The Present Python API is quite limited in its Data Access capacity. And there have been many requests for improved functionality, I made up a AddOn to add additional capabilities via the Execute Command Handler. The Handler just adds on to Tibor's previous fine examples.
Added functions are:
Getelem - returns the Guid of the selected element
GetParams - returns all of the AutoText properties available for a element type. - writes to the session report
GetValue - returns any AutoText value available for a element -- Same as AutoText Label
GetProjInfo -returns the list of keys and values for the project information - writes to the report writer.
GetPoint - returns the x & y coordinates of a clicked point - available for element placement
GetSelected - returns the Guid for all elements selected in order of their selection
EDIT: now returns Array of -- [Guid, LayerName, Floor name, Element ID] in order to identify returned elements
SetProjInfo - sets a new value into any Project info property
GetProjvalue - gets the value of a project info property.
EDIT: added function "GetValuefromGuid": Input -- Guid & AutoText Property Name -- Returns Value
Third Release on GitHub.
Hopefully this will provide access for most of requests made here. If you have an needed function/capability leave it in the comments and I'll see if it is feasible to add on.
I hope that Graphisoft will shortly incorporate all this capability natively into Python without the use of a AddOn.
If you agree that Python should be promptly expanded , you can send a message to Graphisoft by clinking on like on this post??
The video which demos this utility is posted on YouTube:
New Python Utility Functions
The AddOn apx file is posted on the GitHub site listed in the Video description
i would be interested to hear of any applications which are freed up with the additional commands. And a note on performance. I doubt that Python will be very fast, but manual operations should not be a problem.
Gerry
Windows 10 - Visual Studio 2019; ArchiCAD 26
