'

' This example demonstrates how to set the Edge filter 

' with the SetSelFilter command using the string value.

'

SetSelFilter "Edge" 

' Alternatively you could use the matching string constant:

SetSelFilter siEdgeFilter

//

// This example demonstrates how to set the Polygon filter 

// with the SetSelFilter command using the string constant.

//

SetSelFilter(siPolygonFilter);

// Alternatively you could use the matching string value:

SetSelFilter("Polygon");

#

# This example demonstrates how to set the Polygon filter 

# with the SetSelFilter command using the string constant.

#

from win32com.client import constants 

Application.SetSelFilter(constants.siCameraFilter)

# Alternatively you could use the matching string value:

Application.SetSelFilter("Camera")

// 

// This example demonstrates how to use the SetSelFilter command in C# to change

// the selection filter to limit selection to scene objects. Depending on the

// value of the inUseString input argument, either the string itself (true) or

// the string constant representing the string (false) will be used to call SetSelFilter.

// 

// Tip: You need to compile the generated code before you can load the plug-in.

// After you compile the plug-in, you can load it by clicking Update All in the Plugin Manager.

// 

using System;

using Softimage.XSIOM; // Softimage object model

using Softimage.XSIMath;

using Softimage.XSIUtil;

public class Base

{

	CXSIApplicationClass m_xsi;

	CXSIFactoryClass m_fact;

	CXSIUtilsClass m_utils;

	protected Base()

	{

		m_xsi = new CXSIApplicationClass();

		m_fact = new CXSIFactoryClass();

		m_utils = new CXSIUtilsClass();

	}

	protected XSIApplication GetXSI()

	{

		return m_xsi;

	}

}

public class XSIPlugin : Base

{

	public bool Load( PluginRegistrar in_reg )

	{

		in_reg.Author = "SDK Documentation";

		in_reg.Name = "SetSceneObjectSelFilterPlugin";

		in_reg.Major = 1;

		in_reg.Minor = 0;

		in_reg.RegisterCommand("SetSceneObjectSelFilter", "SetSceneObjectSelFilter");

		return true;

	}

	public bool Unload( PluginRegistrar in_reg )

	{

		String strPluginName = null;

		strPluginName = in_reg.Name;

		return true;

	}

}

public class SetSceneObjectSelFilter : Base

{

	public bool Init( Context in_ctxt )

	{

		Command oCmd = null;

		oCmd = (Command)in_ctxt.Source;

		oCmd.Description = "Demonstrates how to set the Selection Filter in Softimage to Scene Object";

		oCmd.Tooltip = "Set Selection Filter to SceneObject";

		oCmd.SetFlag((int)siCommandCapabilities.siCannotBeUsedInBatch, true);

		oCmd.ReturnValue = false;

		ArgumentCollection oArgs = oCmd.Arguments;

		oArgs.Add("inUseString", siArgumentFlags.siArgumentInput, false, siVariantType.siBool);

		return true;

	}

	// In C# you have to use the XSIApplication.ExecuteCommand method to invoke

	// a command, so we are just implementing a command stub to simplify the call

	// in the Execute function.

	public void SetSelFilter(String SelFilter)

	{

		XSIApplication app = this.GetXSI();

		// The SetSelFilter command takes only one argument: 'SelFilter', which

		// can be either the siObjectFilter string constant or the string to 

		// which it refers: 'sceneobject'

		object[] oCmdArgs = new object[1];

		oCmdArgs[0] = SelFilter;

		app.ExecuteCommand("SetSelFilter", oCmdArgs);

	}

	public bool Execute(Context in_ctxt)

	{

		Command oCmd = null;

		oCmd = (Command)in_ctxt.Source;

		// Set the selection filter to scene object. Whether we use the string

		// constant or the actual string depends on the value of inUseString.  

		ArgumentCollection oArgs = oCmd.Arguments;

		if ((bool)oArgs[0].Value == true)

		{

			SetSelFilter("SceneObject");

		} 

		else

		{

			// All string constants are members of the StringModule

			SetSelFilter(StringModule.siObjectFilter);

		}

		return true;

	}

}