Changing active plane from script (Layer to screen)

[Musisback]

Hello, I have 2D Custom tools that work only when the active plane is "screen plane". So if I change the active plane to layer plane, they don't work correctly.

How can I change the active plane to screen in my tool script?

Thanks,

[MullinRJ]

I believe SetPref(1099, True); sets the mode to Screen Plane. False sets it to Layer Plane. If you save the value before you start, you can restore it when you're done.

HTH,

Raymond

[Musisback]

Thanks Raymond, It works fine.

I have an extra question though. How do you find those constants?

I couldn't find it in the appendix or anywhere on the sites :

www.vectorlab.info &

developer.vectorworks.net

Are they other interesting websites I should know about to help me find answers by myself ?

Thanks,

[Hippocode]

===> Here

Edited November 26, 2012 by hippothamus

[MullinRJ]

Most of the constants are in the Appendix of the VS Function Reference. There is an online version at: developer.vectorworks.net Other constants can be found in the SDK. Still others can only be found by asking the engineers at NV.

Raymond

[maarten.]

Or by duplicating an object, adjusting something in the duplicate and then run through the ObjectVariables of both object and write down the differences. Some very interesting but also confusing stuff can be found there.