ApplicationAutomation Class

Provides the same interface as Api.Automation.NavisworksApplication but within the current process. Calls made via NavisworksApplication or command line when automating eventually call methods on here.

Namespace: Autodesk.Navisworks.Api.ApplicationParts
Assembly: Autodesk.Navisworks.Api (in Autodesk.Navisworks.Api.dll)

Syntax

Visual Basic
Public Class ApplicationAutomation
C#
public class ApplicationAutomation
Visual C++
public ref class ApplicationAutomation

Remarks

This class provides the same interface as NavisworksApplication but within the current Navisworks process. Therefore this class can only be used by plug-ins and should never be used directly by an external Automating application.

Calls made via NavisworksApplication, or command line, when automating eventually call methods on here.

Examples

CopyCalling other plug-ins
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Text;

//Add two new namespaces
using Autodesk.Navisworks.Api;
using Autodesk.Navisworks.Api.Plugins;


namespace ChainPlugin1
{
   [PluginAttribute("ChainPlugin1.ChainPlugin1",             //Plugin name
                 "ADSK",                                       //4 character Developer ID or GUID
                 ToolTip = "Chain Plugins - The first plugin", //The tooltip for the item in the ribbon
                 DisplayName = "Chained - 1")]          //Display name for the Plugin in the Ribbon

   public class ChainPlugins1 : AddInPlugin                        //Derives from AddInPlugin
   {
      public override int Execute(params string[] parameters)
      {
         MessageBox.Show(Autodesk.Navisworks.Api.Application.Gui.MainWindow, "Chain Plugin 1");

         Autodesk.Navisworks.Api.Application.Automation.ExecuteAddInPlugin("ChainPlugin2.ChainPlugin2.ADSK");

         return 0;
      }
   }
}

Inheritance Hierarchy

System..::..Object
  Autodesk.Navisworks.Api.ApplicationParts..::..ApplicationAutomation

See Also

T:Autodesk.Navisworks.Api.ApplicationParts.ApplicationAutomation