Release Notes

Allplan 2023-1-4

• New articles in the Manual -> Features -> Geometry
  • Objects overview about the essential objects of the NemAll_Python_Geometry module
  • Solids about creating volumetric objects (including new examples)
  • Transformation about the essential transformation operations (move, rotate, scale, mirror)
• New empty script templates available in \Etc\PythonPartsFramework\PythonPartsScriptTemplates\ for easier creation of PythonPart scripts
• New property: LengthFactor in following reinforcement objects:
  • CircularAreaElement
  • BarPlacement
• Reading the DrawOrder property from the CommonProperties object resulted in a value being 15 higher than expected. This is fixed now.

Allplan 2023-1-3

• Introduced new functionality in the API: Section Along Path. See new example under: BasisExamples\ObjectCreation\SectionAlongPath.
• Introduced new tag <XYZinRow> for geometry parameters. See here for more details
• Individual text for each coordinate in a geometry parameter is now possible.
• In a geometry parameter it is now possible to control the visibility of controls of individual coordinates.
• Using $list_row is now possible in the <TextDyn> tag
• Palette examples were divided into smaller and simpler ones. See \etc\Examples\PythonParts\PaletteExamples\

• Introduced new classes in the PythonPartsFramework:

  • ModelEleList - for easier creation of lists of ModelElement3D and ModelElement2D
  • PolyhedronTypesList for easier creation of lists of Polyhedron3D and
  • PythonPartParameterUtil - for creating labels based on PythonParts parameters

• New method SetLabeledElement of LabelElement for labeling existing Allplan elements

Allplan 2023-1-2

• new examples for boolean geometry operations are added (see GeometryExamplesBooleanOperations)
• access to the Allplan polygon input

Allplan 2023-1-1

• new value type for a parameter with a dynamic attribute ID
• new tags for creating dynamic text in the property palette
• new tag for including a XML language file

Allplan 2023-1-0

• API function for copying elements
• access to the Allplan polyline input
• enable the use of a Button in Group parameter with a Python list
• extend the LibraryElement
• enable the use of short cuts to initialize a path to the Allplan standard folders File dialogs
• new value type: CommonProperties
• allow to create constraints between a height and plane references Plane references dialog
• introduced constants
• new service for face selection
• new service: Handle properties service
• use the VSCode - Pylint extension in Editing with Visual Studio Code
• introduced Pylint extension PythonPartPylintExtension to check the PythonPart script code

Allplan 2023-0-7

• create a surface definition with bitmaps
• create RadioButton from a list of namedtuple
• add example for Export and Import of IFC data
• extend the class BottomTopPlaneService for access to the surface planes
• add documentation and example for List handles

Allplan 2023-0-5

• extended ReinforcementShapeBuilder for 3D bar shape creation
• new functionality for CAD data export and import to the Python-API to use existing CAD data content directly in Allplan (see the documentation for IFC and other formats)
• extended classes and functions fo rattribute management (see the documentation for element attributes or project attributes)

Allplan 2023-0-3

• new member function on_cancel_by_menu_function See the manual
• new reinforcement placements: ExtrudeBarPlacement and SweepBarPlacement

Allplan 2023-RC2

Applies also to 2022-1-5

• Docking points (e.g., for associative dimension lines)

Allplan 2022-1-9

• new value type AttributeIdValue for static or dynamic attribute input parameter with an attribute ID
• new class PythonPartTransaction for interactor PythonParts (learn more)
• new value type for parameter with any value by type
• new tag BackgroundColor for input fields of edit controls
• new property show_handles of the class HandleProperties to use only the input by the edit fields
• new feature of the API: hidden calculation

Allplan 2022-1-8

• new methods of BaseElementAdapter class for accessing the ground view and pure object geometry of architecture elements
• added the documentation for general Allplan model access classes: document adapter and element adapter
• added a new service for the handle modification in an Interactor PythonPart: HandleModificationService

Allplan 2022-1-7

• Attribute parameter value adjustment
• rotation handle extended for 3D rotation
• added a weblink to a button
• use the entire row for the controls
• multi line condition for enable and visible options
• formula for the dimensions tag of the Parameter with a Python list

Allplan 2022-1-6

• create and use static geometry
• Execute a PythonPart script created by VisualScripting

Allplan 2022-1-5

• introduced preview symbols
• use value of the <IntervalValue> tag as grid length for handles
• dynamic property palette: get the index of the active palette page
• added PythonPart InstallPythonPackage
• Interactor PythonPart profiling with cProfile
• dynamic value list by expressions
• dynamic minimal and/or maximal value by Python expressions
• new tags for setting up the text style
• new tags for setting up the the size of input controls in the palette
• new value dialog keywords for file dialog

Allplan 2022-1-4

• new value type ListGroup for grouping the parameters with a Python list
• extensions for update of identical PythonParts
• extended API function ServiceMirror for BRep3D

Allplan 2022-1-3

• new value type for parameter with an attribute ID
• use the <ValueList> tag in edit controls Value and ValueList
• use of integer, float or string for RadioButton
• new class CreateElementResult as return value of the create_element function allows multi and global PythonPart placement
• new functions for creating a Dynamic property palette
• new class ControlPropertiesUtil for the adaption of the data for the property palette controls
• new possibilities for the enable and visible options of the property palette controls
• introduced performance profiling of the PythonPart
• show a parameter on multiple pages Parameter node

Allplan 2022-1-2

• introduced plane connections

Allplan 2022-1

• introduced encryping the PythonPart source code
• tags <Enable> and <Visible> now available also for the page node
• new value type: weight
• new function for parameter migration
• a PythonPart can now be runned from the command line

Allplan 2022-0

• new features for parameter with a Python namedtuple
• new handle types and extended handle functionality