DisplayGroup object

DisplayGroup objects are used to select a subset of the entities displayed in the viewport.

The following topics are discussed:

Access

        session.displayGroups[name]
        import assembly
        session.viewports[name].assemblyDisplay.displayGroup
        session.viewports[name].layers[name].assemblyDisplay.displayGroup
        import visualization
        session.viewports[name].layers[name].odbDisplay.displayGroup
        import part
        session.viewports[name].layers[name].partDisplay.displayGroup
        session.viewports[name].odbDisplay.displayGroup
        session.viewports[name].partDisplay.displayGroup

DisplayGroup(...)

This method creates a DisplayGroup object.

Path

session.DisplayGroup

Required arguments

name

A String specifying the repository key.

leaf

A Leaf object specifying the items in the display group.

Optional arguments

None.

Return value

A DisplayGroup object.

Exceptions

InvalidNameError.

add(...)

This method adds the specified items to the display group.

Required arguments

leaf

A Leaf object specifying the items to add to the display group.

Optional arguments

None.

Return value

None.

Exceptions

None.

either(...)

This method redefines the display group to be only those items that are not shared by the leaf argument and by the display group.

Required arguments

leaf

A Leaf object specifying the items to be excluded from the display group.

Optional arguments

None.

Return value

None.

Exceptions

None.

intersect(...)

This method redefines the display group to be only those items that are shared by the leaf argument and the display group.

Required arguments

leaf

A Leaf object specifying the items to be included in the display group.

Optional arguments

None.

Return value

None.

Exceptions

None.

redoLast()

This method redoes the last undone operation on the display group.

Arguments

None.

Return value

None.

Exceptions

None.

remove(...)

This method removes the specified items from the display group.

Required arguments

leaf

A Leaf object specifying the items to remove from the display group.

Optional arguments

None.

Return value

None.

Exceptions

None.

replace(...)

This method replaces the contents of the display group with the specified items.

Required arguments

leaf

A Leaf object specifying the items with which to replace the current display group contents.

Optional arguments

None.

Return value

None.

Exceptions

None.

undoLast()

This method undoes the last operation performed on the display group.

Arguments

None.

Return value

None.

Exceptions

None.

Members

The DisplayGroup object has the following members:

canUndo

A Boolean specifying whether Undo is possible or not.

canRedo

A Boolean specifying whether Redo is possible or not.

name

A String specifying the repository key.

module

A SymbolicConstant specifying the module in which the display group has been created. The possible values are PART, ASSEMBLY, PART_ASSEMBLY, ODB, and ALL.

modelName

A String specifying the name of the model to which the display group belongs when the module is part- or assembly-based.

partName

A String specifying the name of the part to which the display group belongs when the module is part-based.