/*

	This example illustrates how to set up a pick session to pick only polygons.

*/

NewScene( null, false );

CreatePrim( "Cube", "MeshSurface" );

var rtn = PickElement( "polygon", "Select polygons", "Select polygons", polygons, button, 0 )

logmessage( "Picked Element:" + rtn.Value("PickedElement") +

		" Button:" + rtn.Value("ButtonPressed") +

		" Modifier:" + rtn.Value("ModifierPressed") );

var element = rtn.Value( "PickedElement" );

var button = rtn.Value( "ButtonPressed" );

var modifier = rtn.Value( "ModifierPressed" );

if ( button != 0 ) 

{

var polygons = element.SubComponent.Parent3DObject.ActivePrimitive.Geometry.Facets;

var polygonIndices = element.SubComponent.ElementArray.toArray();

	for ( var i=0; i<polygonIndices.length; i++ )

{

		var currpolygon = polygons( polygonIndices[i] );

		logmessage( currpolygon + " is at index " + currpolygon.Index );

}

}

// Result is something like this (varies as to what gets picked):

// INFO : Picked Element:cube.poly[0,4] Button:1 Modifier:0

// INFO : PolygonFace is at index 0

// INFO : PolygonFace is at index 4

//

' The following example uses PickElement to pick an object of a given type 

' (eg: mesh) then another of another given type (eg: nurbs) to finally 

' parent one to the other

dim parent, child, button, modifier

CreatePrim "Sphere", "NurbsSurface"

Translate , -4.80504207251944, 6.3879907927616, -0.63879907927616, _

siRelative, siView, siObj, siXYZ

CreatePrim "Cone", "MeshSurface"

PickElement "surface_mesh", "Select parent nurbs object", _

"Select parent nurbs object", parent, button,, modifier

if button <> 0 then

	PickElement "polygon_mesh", "Select child mesh object", _

		"Select child mesh object", child, button

	if button <> 0 then

		if modifier = 0 then

			ParentObj parent, child

		else

			ParentObj child, parent

		end if

	end if

end if

'The nurbs should now be parent of the mesh (or vice-versa for MMB)

/*

	The following example uses PickElement to pick subcomponents on a geometry

*/

CreatePrim( "Sphere", "MeshSurface" );

SetSelFilter("Vertex");

var rtn = PickElement( "point", "Select points", "Select points" );

var button = rtn.Value( "ButtonPressed" );

var points = rtn.Value("PickedElement");

if ( button != 0 ) {

	CreateCluster( points );

}

// A cluster of points should now exist in the sphere.

'

' The following example uses PickElement to select a property of a 3D object

'

dim parent, child, button

CreatePrim "Sphere", "MeshSurface"

set AProperty = PickElement( "property", "Select a property", _

	"Select a property", property, button )

if button <> 0 then

	SelectObj property

end if

' A property of the sphere should now be selected.

#

#	This example demonstrates how to get values from the

#	output arguments of PickElement.

#

from win32com.client import constants as c

xsi = Application

xsi.NewScene( Application.ActiveProject, 0 )

root = xsi.ActiveSceneRoot

# Set up some models to pick

oMdl = root.AddModel()

oMdl.Name = "Parent1"

oMdl = root.AddModel()

oMdl.Name = "Parent2"

oMdl1 = oMdl.AddModel()

oMdl1.Name = "Child"

oPicked = xsi.PickElement( c.siModelFilter, 'Pick model', 'Pick model' )

xsi.LogMessage( "# of values returned: " + str(oPicked.Count) )

# You can access the output arguments by index (returned sorted

# alphabetically according to parameter name)...

xsi.LogMessage( "Button pressed: " + str(oPicked(0)) )

xsi.LogMessage( "Picked element: " + str(oPicked(2)) )

# ... or access them by name

xsi.LogMessage( "Modifier pressed: " + str(oPicked.Value("ModifierPressed")) )

# Expected result for picking Parent2 with the MMB while 

# holding down alt+shift (# of values will always be 3):

#INFO : # of values returned: 3

#INFO : Button pressed: 2

#INFO : Picked element: Parent2

#INFO : Modifier pressed: 3