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CadDataFileReader

Canonical path: NemAll_Python_BaseElements.CadDataFileReader

Utility for reading data from common CAD files, like IFC or DWG, and converting them into Python objects (like ModelElement3D), but without creating these objects in the drawing file. In this way, the objects can be processed further inside the script e.g., become a part of the created PythonPart.

Methods:

  • ReadIFC –

    Import the data from an IFC file and return it as Python objects, without creating them

  • ReadOBJ –

    Import an OBJ file

  • ReadSKP –

    Import an SKP file

ReadIFC staticmethod 

ReadIFC(
    doc: DocumentAdapter, fileName: str
) -> list[tuple[str, list[ModelElement3D]]]

Import the data from an IFC file and return it as Python objects, without creating them in the drawing file.

The method groups objects, that are sub objects of an IfcElementAssembly, into tuples. If there is no IfcElementAssembly entity in the IFC file, one tuple with all objects is returned.

IMPORTANT: Only objects with the IfcType of IfcBuildingElementProxy are read!

Parameters:

  • doc (DocumentAdapter) –

    Document

  • fileName (str) –

    Full path to the IFC file

Returns:

ReadOBJ staticmethod 

ReadOBJ(
    fileName: str, designPathLocation: eDesignPathLocation
) -> list[ModelElement3D]

Import an OBJ file

Parameters:

  • fileName (str) –

    Full file name of the OBJ file

  • designPathLocation (eDesignPathLocation) –

    Location of the design path

Returns:

ReadSKP staticmethod 

ReadSKP(
    fileName: str, designPathLocation: eDesignPathLocation
) -> list[ModelElement3D]

Import an SKP file

Parameters:

  • fileName (str) –

    Full file name of the SKP file

  • designPathLocation (eDesignPathLocation) –

    Location of the design path

Returns: