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python run script on selected elements

Ady84a
Booster

Hello everyone,

 

is there a way to run the python script only on the selected elements ?

 

best regards,

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poco2013
Mentor

@Ady84a wrote:

Hello everyone,

is there a way to run the python script only on the selected elements ?

best regards,


No -- That ability was removed from the Python API in Archicad release 24. An alternate workaround, probably unacceptable, is to interrogate for the status of a custom property to identify which element is of interest.

Gerry

Windows 11 - Visual Studio 2022; ArchiCAD 27

Thank you Gerry, I was afraid of that... 

Isn't that a severe lack of feature?

Martin Isak Jansen
(I'm the one everyone at my company asks the tech questions)
www.artec.no

yes. a very simple logical feature is to be able to select things and run the script on. 

I made a new thread in the wishes forum about this.

https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Wishes-forum/Run-python-script-on-selected-elements/m-p/321441#M...

Martin Isak Jansen
(I'm the one everyone at my company asks the tech questions)
www.artec.no