Mod the Machine

Automate creation of Named Geometry

Named Geometry is an iLogic feature that lets you tag geometry in the UI:
(See section "Use Assign Name to Identify Geometry for Constraints" here)

iLogic has an Automation interface that lets you automate iLogic specific features from your iLogic Rule or add-in/app. 

Using that we can also manipulate Named Geometry entries - e.g. add a new one.
This is what it would look like in a Rule:

' Select Face before running this code
Dim iLogicAuto = iLogicVb.Automation

Dim namedEntities = iLogicAuto.GetNamedEntities(ThisDoc.Document)

Dim f = ThisDoc.Document.SelectSet(1)

namedEntities.SetName(f, "MyNewFace")

Result:

We can also achieve the same from e.g. VBA:

Sub AddNamedGeometry()
 ' Select Face before running this code
  Const iLogicAddinGuid As String = "{3BDD8D79-2179-4B11-8A5A-257B1C0263AC}"

  Dim doc As Document
  Set doc = ThisApplication.ActiveDocument
  
  Dim addin As ApplicationAddIn
  Set addin = ThisApplication.ApplicationAddIns.ItemById(iLogicAddinGuid)

  Dim iLogicAuto As Object
  Set iLogicAuto = addin.Automation

  Dim namedEntities As Object
  Set namedEntities = iLogicAuto.GetNamedEntities(doc)

  Dim f As Face
  Set f = doc.SelectSet(1)

  Call namedEntities.SetName(f, "MyNewFace")
End Sub

-Adam

Accessing iProperties

I was told that it could be useful to provide a list of all the property names used for iProperties - for reference, I assume.

Actually, you can get this list with a simple VBA code 😀

Sub GetPropertySets()
  Dim doc As Document
  Set doc = ThisApplication.ActiveDocument
  
  Dim ps As PropertySet
  For Each ps In doc.PropertySets
    Debug.Print ps.Name + " / " + ps.InternalName
    Dim p As Property
    For Each p In ps
      Debug.Print "  " + p.Name + " /" + Str(p.PropId)
    Next
  Next
End Sub

Here is the result:

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