Function Node parameter input options - Custom GC nodes

Hi Ed,

These are very interesting requirements. We are checking this internally.

Hi Alifur,

Perhaps it might help speed things up if I simplify the question regarding adding elements to node output; how can I instead set multiple features in a single technique and have them accessible by list index for each? Currently I have found the following issues:

• I can add all the Microstation elements as a feature using SetElements(IEnumerable<Element>) however this results in all of the elements being added as the same list index. For example, there are 5 elements contained within parametricCell1[1], when returning the child elements of this cell all 5 elements are on the same list index parametricCell2[1]. I need them to form a nested list eg. {parametricCell[1][0],parametricCell[1][1],parametricCell[1][2],parametricCell[1][3],parametricCell[1][4]} so that they are able to be accessed individually.
• I can add the elements individually using the SetElement(<Element>) however this results in only one element being output

Example of SetElements workflow:

List<IElement> newElements = new List<IElement>();

try
{
    foreach (Element el in extracted)
    {
        el.AddToModel(); //Add cell child element to the active model (DgnPlatformNET Element type) 
        IElement ele = MSApp.ActiveModelReference.GetLastValidGraphicalElement(); //Retrieve the child element (Interop Element Type)
        newElements.Add(ele); //Add to the list of newly created elements
    }

    IEnumerable<IElement> ie = newElements; //Create IEnumerable to set multiple elements as a GC Feature
    SetElements(ie); //Creates all elements, however they are on the same index, not nested objects in the list for that cell instance
}

Thanks,

Ed

Hi Alifur,

Perhaps it might help speed things up if I simplify the question regarding adding elements to node output; how can I instead set multiple features in a single technique and have them accessible by list index for each? Currently I have found the following issues:

• I can add all the Microstation elements as a feature using SetElements(IEnumerable<Element>) however this results in all of the elements being added as the same list index. For example, there are 5 elements contained within parametricCell1[1], when returning the child elements of this cell all 5 elements are on the same list index parametricCell2[1]. I need them to form a nested list eg. {parametricCell[1][0],parametricCell[1][1],parametricCell[1][2],parametricCell[1][3],parametricCell[1][4]} so that they are able to be accessed individually.
• I can add the elements individually using the SetElement(<Element>) however this results in only one element being output

Example of SetElements workflow:

List<IElement> newElements = new List<IElement>();

try
{
    foreach (Element el in extracted)
    {
        el.AddToModel(); //Add cell child element to the active model (DgnPlatformNET Element type) 
        IElement ele = MSApp.ActiveModelReference.GetLastValidGraphicalElement(); //Retrieve the child element (Interop Element Type)
        newElements.Add(ele); //Add to the list of newly created elements
    }

    IEnumerable<IElement> ie = newElements; //Create IEnumerable to set multiple elements as a GC Feature
    SetElements(ie); //Creates all elements, however they are on the same index, not nested objects in the list for that cell instance
}

Thanks,

Ed