Oh yeah also in MoI v5 there is a UI for adding, removing or editing user text values in the "Details..." object properties dialog in the "Object user text" section:



- Michael

Hi Michael,

The functionality you have built into MoI is amazing.

The ability to attach arbitrary bits of user information is first rate.

And I like the idea of saving the "selection set" info in the 3DM file itself.

I gather the ID of an object is not like a GUID that is unique and unchanging.

Is it just the current index into a given set of things, subject to change as things are added/deleted?

Thanks much!

Frederick

Hi Michael,

I changed the code a little to have a function to just remove the selection user info. So now I have command SelectionSetSave, SelectionSetRestore and SelectionSetClear.

And it is all working just fine, just what I needed.

In your example code you used a command removeUserText.

What other commands are there related to user text?

Thanks much.

Frederick

Hi Frederick, great I'm glad that does what you were needing.

re:
> I gather the ID of an object is not like a GUID that is unique and unchanging.
>

Actually the ID of an object is a unique GUID that doesn't change.

The issue is that it is tied to that specific version of the object. With any type of editing
(including transforms), the result of the edit will have it's own new unique ID value.


re:
> In your example code you used a command removeUserText.
>
> What other commands are there related to user text?

From:
http://moi3d.com/wiki/V5Beta#Mar-28-2023

Implement document user text for scripts
New document user text values so scripts can add data that is saved and restored from 3DM files.
New methods under moi.geometryDatabase:
.setUserText( Key, Value ); - Set text value for given key.
.getUserText( Key ); - Returns text value for given key, or undefined if not present.
.removeUserText( Key ); - Remove user text value for given key.
.getAllUserText(); - Return list of all user text, each object has .key and .value properties.
.clearAllUserText(); - Clear all document user text.

There is also now object user text available for scripts to store data on an object:
.setUserText( Key, Value ); - Set text value for given key.
.getUserText( Key ); - Returns text value for given key, or undefined if not present.
.removeUserText( Key ); - Remove user text value for given key.
.getAllUserText(); - Return list of all user text, each object has .key and .value properties.
.clearAllUserText(); - Clear all object user text.

Document user text can also be viewed and edited under File > Notes > "Document user text" button and object user text will show on the "Details..." object properties dialog.

- Michael

Morning Michael,

The ability to save/restore a set of selected objects was so useful, I created a similar set of commands to save/restore a set of "not hidden" objects which has already proven to be even more useful.

I'm also planning on using that same object related key/value feature (for lack of a better term) to create my sets of objects to be exported, rather than use a object name prefix.

My next goal is to figure out how to display a "dialog" like you do, in the upper right corner, which would allow specifying a set number (1 to 9) and provide proceed/cancel buttons.

I think I've got enough bits of info collected to get that working.

This scripting stuff is the greatest thing since sliced bread. ;)

Frederick