Questions tagged [autodesk]

Autodesk Inc. is an American multinational corporation that focuses on 3D design software for use in the architecture, engineering, construction, manufacturing, media and entertainment industries.

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How to find start/end of ramp in revit, perhaps with sketches?

I have a bunch of ramps that I would like to know the begin and end points of (and in case of multiple begin/end points I would like to know how they connect). I currently get these as List ret = new…
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Rendering in Fusion 360 with virtualbox

I have installed Autodesk's Fusion360 on a Windows virtual machine running onto an Ubuntu host. It all works fine except for rendering: all textures are rendered in a random colorful way. For instance, on a classical windows machine this piece is…
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What Is the Future of VBA?

With the new 2007 versions of MS-Office, Microsoft started to "threaten" VBA with VSTA. Since VBA is pretty commonly used, what do you believe its future is in terms of scripting development for the next 3-5 years? Or, will it be killed suddenly,…
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Using Python to Automate AutoCAD

I'm very new to Python and AutoCAD so please bear with me. I'm trying to use Python to automate a design cycle in AutoCAD. So far I am able to add points and lines in AutoCAD via Python but I want to be able to change the linetype to a dotted line.…
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Convert autodesk .dwg and .dwf files to three.js json format

I want to render 3D graphics files of autodesk (.dwg and .dwf) using three.js but three.js requires 3D data to be in json format. So, I need to convert these files to three.js readable json format. I tried searching on the internet but couldn't find…
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Different versions of Enterprise Library in one process

We are developing an add-in for Autodesk Inventor. Our software is a bunch of dll assemblies loaded into Inventor at runtime. We have decided to use the Microsoft Enterprise Library 5.0 for logging and exception handling. Now we have a problem,…
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How to add edge in mesh using Maya Python API 2.0

I use maya.api.OpenMaya.MFnMesh.subdivideEdges() function. Edges are split by vertex, but corresponding new edges does not comming. How can I add edge across the split edges ? or how can I create the edges from one vertex to another. Using Maya…
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How getObject Function internally works?

I'm Automating Inventor 2013 using UFT as follows:- Set oApp = GetObject(,"Inventor.Application") Set oDoc = oApp.ActiveDocument Here I'm using GetObject() function to get reference of running Inventor Application. but I have a questions about…
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Print log messages to MotionBuilder

I would like to use the MotionBuilder 2013 API to log a message to the MotionBuilder console from C++. I would like a message to show up where the "Hello" has been printed. Or if that is impossible somewhere else in motion builder. That message has…
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DXF File - Won't Open in Autodesk Viewer

We're building a DXF exporter and from what I've read, this extremely simple file should be valid. We don't have any CAD tools to test with, so I'm very limited in my abilities to debug. This opens fine in the Proficad online viewer but I get an…
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upgrade three js version in autodesk forge viewer

I was looking to upgrade the three js which is used in autodesk forge behind the scene and reason for upgrade is I am trying to use this library and this need three js r71 and above and inside forge viewer it seems they are using r33. I found a blog…
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For Loop to Duplicate objects in Maya — Python 2

I have been using Maya for over 5 years and now want to start writing scripts for specific actions I want to perform in maya, using python. I do have some experience scripting in JS. To briefly cover what I've already done: I wanted to create…
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Multi-layered CAD files mark-up in autodesk-viewer

When I try to draw a mark-up for multi-layered CAD files in autodesk-viewer, the font size or the thickness of markup tools is much larger than other CAD Files. The mark-up works fine for other CAD files except for multi-layered 3D files. What is…
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autodesk forge "Failed to trigger translation for this file"

I am trying to use the autodesk forge viewer tutorial https://developer.autodesk.com/en/docs/model-derivative/v2/tutorials/prepare-file-for-viewer/ I have successfully uploaded and downloaded a dwg file on the step where i convert it to svf it never…
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Exclude (or disable) log4cplus warnings when compiling or running a PyQT4 GUI app?

I built a little GUI app with QtDesigner in Python and I passed the app along to a few people in my team which are using Autodesk 360 + Autocad. My app use the QFileDialog command to get filenames, which is known to have a bug when Autodesk 360 is…
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