Entity type
| pw:: | Entity type |
| Static Actions | |
| getByName | This action gets an entity with the given name. |
| getExtents (static) | This action gets the extents of the given entities. |
| getOrientedExtents (static) | This action gets the oriented extents of the given entities. |
| sort | This action sorts the given entities. |
| cycleColors | This action sets the list of entities to the next color in the cycle. |
| transform | This action transforms the given entities by the given matrix. |
| project | This action projects the given entities onto database entities. |
| checkDelete | This action checks the results of deleting the given entities, without actually deleting the entities. |
| delete | This action deletes the given entities. |
| Instance Attributes | |
| Name | This attribute is the name of the entity. |
| Color | This attribute is the color of the entity. |
| Transparency | This attribute is the transparency of the entity. |
| Enabled | This attribute is the enabled status of the entity. |
| Layer | This attribute is the layer that the entity is in. |
| Instance Actions | |
| toggleEnabled | This action toggles the Enabled attribute of the entity. |
| getExtents | This action gets the extents of this entity. |
| getOrientedExtents | This action gets the oriented extents of this entity. |
| getTimeStamp | This action gets the timestamp of an entity. |
| setRenderAttribute | This action sets the named render attribute. |
| getGroups | This action gets the groups that this entity is an explicit member of. |
| getFramework | This action returns the pw::Framework to which this entity belongs. |
| Render Attributes | |
| ColorMode | This attribute is the color mode for rendering an entity. |
| SecondaryColor | This attribute is the secondary color of the entity. |
| SecondaryColorMode | This attribute is the secondary color mode for rendering an entity. |
| PointMode | This attribute is the point mode for rendering an entity. |
| FillMode | This attribute is the fill mode for rendering an entity. |
| LineMode | This attribute is the line mode for rendering an entity. |
| IsolineCount | This attribute is the isoline count of the entity. |
| TriangleDensity | This attribute is the triangle density for entity rendering. |
| LineDensity | This attribute is the line density for entity rendering. |
| LineWidth | This attribute is the line width for entity rendering. |
pw::Entity getByName ?-path path? name
This action gets an entity with the given name.
| name | This parameter is a name string. |
| -path path | This parameter and its argument specify the path to the framework in which the database entity resides. The path argument must be a list of either pw::Framework objects or framework names. The path must start at the root framework, start at the active framework, or start at a child of the active framework. The active framework is used as the default if this parameter is not specified. |
This action returns a pw::Entity object.
pw::Entity getExtents entities
This action gets the extents of the given entities.
| entities | This parameter is a list of pw::Entity objects to get the extents of. |
This action returns a list of two vectors representing the min and max points of the extents.
This command supports progress updates.
pw::Entity getOrientedExtents ?-frame widthDir heightDir? ?-tolerance tol? entities
This action gets the oriented extents of the given entities.
| -frame widthDir heightDir | This optional parameter specifies two direction vectors, one in the direction of the width and another in the direction of the height to get the oriented extents with respect to. If the height vector is not orthogonal to the width vector, it will be adjusted so that it is. If not given, the oriented extents with the minimum volume will be computed. |
| -tolerance tol | This optional parameter is the angle tolerance in degrees for determining the minimum volume oriented extents of the entities, with the default value being 1.0. |
| entities | This parameter is a list of pw::Entity objects to get the oriented extents of. |
This action returns a list of four vectors representing min point, max point, width direction and height direction of the extents. The width and height directions are unit vectors parallel to the width and height of the extents. The length direction can be computed as the cross product of the width and height directions.
This command supports progress updates.
pw::Entity sort entities
This action sorts the given entities.
| entities | This parameter is a list of pw::Entity objects to sort. |
This action returns a list of pw::Entity objects in sorted order.
The sort order is based on the type of entity, the user specified sort order, and the creation order of the entities. The first criterion is the type, with the order being pw::Block objects, pw::Domain objects, pw::Connector objects, and then pw::DatabaseEntity objects. The second criterion is the user specified order, using the pw::Domain.setSortOrder and pw::Block.setSortOrder actions, with unspecified entities being listed after user specified entities. The third and final criterion is the creation order, with older entities listed first.
pw::Entity cycleColors entities
This action sets the list of entities to the next color in the cycle.
| entities | This parameter is the list of pw::Entity objects whose color attributes will be assigned from the current color cycle. |
This action does not return anything.
The color cycle is a static, predefined series of RGB color values. The first color assigned by this action is the next in the cycle after the last color assigned by the most recent execution of this action. That is, the color cycle does not reset after each execution.
pw::Entity transform matrix entities
This action transforms the given entities by the given matrix.
| matrix | This parameter is the 4x4 transform matrix. |
| entities | This parameter is a list of pw::Entity objects to transform. |
This action returns nothing.
pw::Entity project ?-type proj_type? ?-direction direction? ?-center center? ?-axis point normal? ?-fit tolerance? ?<-interior | -shape>? entities ?dbentities?
This action projects the given entities onto database entities.
| -type proj_type | This optional parameter is the string projection type to perform with options < ClosestPoint | Linear | SphericalIn | SphericalOut | CylindricalIn | CylindricalOut >. |
| -direction direction | This optional parameter is the projection vector for linear projection. The default is determined by the entity and can be queried using <getDefaultProjectDirection>. |
| -center center | This optional parameter is the center point vector for spherical projection. The default is (0, 0, 0). |
| -axis point normal | This optional parameter is the axis defined by a point vector and normal vector used by cylindrical projection; The default point is (0, 0, 0) and the default normal is (1, 0, 0). |
| -fit tolerance | This is an optional parameter that is used to fit any curve-like entities. The default for this is 0 which means there is no fitting applied onto the projected curve. The valid range for this parameter is [0,infinity) |
| -interior | If this optional flag is present, only the interior of the entities are projected. |
| -shape | If this optional flag is present, the shape of the underlying curve of the connectors will be projected to the database and the original distribution will be reapplied after the projection. This option is only valid for connectors and/or structured domains. |
| entities | This parameter is a list of entities to project. Only objects of the following type can be projected: pw::Connector, pw::Domain, pw::Point, pw::Curve, pw::SourcePoint, and pw::SourceCurve. There may be further limitations based on how these objects are used, for instance edge curves cannot be projected. |
| dbentities | This parameter is the optional list of database curve and surface-like entities to project onto. If none are given, project to any currently enabled, visible database surface-like entities. |
This action returns nothing.
If the entities parameter contains any pw::Domain objects, it is an error to include any pw::Curve objects in the dbentities parameter.
pw::Entity checkDelete ?-freed freedVar? ?-unconstrained unconstrainedVar? ?-constraining constrainingVar? entities
This action checks the results of deleting the given entities, without actually deleting the entities.
| -freed freedVar | This parameter is a variable name to receive a list of the pw::Entity objects that the deleted entities depend on, that would be free of dependents after the deletion. |
| -unconstrained unconstrainedVar | This parameter is a variable name to receive a list of the pw::GridEntity objects that will become unconstrained after the deletion of the given entities and the freed entities if the -freed parameter is present. |
| -constraining constrainingVar | This parameter is a variable name to receive a list of the pw::DatabaseEntity objects that are given as entities but are constraining grid entities. |
| entities | This parameter is a list of pw::Entity objects to delete. |
This action returns a list of the pw::Entity objects that would be deleted if the delete action was used with the given entities.
This command supports progress updates.
pw::Entity delete entities
This action deletes the given entities.
| entities | This parameter is a list of pw::Entity objects to delete. |
This action returns nothing.
This command supports progress updates.
$entity get/setColor color
This attribute is the color of the entity.
| color | This value represents the color as an RGB triplet. See the explanation of the color primitive for more information on the format. |
0x00000000
$entity get/setTransparency value
This attribute is the transparency of the entity.
| transparency | This value represents the transparency as float value with a range of [0,1]. A value of 0 (the default for most entities) indicates no transparency, while a value of 1 represents full transparency. |
0.0 (except for sources, which have a default value of 0.5)
$entity get/setEnabled ?-parents? enable
This attribute is the enabled status of the entity.
| -parents | This optional parameter specifies that if this entity is a pw::Model or pw::Block, then the entity’s parents will have their Enabled attribute set as well. It is only available when using setEnabled. |
true
$entity get/setLayer ?-parents? layer
This attribute is the layer that the entity is in.
This attribute is an integer with the range [0, 1023].
| -parents | This optional parameter specifies that if this entity is a pw::Model or pw::Block, then the entity’s parents will have their Layer attribute set as well. It is only available when using setLayer. |
The current layer attribute of the display pw::Display.CurrentLayer
$entity toggleEnabled ?-parents?
This action toggles the Enabled attribute of the entity.
| -parents | This optional parameter specifies that if this entity is a pw::Model or pw::Block, then the entity’s parents will have their Enabled attribute toggled as well. |
This action returns nothing.
$entity getExtents
This action gets the extents of this entity.
This action has no parameters.
This action returns a list of two vectors representing the min and max points of the extents.
$entity getOrientedExtents ?-frame widthDir heightDir? ?-tolerance tol?
This action gets the oriented extents of this entity.
| -frame widthDir heightDir | This optional parameter specifies two direction vectors, one in the direction of the width and another in the direction of the height to get the oriented extents with respect to. If the height vector is not orthogonal to the width vector, it will be adjusted so that it is. If not given, the oriented extents with the minimum volume will be computed. |
| -tolerance tol | This optional parameter is the angle tolerance in degrees for determining the minimum volume oriented extents of the entities, with the default value being 1.0. |
This action returns a list of four vectors representing min point, max point, width direction and height direction of the extents. The width and height directions are unit vectors parallel to the width and height of the extents. The length direction can be computed as the cross product of the width and height directions.
This command supports progress updates.
$entity getTimeStamp
This action gets the timestamp of an entity.
none
This action returns a string representing the time in WWW MMM DD YYYY hh:mm:ss.f.i format where WWW is the 3-letter abbreviated day of the week, MMM is the 3-letter abbreviated month, DD is the space padded day of the month (1-31), YYYY is the year, hh is the 24 hour count (0-23), mm is the minute count (00-59), ss is the second count (00-59), f is the fractional second, and i is the increment on the time for stamps that occurred during the same second (0-max int value).
$entity getGroups
This action gets the groups that this entity is an explicit member of.
This action has no parameters.
This action returns a list of pw::Group objects.
$entity getFramework
This action returns the pw::Framework to which this entity belongs.
This action has no parameters.
This action returns a pw::Framework object.
$entity get/setRenderAttribute ColorMode mode
This attribute is the color mode for rendering an entity.
This attribute is a string with options < Automatic | Entity | Connectivity >.
| Automatic | entities are automatically colored according to their type. |
| Entity | use the value of the entity’s Color attribute. |
| Connectivity | entities are automatically colored according to their connection topology (free, lamina, manifold, or non-manifold). |
The primary color is used for drawing lines when the <DisplayStyle> render attribute is set to Wireframe or Hiddenline. The secondary color is not used for these display styles.
The primary color is used to fill polygons when the <DisplayStyle> render attribute is set to Solid, Shaded, SolidWireframe, or ShadedWireframe. The secondary color is used for drawing lines in these display styles.
Color, SecondaryColorMode, SecondaryColor, setRenderAttribute, <getRenderAttribute>
$entity get/setRenderAttribute SecondaryColorMode mode
This attribute is the secondary color mode for rendering an entity.
This attribute is a string with options < Automatic | Entity | Connectivity >.
The secondary color is used for drawing lines when the <DisplayStyle> render attribute is set to Solid, Shaded, SolidWireframe, or ShadedWireframe.
See ColorMode for additional mode value information.
ColorMode, <DisplayStyle>, setRenderAttribute, <getRenderAttribute>
$entity get/setRenderAttribute PointMode mode
This attribute is the point mode for rendering an entity.
This attribute is a string with options < None | All >.
| None | The points are not rendered. |
| All | All of the points are rendered. |
ColorMode, SecondaryColorMode, SecondaryColor, LineMode, FillMode, setRenderAttribute, <getRenderAttribute>
$entity get/setRenderAttribute FillMode mode
This attribute is the fill mode for rendering an entity.
This attribute is a string with options < None | Flat | Shaded | HiddenLine >.
| None | The polygon interior is unfilled and transparent (invisible). |
| Flat | Render the polygon interior filled with a constant, non-gradient color. This produces a flat, uncontoured apperance. |
| Shaded | Render the polygon interior filled with a gradient color. This produces a more realistic, contoured appearance. |
| HiddenLine | Similar to Flat except that the fill color is the average of the background colors. This produces a hidden-line appearance. |
Entities that do not have polygons ignore this render attribute.
ColorMode, SecondaryColorMode, SecondaryColor, LineMode, setRenderAttribute, <getRenderAttribute>
$entity get/setRenderAttribute LineMode mode
This attribute is the line mode for rendering an entity.
This attribute is a string with options < All | Boundary | None >.
All renders the interior and boundary lines. Boundary renders just the boundary lines. None renders no lines.
ColorMode, SecondaryColorMode, SecondaryColor, IsolineCount, FillMode, setRenderAttribute, <getRenderAttribute>
$entity get/setRenderAttribute IsolineCount ij
This attribute is the isoline count of the entity.
This attribute is a two element integer list representing the count of u isolines and v isolines, where 3 refers to 1 interior isoline and 2 or less draws borders only.
0 0
This action gets an entity with the given name.
pw::Entity getByName ?-path path? name
This action gets the extents of the given entities.
pw::Entity getExtents entities
This action gets the oriented extents of the given entities.
pw::Entity getOrientedExtents ?-frame widthDir heightDir? ?-tolerance tol? entities
This action sorts the given entities.
pw::Entity sort entities
This action sets the list of entities to the next color in the cycle.
pw::Entity cycleColors entities
This action transforms the given entities by the given matrix.
pw::Entity transform matrix entities
This action projects the given entities onto database entities.
pw::Entity project ?-type proj_type? ?-direction direction? ?-center center? ?-axis point normal? ?-fit tolerance? ?<-interior | -shape>? entities ?dbentities?
This action checks the results of deleting the given entities, without actually deleting the entities.
pw::Entity checkDelete ?-freed freedVar? ?-unconstrained unconstrainedVar? ?-constraining constrainingVar? entities
This action deletes the given entities.
pw::Entity delete entities
This attribute is the name of the entity.
$entity get/setName name
This attribute is the color of the entity.
$entity get/setColor color
This attribute is the transparency of the entity.
$entity get/setTransparency value
This attribute is the enabled status of the entity.
$entity get/setEnabled ?-parents? enable
This attribute is the layer that the entity is in.
$entity get/setLayer ?-parents? layer
This action toggles the Enabled attribute of the entity.
$entity toggleEnabled ?-parents?
This action gets the extents of this entity.
$entity getExtents
This action gets the oriented extents of this entity.
$entity getOrientedExtents ?-frame widthDir heightDir? ?-tolerance tol?
This action gets the timestamp of an entity.
$entity getTimeStamp
This action sets the named render attribute.
$entity setRenderAttribute att_name att_value
This action gets the groups that this entity is an explicit member of.
$entity getGroups
This action returns the pw::Framework to which this entity belongs.
$entity getFramework
This attribute is the color mode for rendering an entity.
$entity get/setRenderAttribute ColorMode mode
This attribute is the secondary color of the entity.
$entity get/setRenderAttribute SecondaryColor color
This attribute is the secondary color mode for rendering an entity.
$entity get/setRenderAttribute SecondaryColorMode mode
This attribute is the point mode for rendering an entity.
$entity get/setRenderAttribute PointMode mode
This attribute is the fill mode for rendering an entity.
$entity get/setRenderAttribute FillMode mode
This attribute is the line mode for rendering an entity.
$entity get/setRenderAttribute LineMode mode
This attribute is the isoline count of the entity.
$entity get/setRenderAttribute IsolineCount ij
This attribute is the triangle density for entity rendering.
$entity get/setRenderAttribute TriangleDensity density
This attribute is the line density for entity rendering.
$entity get/setRenderAttribute LineDensity ij
This attribute is the line width for entity rendering.
$entity get/setRenderAttribute LineWidth width
This action sets the user specified sort order of domains.
pw::Domain setSortOrder domains
This action sets the user specified sort order of blocks.
pw::Block setSortOrder blocks
This attribute is the current layer which is always visible and new entities are added to this layer.
pw::Display get/setCurrentLayer layer