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Change color and layer

Change color and layer

Change color and layer

(OP)
Let me start by saying I know nothing about scripting. I copied this out of the portable script center.

I'm looking for this script to do exactly what it does, except I want it to pick everything visible on my screen, as opposed to the user selecting a single face. Can this be done?


Sub CATMain()



Dim partDocument1 As Documents

Set partDocument1 = Catia.ActiveDocument



Dim part1 As Parts

Set part1 = partDocument1.Part



Dim selection As Selection

Set selection = Catia.ActiveDocument.Selection



Dim hybridShapeFactory1 As HybridShapeFactory

Set hybridShapeFactory1 = part1.HybridShapeFactory



'~ setup filter

ReDim sFilter(0)

MsgBox "Select a Face"

sFilter(0) = "Face"

sStatus = Selection.SelectElement2(sFilter, "select a Face", False)



Dim Obj As VispProperties

Set Obj = Selection.VisProperties



Set visProperties1 = CATIA.ActiveDocument.Selection.VisProperties



'~ change layer

visProperties1.SetLayer catVisLayerBasic, 200



'~ change colour

Obj.SetRealColor 100,10,255,0

Obj.SetRealLineType 4,0

Obj.SetRealWidth 100,0



part1.Update



End Sub



RE: Change color and layer

You could fill the selection filter with the search function. Use the record macro button and setup the filter.

Language="VBSCRIPT"

Sub CATMain()

Set partDocument1 = CATIA.ActiveDocument

Set selection1 = partDocument1.Selection

selection1.Search "((CATGmoSearch.Surface + CATGmoSearch.Curve) - CATGmoSearch.Plane),scr"

End Sub


Regards,
Derek

Win XP64
21SP6/22SP4, 3DVIA Composer 2013X, ST R20
Dell T7400 16GB Ram
Quadro FX 4800 - 1.5GB

RE: Change color and layer

(OP)
I'll still cant seem to get it all to work together....do i copy this new part of code into my previous code

RE: Change color and layer

(OP)
Nevermind, i got it.

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