Can you alter Tools/Options setting with a macro

[Alan Lowbands]

Hi Gents,
Is it possible to over-ride catia Tools/Options settings with a macro ?
I just want to turn on all the dimension manipulators without having to go through the same routine every time I start up a session.

cheers
Alan

 

[LWolf]

open tools-options, down low you'll find two buttons, one of them is called "Dumps parameter values". another pop-up opens, choose which tab you are interested in. navigate to the saved file, open it...
there you will see all the parameters you can control with script for those options.

regards,
LWolf

 

[Alan Lowbands]

Thanks LWolf, I'll give it a go
best regards
Alan

 

[ferdo]

Not all of them....

Regards
Fernando

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[Alan Lowbands]

Hi Gents,
Had to jump off this for a few days but got back to it this morning.
I've had a look and got the settings as you described.
I couldn't understand how you alter them and found a document Infrastucture - Property pages that goes through what you explained.

here's the few first lines-

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boolean1 = settingRepository1.GetAttr("ManipMoveLeaderMod")
'--------------------------------------------------
' Parameter 1 : (String) "ManipMoveLeaderMod"
' Returned value : (Variant) (Boolean) False
'--------------------------------------------------

Dim bSTR1
bSTR1 = ""
Dim bSTR2
bSTR2 = ""
Dim boolean2
settingRepository1.GetAttrInfo "ManipMoveLeaderMod", bSTR1, bSTR2, boolean2
'--------------------------------------------------
' Parameter 1 : (String) "ManipMoveLeaderMod"
' Parameter 2 : (String) "Default value"
' Parameter 3 : (String) "Unlocked"
' Parameter 4 : (Boolean) False
'--------------------------------------------------
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the document then says you can change the settings using:

Set settingControllers1 = CATIA.SettingControllers
Set generalSessionSettingAtt1 = settingControllers1.Item("CATCafGeneralSessionSettingCtrl")
&
Dim myNewStyle = CATGenUIStyle.UIStyleP1
generalSessionSettingAtt1.UIStyle = myNewStyle

Can anyone tell me how this relates to the settings I want to change?
I don't understand where the switch is

any help would be appreciated
regards
Alan

 

[kantoku]

Export twice before and after changing the desired location.
I think that you can understand by comparing.

 

[Alan Lowbands]

Thanks Kantoku,
I have tried that and found the difference between the two but it doesn't help me change the setting.
it's this part of the code that i'm struggling to understand:

Set settingControllers1 = CATIA.SettingControllers
Set settingRepository1 = settingControllers1.Item("DraftingOptions")

and how to use that to change the 'True' / 'False' setting.

cheers
Alan

 

[kantoku]

I think the description around here will be helpful.

Link
Link

"GetAttr" is the setting value acquisition, and "PutAttr" is the setting value setting.

 

[Alan Lowbands]

Thanks Kantoku,
Think I've got it

regards
Alan

 

[Alan Lowbands]

Thought I had it lol
Can anyone tell me why this sometimes changes the switch and sometime it doesn't ?
I know this is probably well short the correct code but I'm just looking to switch a few different options on/off.


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Language="VBSCRIPT"
Sub CATMain()

Set settingControllers1 = CATIA.SettingControllers
Set settingRepository1 = settingControllers1.Item("Sketcher")

settingRepository1.PutAttr("DYS_settings_MscNormalToView"), 1

settingRepository1.Commit()

End Sub
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