Is there any way to export a Tree Objects to a file to use it as an template

ZZ.tang

Hello,

I have a question about the script in mechanical.

For example, I have a contact object in model A, which includes many settings. I want to reuse these settings as a contact template in some other models.
Is there any good way to export a tree object as a reusable file? Then I can import the file and modify the geometry scope to use it in a new model.

I tried to export the data like below, but the file not importable. It does not include and information.

import pickle
with open(r"A.pickle", 'wb') as f:
a=Tree.FirstActiveObject
pickle.dump(a, f)

Thanks!

Mike.Thompson

FYI, there is a UI, built-in method to do this for contacts. You can RMB>Export and/or Import from a .xml file.

If you want to make the logic more robust, I would suggest you use the mechanical recording function in the scripting console. All the UI actions of modifying the details window properties of a contact should be recorded. You can then re-use this python to set properties of other contact objects any way you want.

Landon Mitchell Kanner

Thanks @Mike.Thompson I was not aware of this enhancement! Using script recording at 24.2:

contact_region_35 = DataModel.GetObjectById(35)
contact_region_35.SaveContactRegionSettings(r'D:\Temp\Contact Region.xml')

contact_region_38 = DataModel.GetObjectById(38)
contact_region_38.LoadContactRegionSettings(r'D:\Temp\Contact Region.xml')

Erik Kostson

Hi

Another possible way is just to extract all of the contact properties (via mech script) and save them all to a text file.

All the best

Erik

Landon Mitchell Kanner

@Mike.Thompson Do you have a tool for this?

ZZ.tang

Thanks, @Mike.Thompson & @Landon Mitchell Kanner. It works great for contact.

Beside the contact, is there any good way to export the load and other object?
Especially for the one has tabular data.

I try to go through all the items in "Tree.FirstActiveObject.VisibleProperties", but it looks like there is no tabular data included.