I am trying to read simple AEC data such as Level and components etc,
I came across .rvt files supports extraction AEC data as explained here :https://forge.autodesk.com/blog/consume-aec-data-which-are-model-derivative-api,
I am trying to achieve similar results with IFC files any idea if its possible,
Or if there is another better way to do it?
No, the Forge translation does not generate AEC data when translating an IFC file.
There is a reason for this: Forge IFC translation goes via NavisWorks, not Revit.
Just like Forge itself, NavisWorks is a generic model vieer, and not AEC specific.
Therefore, AEC specific data is not generated or extracted from the models it processes.
One option to handle your requirement would be to use Forge Design Automation to launch Revit, import the IFC file, and then generate the required AEC specific information there.
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I would like to pass parameter values to an Autocad parametric block in a .net application.
A simple parameter is "d1" (distance).
I am writing a kind of complex asp.net product comfigurator applciation that shuold generate a 2D dxf file based on the user input.
I use Unity webgl to render the 3D in the webpage, but i also need to create a dxf file at runtime because a Autocad compatible 2D section is in the requirements.
To avoid to create the section from scratch I found that parametric blocks could be a solution: a designer provides me a very complex parametric block and i pass to it the parameters at runtime so that the output file could be donwloaded.
Somehow two tasks are needed:
1) pass the parameters to a parametric block
2) save it to simple dxf (i am not interested it is a parametric block after parameters have been passed)
I was not able to figure out to perform this in .net.
To change the parameters of your dynamic block, you can use GetDynamicBlockProperties to get the properties, then you can change the value on each property.
There is an example in VBA here: http://visiblevisual.com/jupgrade/index.php/autocad-vb-vba/9-insert-dynamic-block.
To save your drawing to a DXF file, you can use Document.SaveAs(fileName, AcSaveAsType.ac2000dxf)
However, if you're building a web site, you should use the Forge Design Automation API (formerly known as AutoCAD I/O API) instead of driving an AutoCAD instance (this is not reliable and the AutoCAD EULA does not allow you to do this). You can also use Teigha.
In order to save CT data I would like to create a DicomImage from scratch, similar like this can be done using DRTImageIOD. However, DicomImage does not have a default constructor. From the documentation it looks like the constructor can only load existing data. Is it possible to use DicomImage directly, or is going low-level through DcmFileFormat the only viable approach? (I am using Dcmtk 3.6.1)
As you can read in the documentation, the purpose of the DicomImage class is visualization (i.e. rendering) of DICOM images, not creating CT image objects (or instances of any other DICOM image IOD).
Since you are using the latest (?) DCMTK snapshot, you might want to have a look at the dcmiod module, which provides a higher-level API than dcmdata.
This is about TOSCA Automation tool.
I have an excel and loaded all my test data in it.
All i need to do is getting this data from excel using TOSCA.
Please help me on this.
There are two kind of scenarios that originate when you say you have your test data in excel.
Scenario #1: If you have a single test scenario that needs to be tested against different datasets, then TOSCA provides you with a very good feature of TemplateInstances, which will not only create the desired number of test cases for you from your data set but will also import your excel's data and embed it in Test Case steps. For more details, please see the documentation of TOSCA Commander on TemplateInstances.
Scenario #2: If you have different test cases and want to just import data from an external source then you can use the common modules provided by Tricentis along with standard TOSCA installation under the name Excel Engine. Alternatively, you can also write your own Keywords using VBScript and import your excel into TOSCA.
TOSCA has its own Excel engine add-in which can be used as parametrization of data from excel workbook.
Other then that I've also searched on this topic and found some Worx.tce predefined module which we need to import as a subset, to use the excel as a test data provider.
If you want to use excel to fetch data for test scripts you can use excel module in standard module section provided by tosca and can use buffer as input type to store and data for later use OR you can use test sheet module where you can store data and can use it in future it would be more helpful as it will remove the dependency of excel file in your test scripts and handling test sheet is better way.
The last time I produced a catalog I used a software called EasyCatalog that worked with Adobe InDesign to merge data from a spreadsheet with graphics. I wouldn’t say it was completely successful. I know of one other catalog building software called Catalog Builder by Computer Pundits. I'm just looking for any suggestions from someone who might have gone through this process on what software I should use.
InDesign can create a really beautiful output from XML. Depending on the catalog content's complexity, you can either have a straightforward mapping of the elements in your catalog to the paragraph and character styles of the IDD file, or you may need to preprocess the XML with XSLT.
For example, if your data source can output the content as XML, but it doesn't map easily to InDesign tables, XSLT can be used to make the XML more "IDD-friendly" before you import it.
IDML is another way to handle XML content; instead of importing the XML content manually or with a script into your catalog template, you generate the IDML directly from your XML. (IDML files are a package of XML files that describe the page/spreads, fonts, swatches, text, images, etc. of the InDesign file.) You're probably going to need XSLT consulting help if this is not a skill you already have.
Take a look at the InDesign documentation for XML for the version you use. IDML is for CS4 or CS5.
Have a look at xCS.press by a company in Belgium. XML markup that is parsed to InDesign. Great for product catalogs.
I wouldn't use Catalog Builder by Computer Pundits again. I've used it in the past (mostly their website builder) and it is completely outdated in my opinion. Their templates are not easily customized and it was pretty slow for me. As for their website builder,(in case you're wondering) it's all tables and very little css IDs or Classes throughout the html.
I haven't used InDesign, but it seems there are lot of scripting features.
Easiest thing that comes to mind is creating an XML Schema with IDML to
get data from Excel into an InDesign document.
XML schema basically is a template for XML documents, and they're called XML Maps in Microsoft Office.
Am not familiar with catalog tools, try superuser.com as well for 3rd party tools & tips.
John. have you come across additional solutions since posting this? I wonder if you have considered CatBase or EM Software solutions.
InDesign works wonderfully with XML and XSLT. You can export the data from Windows Excel only to XML, but only when you create an XML-compatible worksheet. Don't save the file as an XML spreadsheet, that file is useless in InDesign.
What I do is either create a schema file (xsd) for the data that you want to use and import that into Excel on Windows (Mac version doesn't support XML) Once the schema is imported you can create an XML worksheet based on this schema and then copy and paste the data from the non-XML worksheet into the XML sheet. Once the data is in the spreadsheet you can export to an XML file and import it into InDesign.
As mentioned above you can map XML tags to Paragraph and character styles and create dynamic layout directly in InDesign or by using an XSLT to structure the data before you import it.
MS Access allows you to export directly to XML. If you move your data to InDesign you can save the time needed to build the XML spreadsheet. Image references have to be built properly before you export to XML or build an XSLT that will do it on the fly as you import the data in to your layout.
The entire process is described in detail in the book A Designer's Guide to Adobe InDesign and XML.
If the data is in MS Access Woodwing has a product that allows you to interface and import data for a catalog. I have not used it personally but I know people who have. Also, another product called In-Data also interfaces with InDesign, but I have no experience with that either. I usually just use XML and XSLT myself.
I've used EasyCatalog very successfully for a number of years now, even for really large catalogs (35,000+ articles). In the meantime, I offer EC consulting and hands-on user training as well.
I'd need many more details of what went wrong with your specific catalog in order to be able to point your attention to a different solution that may better fit your needs.
I personally would not recommend Jim Maivalds solution because a) Excel and Unicode are not friends b) working with Excel and XML really is a pain c) the process is relatively complicated d) you need a lot of specialized skills regarding XML, XSLT programming and so on e) it's not bi-directional f) when updating you'll do the whole process again.
With EasyCatalog, you just import your data into a panel and place them from there into your document, from manually up to fully automatically. It's really easy, and it's bi-directional - so you can update your document from the database at any time and - if you need to - your database from your document. By the way, you can import your data directly from Excel into an EasyCatalog panel as well.
However, EasyCatalog might not be the best solution if graphics are included in you spreadsheet as well - but who would ever include the real graphics in a spreadsheet instead of the name (and maybe path) to the actual graphic files?
Is it possible to programmatically generate an info path 2007 form template (xsn file=form definition) ?
I know that there is no object model for the infopath 2007 form designer, but does anyone know of any third party libraries?
The form view itself is a xsl file so it should be possible. I would have thought that its a common use case also.
It is possible to generate the manifest.xsf, xsl and xml files from a structured source (let's say an xml) and then pack this (as .cab) with the extension .xsn
(The .xsn file is nothing but a renemed .cab!)
This is only a raw concept - it could be refined if the purpose was a bit more explicit. Why generate? Are you going to create a bunch of different files? What for?
There are no libraries or API's to do this. While generating a template is possible you will need to write it all yourself. Obviously this will not be an easy task and will be prone to errors. I would recommend reviewing your requirements to ensure this is truly necessary. InfoPath is quite flexible, without knowing the details of your project, there is a good chance you can get the functionality you need with a single template.