This script shows how to copy an Element. import Geom import OpenLxApp as lx import OpenLxUI as ui app = lx.Application.getInstance() doc = app.getActiveDocument() #———————- # Creating 1st element. #———————- cylinder = lx.RightCircularCylinder.createIn(doc) elem1 = lx.Element.createIn(doc) elem1.setGeometry(cylinder) cylinder.setHeight(0.5) cylinder.setRadius(0.5) #————————————- # Copying and positioning 2nd element. #————————————- elem2 = elem1.copy() elem2.translate(Geom.Vec(0, 2, 0), Geom.CoordSpace_WCS) doc.recompute()

This script shows how to rotate an Element around an axis. The rotation can be done in the local space of the Element (LCS) or the global space of the scene (WCS). The rotation axis is defined by the Geom.Ax1 class. All angles are in radians. import Base, Geom import OpenLxApp as lx import OpenLxUI as ui […]

This script shows how to translate (move) an Element. Translations can be done in the local space of the Element (LCS – Local Coordinate System) or in the global space of the scene (WCS- World Coordinate System import Geom import OpenLxApp as lx import OpenLxUI as ui app = lx.Application.getInstance() doc = app.getActiveDocument() #——————– # […]

This first script is basically the same as the one in ‘Quick Start’. It just creates an Element with a Block as its geometry. For a detailed description of this script please refer to the Quick Start page. #=============================================================================== # # CREATING AN ELEMENT # #=============================================================================== #—————————– # 1. Import Lexocad libraries. #—————————– import OpenLxApp […]

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If you want to use a special editor to create your Python scripts, take a look at the following ones: Eclipse https://www.eclipse.org/ Notepad++ https://notepad-plus-plus.org/ PyCharm https://www.jetbrains.com/pycharm/ Python Tools for Visual Studio https://github.com/Microsoft/PTVS

For a list of the available modules go to API Documentation

Let us examine the example a bit closer. # Import Lexocad libraries import OpenLxApp as lx The import statement loads existing Python code from another file – a module. The Python binding to Lexocad is defined by modules. By importing a module you gain access to Lexocad’s functions through the API (Application Programming Interface). # […]

Below is a very simple script. The easiest way to test and get it working: Start Lexocad. In the menu go to: Extra > Python > Python Console. Copy the script below and paste it inside the interactive console, eventually press the [Enter] key. # Create Block example # Import Lexocad libraries import OpenLxApp as […]