Last step for our HelloWorld script, we will see how to customize the rendering of our object.

1) GUI Script

Back in our palette, I first create a chapter to dissociate the geometric controls from those dedicated to rendering :

<Parameter>
<Name>GeometryExpander</Name>
<Text>Géométrie</Text>
<ValueType>Expander</ValueType>

 

</Parameter>

Inside the latter, I put my previous variable for the line’s length, so I obtain :

<Parameter>
<Name>GeometryExpander</Name>
<Text>Géométrie</Text>
<ValueType>Expander</ValueType>

 

<Parameter>
<Name>LineLength</Name>
<Text>Longueur</Text>
<Value>1000.0</Value>
<ValueType>Length</ValueType>
</Parameter>

 

</Parameter>

Here is the rendering in Allplan :

I can now create a new Expander for rendering :

<Parameter>
<Name>FormatExpander</Name>
<Text>Format</Text>
<ValueType>Expander</ValueType>

</Parameter>

Before integrating my render settings, I’ll make the following assumptions :

• the user uses the current settings in Allplan ;
• or he personalizes them.

Current settings

Default choice, I will simply create a checkbox :

<Parameter>
<Name>UseGlobalProperties</Name>
<Text>Utiliser les paramètres courants</Text>
<Value>True</Value>
<ValueType>CheckBox</ValueType>
</Parameter>

Please note : set Value to True indicates that the box is checked when the PythonPart is launched.

Custom settings

In this case, the user will be able to choose :

• the pen ;
• the stroke ;
• the color ;
• the layer ;
• …

Allplan allows us to load all these parameters at once with the code below :

<Parameter>
<Name>CommonProperties</Name>
<Text></Text>
<Value></Value>
<ValueType>CommonProperties</ValueType>
</Parameter>

Back on Allplan, we see this :

The different fields work but we have a display problem.

Indeed, I want to hide the customization options if the current values’box is checked.

So, I will add for each of the parameters the following visibility option :

<Visible>UseGlobalProperties == False</Visible>

Please note : UseGlobalProperties is the Name value of the parameter to test.

Here is the complete source code :

2) Main Script

For the Python script, I’ll go directly to the create_element function.

I complete the rendering properties by replacing :

com_prop = AllplanBaseElements.CommonProperties()

com_prop.GetGlobalProperties()

with :

if build_ele.UseGlobalProperties.value:
com_prop = BaseElements.CommonProperties()
com_prop.GetGlobalProperties()
else:
com_prop = build_ele.CommonProperties.value

If the condition of the check box is verified, the global settings are used, otherwise the values ​​defined via the palette are taken over.

Here is the complete source code :

Here is our PythonPart :