CATIA V5 Script to Show only Solids 1

[jmarkus]

This has been discussed many times before, but I am trying to understand why my application of this concept won't work.

I can perform the following:
Edit->Search->Advanced and enter
.-'Part Design'.'PartDesign Feature'
in the Composed query.
Select Look: Visible on Screen and click "Search and Select" and it will highlight everything that is not a solid in my product or part.

When I try to put this into a macro as:
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Language="VBSCRIPT"

Sub CATMain()

Set productDocument1 = CATIA.ActiveDocument

Set selection1 = productDocument1.Selection

selection1.Search type!='PartDesign Feature',scr

selection1.VisProperties.SetShow 1

selection1.clear

End Sub
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it doesn't work.

Can't someone show me the error of my ways?

Thanks,
Jeff

 

[DBezaire]

Fernando compiled this beautiful tool

http://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=298847

There are examples of hiding items in products. This may shed some light on your issue.

Regards,
Derek

 

[jmarkus]

Cool Help file, thanks!

Here is what I ended up doing, I replaced the search type with:
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selection1.Search "t!=Part*&t!=Product*&t!=Surface,scr"
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and that seemed to do the trick. (I added the surface type to keep surfaces displayed from what I originally intended in my first post.

Jeff