How to use Parameter/Strings in the Script?

[deepImplement]

Heyo,

I tryed to use parameter and strings wich can be added in the Plugin Manager.

But i dont get how to use them in the Python Scripts...

 

The Vectorworks Helpsheet dindt really help to make this clear.

 

Can someone take my dumbness away and tell my how this System works?😅

[PatW]

The defined params are stored in the ParamRecord which has the name off the ParamObjectType.

 

First you need to get the param rec name, thats saver than hardcoding it:

 

http://developer.vectorworks.net/index.php/VS:GetParametricRecord

 

Put the handle in this function:

 

http://developer.vectorworks.net/index.php/VS:GetName

 

At the end you pass the paramObject, the name off the param record and the Fieldname into this function:

 

http://developer.vectorworks.net/index.php/VS:GetRField

 

 

[Pat Stanford]

I don't know about PythonScript, but is straight Vectorscript it is much easier.

 

Anything that is defined as part of the parameter record can be accessed as a variable in Vectorscript by prepending it with a letter "p".

 

So a Parameter of Length_1 would be used as a variable in the script at pLength_1.

 

Two tricks to this:

1. The parameter variables are only read at the beginning of the script execution and only written at the end, so you can't use them internally as loop counters or use it to access a change made earlier in the script. If you need that copy the data to a script (instead of parameter) variable, use that during the execution and then save back to the parameter variable at the end of the execution.

2. It means you don't want to start your variables in a PIO with the letter p as they will be assumed to be parameter variables.

[Peter Vandewalle]

In Python just use this form:

par = vs.Pparametername

where par is the value in your python script and parametername is the PIO parameter.

[JBenghiat]

vs.GetPluginString() will access the strings in the plug-in definition.

http://developer.vectorworks.net/index.php/VS:GetPluginString

 

You can also access strings and image resources from a VW resource file. See: http://developer.vectorworks.net/index.php/Vectorworks_VWR_Resources Information on how to access via script is at the bottom of the page.