Selection Class

Represents a selection as either an explicit collection of ModelItems or as a collection of SelectionSources that will generate a selection on demand.

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

Syntax

Visual Basic
Public Class Selection _
	Inherits NativeHandle
C#
public class Selection : NativeHandle
Visual C++
public ref class Selection : public NativeHandle

Remarks

The selections can be copied for later use, providing a useful method for storing a reference to a selection of ModelItems.

Examples

CopyUsing the Selection class
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Linq;
using System.Windows.Forms;

using System.Text;

using Autodesk.Navisworks.Api.Controls;

      public static Selection storedSelection = new Selection();

      /// <summary>
      /// Store the current Selection
      /// </summary>
      static public void StoreSelection()
      {
         if (Autodesk.Navisworks.Api.Application.ActiveDocument != null)
         {
            storedSelection = new Selection();
            storedSelection.CopyFrom(Autodesk.Navisworks.Api.Application.ActiveDocument.CurrentSelection.ToSelection());
         }
      }

      /// <summary>
      /// Reset the current selection
      /// </summary>
      static public void ResetSelection()
      {
         Autodesk.Navisworks.Api.Application.ActiveDocument.CurrentSelection.Clear();
         Autodesk.Navisworks.Api.Application.ActiveDocument.CurrentSelection.CopyFrom(storedSelection);
      }

      /// <summary>
      /// example of using the Stored Selection
      /// </summary>
      static public void TestStoredSelection()
      {
         //store the current selection
         StoreSelection();

         //Clear the current selection
         Autodesk.Navisworks.Api.Application.ActiveDocument.CurrentSelection.Clear();

         //Set the current selection to the root Item of the Model
         Autodesk.Navisworks.Api.Application.ActiveDocument.CurrentSelection.Add(
            Autodesk.Navisworks.Api.Application.ActiveDocument.Models.First.RootItem);

         //Reset the selection
         ResetSelection();
      }

Inheritance Hierarchy

System..::..Object
  Autodesk.Navisworks.Api..::..NativeHandle
    Autodesk.Navisworks.Api..::..Selection

See Also

T:Autodesk.Navisworks.Api.Selection