Issue with GetArea()

[stepalibre]

You can write logic that gets the session name and/or type and if Assembly then proceed.

root = alibre.Root
session = root.TopmostSession
session.SessionType
type(session)
CurrentAssembly() - Satisfy the type/object required by AlibreX when using types/objects from Alibre Script

If you have multiple assemblies open you'll need logic to pick the one you want.

 

[kyleborot]

You can write logic that gets the session name and/or type and if Assembly then proceed.

root = alibre.Root
session = root.TopmostSession
session.SessionType
type(session)
CurrentAssembly() - Satisfy the type/object required by AlibreX when using types/objects from Alibre Script

If you have multiple assemblies open you'll need logic to pick the one you want.

Can't I also put a window dialog where you choose that assembly directory? And make that directory = CurrentAssembly()?

 

[stepalibre]

Can't I also put a window dialog where you choose that assembly directory? And make that directory = CurrentAssembly()?

Is this better?

root = alibre.Root
for i in range(root.Sessions.Count):
    a = root.Sessions.Item(i).Name
    b = root.Sessions.Item(i).SessionType
    if b == AlibreX.ADObjectSubType.AD_PART:
        print(a)
        print("this is an part")
    if b == AlibreX.ADObjectSubType.AD_ASSEMBLY:
        print(a)
        print("this is an assembly")

 

[stepalibre]

Can't I also put a window dialog where you choose that assembly directory? And make that directory = CurrentAssembly()?

Yes, but not exactly with CurrentAssembly(). You'll need to create your own function/code that returns the assembly you want.

 

[stepalibre]

Question: Can you force the TopmostSession to be the assembly you're targeting?

Yes if the active foreground Alibre window (TopMostSession) is the assembly you want to target.

 

[NateLiquidGravity]

If using AlibreScript you can use some unsupported and undocumented shortcuts. For example you can get to the assembly session from the CurrentAssembly() by switching from the AlibreScript Assembly to the API IADAssemblySession like this:

Assem = CurrentAssembly()
AD_Assem = Assem._Assembly