I have a couple of DWG drawings which I have converted into F2D files for offline viewing.
There is a base model which I load on the viewer initialization. Other drawings are loaded using viewer.loadModel as in when required.
These drawings get loaded fine. The problem is that it messes up the selection. Only one of the loaded models gets selected (and gets highlighted) on mouse down.
When I check the selection on the event received in AggregateSelectionChangedEvent, the selection has only the first model. So, I cannot even distinguish the model which has been selected.
Since some of the drawings can be loaded multiple times, (Consider a car drawing where one can load same wheel drawing and place at 4 positions) the dbId of the selected entity is same for multiple models. So, dbId can not be used as the only parameter. What I need is dbId + model.id combination to tell the selected object apart.
As per the suggestion received from elsewhere, I was setting
renderer.settings.numIdTargets = 2.
This made the selection work for multi-model pretty much as normal selection.
It worked a while, then suddenly stopped working. I am not able to figure out why.
Can anyone suggest a lasting solution to this problem?
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Custom objects disappear on every orbit zoom or rotation for about one second, then reappear again when added to a aggregated view in combination with a large model. While the objects are hidden, I can see that there is some reloading/rerendering of the other unrelated model going on.
Overlays (meshes rendered directly into threejs) obviously don't show this behavior.
I'm using viewer version 7.85 and the sample code from here: https://aps.autodesk.com/blog/custom-models-forge-viewer
modelBuilder.addFragment(sphereGeometry, sphereMaterial, sphereTransform);
Is there any way I can prioritize rendering of my custom model or disconnect the rendering from other loaded models?
I wrote a tool which draws model curves on a view and adds dimensions to it. The tool when run locally on my computer it works fine, lines are drawn and dimension are added and visible.
But, when I upload the code to Forge Design Automation, the lines are drawn and dimensions added. However the dimensions are not visible. After I downloaded the rvt file I can see the dimension through Revit Lookup, but not directly on the view.
Any suggestions where I might be going wrong?
Here is my code...
mCurve.LineStyle = buildingLineStyle;
//Adding dimension
ReferenceArray references = new ReferenceArray();
references.Append(mCurve.GeometryCurve.GetEndPointReference(0));
references.Append(mCurve.GeometryCurve.GetEndPointReference(1));
Dimension dim = doc.Create.NewDimension(groundFloor, line, references);
//Moving dimension to a suitable position
ElementTransformUtils.MoveElement(doc, dim.Id, 2 * XYZ.BasisY);
Thanks for your time in looking into this issue.
Thank you for your query and sorry to hear you are encountering this obscure problem.
I have no complete and guaranteed solution for you, but similar issues have been discussed in the past in the pure desktop Revit API, and two workarounds were suggested that might help in your case as well:
Newly created dimensioning not displayed
Dimension leader remains visible after removal
One workaround consists in creating a new dimension using the Reference objects obtained from the non-visible one.
The other one, in moving the dimension up and down within the same transaction to regenerate it.
I have been working on multi-model from the last couple of weeks and found that selection of a model object using mouse click vs viewer select function behave differently.
I have two models one architectural and another mechanical. When I select a wall or room on the architectural model using mouse click, Object select with overlay without having any problem but when I try using viewer select function with same object, it hides behind the wall and overlay doesn't work. It is only happening with the architectural model and working fine with the mechanical model.
Please suggest me if I am doing something wrong with multi-model.
To programmatically select components when working with multiple models use viewer.select(dbid, model):
let model = viewer.impl.modelQueue().getModels()[index] or viewer.impl.findModel(modelId);
viewer.select(dbid, model)
And to get selected dbids use viewer.getAggregateSelection (see doc here) the event to subscribe to AGGREGATE_SELECTION_CHANGED_EVENT (doc here) to track selection changes:
If the issue persists can you send some screenshots and your models (links via a sharing service like weTransfer/Dropbox) for further investigation over to forge.help#autodesk.com?
With reference of https://forge.autodesk.com/cloud_and_mobile/2016/02/playing-with-the-new-view-data-markup-api.html, I am implementing 2D markup feature in forge viewer.
I'm using Autodesk.Viewing.MarkupsCore library to draw annotations over model in forge viewer. For that I'm loading Autodesk.Viewing.MarkupsCore extension as _markupsExtension .
I tried drawing some markup annotation and saved viewer state. When I tried loading these previously drawn annotations, It failed to restore viewer state, but it was loading annotations data properly.
// To draw and save markup
viewer.loadExtension("Autodesk.Viewing.MarkupsCore").then(function(markupExt) {
_markupsExtension = markupExt;
_state = _markupsExtension.viewer.getState();
_markupsExtension.hide();
_markupsExtension.enterEditMode();
//From now on, while in EditMode, the user will be drawing text boxes
_data = _markupsExtension.generateData(); //Annotations data can be generated
_state = _markupsExtension.viewer.getState(); //to store viewer state information
_markupsExtension.leaveEditMode();
viewer.unloadExtension("Autodesk.Viewing.MarkupsCore"); //User can navigate within model
});
// To load previously drawn markup
viewer.loadExtension("Autodesk.Viewing.MarkupsCore").then(function(markupExt) {
_markupsExtension = markupExt;
_markupsExtension.leaveEditMode();
_markupsExtension.show();
_markupsExtension.viewer.restoreState(_state); //it fails to restore state
_markupsExtension.viewer.impl.invalidate(true);
_markupsExtension.loadMarkups(_data, 'aaa'); //loads markup data while keeping viewerstate unchanged.
});
Why does it fail to restore state while being in markup viewing mode?
What is difference between _markupsExtension.viewer.restoreState(_state) and viewer.restoreState(_state)
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Is there any way where I could stay within editing mode/viewing mode and change viewer's state?
I am saving all markups in a list view in different sessions or file per session (referring https://forge.autodesk.com/cloud_and_mobile/2016/02/playing-with-the-new-view-data-markup-api.html ).
e.g. 1) I moved model to the top and drawn arrow pointing to particular object and I saved it with name "MarkupA.json".
2) I moved model to front and zoomed it out so that it went far from camera. Then I drawn Square markup and stored it with name "MarkupB.json".
3) Then again I kept model to default iso (home) mode and drawn text annotation and saved it with name "MarkupC.json".
All these markups are listed in the UI panel like a tree. So when am clicking on any particular name, that markup and its model viewer state has to get restored without change in any markup mode.
I have checked this similar functionality in bim360. When I stored different markups in BIM360, it stored all markups in its database and small thumbnail screenshot appeared for its relevant markup card. I viewed all markups in markup panel or comment panel.
When I clicked on specific thumbnail, every markup appeared with appropriate stored viewer state.
I am trying to get similar functionality in forge viewer using new Markups core extension and customised its markup code to store states with markups. When I tried to load each markup, it seems like markup is getting loaded but its viewer state is not able to get restored neither in edit mode nor in viewing mode. I understood that restoring state is not possible if we are in markups mode. But what if I want to show the previously stored drawn markup on particular view?
The workaround which I tried to switch between markup is as follow,
On click of another markup -
a) leave viewing mode
b) restore model with stored state
c) enter viewing mode.
d) load its markup svg.
The issue with this is it is taking too much time taking too much time to reload markup with restored state.
Can you please tell me if we have any other workaround or approach to achieve loading and restoring markup and its viewer state synchronously?
Why does it fail to restore state while being in markup viewing mode?
When in markup mode the camera is locked so you will need to drop out of edit mode before restoring Viewer states and then go back.
What is difference between _markupsExtension.viewer.restoreState(_state) and viewer.restoreState(_state)
No difference as _markupsExtension.viewer is just a reference of the plugin to the master Viewer object
I am new to Lua scripting, and game development. So please I am just a noob in Lua.
I have searched the net for solutions to my problems, without any luck.
I use Photoshop, Corona, Dusk, json and Tiled on windows7.
I am creating a "board" like game, i.e. Setlers. I am using a world map, as the background. The background image of the game area is a world map (world.png file). I have no problem here.
I would like to create transparrent clickable objects matching the countrys borders on my gamemap with all parameters and values (I have added in Tiled) stored in the object. So When the player clicks on the country the transparrent object (on top of the map) is the one clicked and an eventlistener acts on the click.
In Tiled I can create all the objects I need, naming them + assigning parameters and other values.
If I add object.alpha value in Tiled, the alpha value is passed on to corona and working there.
How can I read these data from the json/tmx file in Corona and adding them to a lua table?
The way I am thinking to use the Tiled map and its objects, is to create one polyline trace of each country’s border (creating one object per country). Then place each “country traced object” on top of the world.png map, also naming the object with the countrys name like “object.name = TileBritannia” and also the other properties for use in game.
My problem is getting the objects info, like object.name, and an eventlistener reacting to a click on the object.
Is a polyline the right way to create a clickable area on a map, when I use a png file as a background image?
What is the best way to create a country border objects, in one layer or with all countries as individual object layers in Tiled.
Can I create one layer with sub objects and still access them in my code?
How do I get the object name and other properties, set in Tiled.
When I try to use the (local britannia = tiledMap:load("britannia.json")) the "load" is not working, getting a nil value.
I am looking for a code that will extract/get/read the object.name i.e. “objBritannia” or "TileBritannia". from the json/tmx file.
When I try to read the different parameters from the json file, I don't get the result I expect. I get the result = function: 046A73B0, was hoping for an object name of some sort.
Please provide links to or code example.
I have edited the question.
Thanks
For questions 1 and 2: I have not used Tiled, but based on Corona Tiled, you have the right strategy in mind. That page makes me think that you can just use tap event listener to detect tap. If you are having issues with the example on that web page, please update your question to be more specific. If tap event handling doesn't work (maybe you're talking about a different Tiled lib), look a Polygon fill and Point in Polygon detection, because that's basically what you need to do. Try some stuff from there. If it still doesn't work for you, then update your question with specifics otherwise it will be likely get closed (it is a little too broad as it is).
For #3, Lua is a dynamic language that supports adding properties to objects in one line. So upon the example on the Corona Tiled page, all you would have to do is
tiledMap = require("tiled")
local britannia = tiledMap:load("britannia.json")
britannia.name = "Britannnia"
local Zulu = tiledMap:load("zulu.json")
zulu.name = "zulu"
Naturally you will probably have a whole bunch so you will create a function that you call for each tile. It's not clear what map.layer["objBritannia "].nameIs("TileBritannia") is supposed to do so I can't comment.