mdlIObject AddNewAssembly

Adds a new assembly from an existing or new data and definition file.

Syntax

mdlIObject_handle AddNewAssembly new_handle, varname, label, data_file_path, def_file_path, create_new_def_file, def_name def_type

Application

MotionView Tcl Modify

Description

This command adds a new assembly using the ‘varname’ and ‘label’ from existing or new data and definition file. The ‘def_type’ will be the assembly definition type and ‘def_name’ will be the definition name.

Inputs

new_handle
The handle of the newly created assembly.
varname
The variable name for the assembly.
label
The label for the assembly.
data_file_path 
The path for the new data file.
def_file_path
The path for the new/existing definition file.
create_new_def_file
This is boolean variable that can take true or false. If true is passed, ‘def_file_path’ will be created (replaced if already exist). In case of false the ‘def_file_path’ should be already present.
def _name
The name of the assembly definition.
def _type
The type of assembly definition.

Example

To add a new assembly from an existing or new data and definition file: 
hwi GetSessionHandle mySessionName 
mySessionName GetProjectHandle myProjectName 
set activePageNum [myProjectName GetActivePage]
myProjectName GetPageHandle myPageName $activePageNum
set activeWinNum [myPageName GetActiveWindow]
myPageName GetWindowHandle myWindowName $activeWinNum
myWindowName GetClientHandle myClientName 
myClientName GetModelHandle myModelName 
myModelName GetObjectHandle obj_handle
obj_handle AddNewAssembly assem_handle assem_0 "\"Assembly 0\"" C:/temp/data_file.mdl C:/temp/def_file.mdl true assem_def_name assem_type;
obj_handle ReleaseHandle;
assem_handle ReleaseHandle;
myModelName ReleaseHandle
myClientName ReleaseHandle
myWindowName ReleaseHandle
myPageName ReleaseHandle
myProjectName ReleaseHandle
mySessionName ReleaseHandle

Errors

Returns 0 if successful, otherwise an error code.