rhino3dm
import cadwork as cw
import menu_controller as mec


cwIDS = ec.get_active_identifiable_element_ids()

for element in cwIDS:
    #floor = ac.set_solid_floor([element])
    #this soemtimes changes the element to a solid floor but doesn't show
    #reference side and length line as you would expect

    etype = ac.get_element_type(element)
    print (etype)

    #how do you set elements to be a panel,?
    #cw.element_type.set_panel()? or 
    #etype.set_panel()?

    #how do you set elements to be a rectangular beam?
    #cw.element_type.set_rectangular_beam()? or
    #etype.set_rectangular_beam()?

    #I am looking for general guidance on methods to set element type

[dan-montelo]

@jspaquet is this something you could help with?

[jspaquet]

I'm on holidays until Tuesday. I'll have a look when I get back to the office.

[dan-montelo]

Thanks! Happy SJB long weekend.

[jspaquet]

This should get you going:

>>> import cadwork
>>> import element_controller
>>> import attribute_controller
>>> elem = element_controller.get_active_identifiable_element_ids()
>>> elem
[3438096]
>>> ot = attribute_controller.get_output_type(elem[0])
>>> ot
<cadwork.process_type object at 0x00000212D6D6BAF0>
>>> ot.is_stud()
True
>>> ot.set_purlin()
>>> attribute_controller.set_output_type(elem, ot)

[deedend]

Hi all,

I am having a bit of a struggle with the attribute_controller.get_output_type(id) part, it gives me an error:

ono = ac.get_output_type(iden)  # Get current process type object
      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
TypeError: Unable to convert function return value to a Python type! The signature was
	(arg0: int) -> process_type

It used to work yesterday, not sure what I did wrong (but I haven't changed the code). This is the full code:

import utility_controller as uc
import element_controller as ec
import visualization_controller as vc
import geometry_controller as gc

lista = ec.get_active_identifiable_element_ids()
ac.set_user_attribute_name(11, 'Grain direction')
    for iden in lista:
        if ac.is_panel(iden):
            length = gc.get_length(iden)
            width = gc.get_width(iden)
            if length is None or width is None:
                continue
            if width <= length:
                ac.set_user_attribute([iden], 11, 'x')
                ono = ac.get_output_type(iden)
                ono.set_panel_1()
                ac.set_output_type([iden], ono)
            if width > length:
                ac.set_user_attribute([iden], 11, 'y')
                ono = ac.get_output_type(iden)
                ono.set_panel_2()
                ac.set_output_type([iden], ono)
        else:
            continue

Thanks

[deedend]

Sorry guys, it was my fault: I didn't have any reference to the module Cadwork inside the code, and Pycharm marked it as unused, so I got rid of it. Turns out that it is been used for that function, so adding it back make it work again!