Journal: Selection Filter to default?

[CNSZU]

Hello,

How does one set the selection filter of a BlockStyler.SelectObject to default ("No Selection Filter") so that you can select any object?

This is what I have so far:

 Dim selectionfilter(0) As MaskTriple
selectionfilter(0).Type = -1
selectionfilter(0).Subtype = -1
selection0.GetProperties.SetSelectionFilter("SelectionFilter", Selection.SelectionAction.ClearAndEnableSpecific, selectionfilter)

However, this disables the selection filter.

Is there a solution?

NX10.0 Win8.1 64bit i7-3770K 16GB Quadro2000

 

[BubbaK]

selection0.GetProperties.SetSelectionFilter("SelectionFilter", Selection.SelectionAction.EnableAll, ...

 

[CNSZU]

Hi BubbaK,

I tried that, but it fails.

Dim selectionfilter(0) As MaskTriple
selection0.GetProperties.SetSelectionFilter("SelectionFilter", Selection.SelectionAction.EnableAll, selectionfilter)

NX shows an error dialog with "NXOpen.NXException: Second parameter is invalid"
The log shows "+++ Cannot specify mask_triples if action is enable all"

So I tried this

selection0.GetProperties.SetSelectionFilter("SelectionFilter", Selection.SelectionAction.EnableAll, Nothing)

but the same error occurs.

NX10.0 Win8.1 64bit i7-3770K 16GB Quadro2000

 

[paulbarryturner]

CNZSU,

You have the parameters in SetSelectionFilter mixed up.

The second is SelectionAction but you have put the selectionFilter in there. You need to put EnableAll in the third parameter.

Paul

Paul Turner
CAD & Process Engineer
Mastip Technology

 

[CNSZU]

They're not mixed up, otherwise the code wouldn't even build in visual studio.

The strange thing is that all selection actions work, except EnableAll.

I could do selection0.ResetFilter() , and that will enable most of the object types, but not Sketch.

Here's the workaround:

Dim selectionfilter(0) As MaskTriple
selectionfilter(0).Type = NXOpen.UF.UFConstants.UF_sketch_type
selectionfilter(0).Subtype = NXOpen.UF.UFConstants.UF_all_subtype
selection0.ResetFilter()
selection0.SetSelectionFilter(SelectionAction.EnableSpecific, selectionfilter)

This will reset the selection filter (to enable most object types) and add the Sketch object type to the filter, which adequately solves my problem.

NX10.0 Win8.1 64bit i7-3770K 16GB QuadroK2200