Selection Set Entity Help

[kwollaston]

Hi, I am wondering how I can interact with the entities in the selection set.
Previously, i could do Table = Ax.IAcadTable(axEnt) as shown below but now I'm unable to instantiate it as IAcadTable or AcadTable.

Also SelectByPolygon seems to be removed or renamed, I am assuming I use selectFence..?

        minmax = hitPnt + axDoc.GetVariable("VSMAX")

        axSs = axDoc.SelectionSets.Add("AXTBLSS")
        axSs.SelectByPolygon(
            Ax.constants.acSelectionSetFence, minmax, [0], ["ACAD_TABLE"]
        )

        for axEnt in axSs:
            axTable = Ax.IAcadTable(axEnt)

[CEXT-Dan]

Right selectByPolygon acSelectionSetFence is now selectFence

As you have noticed points and vectors are now typed as AcGePoint3d and AcVector3d, as well as AcGeMatrix3d. I would cringe every time I saw VBA code doing manual transformations.

Here’s a sample selecting a table by point

import traceback
from pyrx import Ap, Ax, Ge


def selectTableByPoint(hitPnt: Ge.Point3d, axDoc: Ax.AcadDocument):
    try:
        # compute max using a vector
        max = hitPnt + (axDoc.getVariable("VSMAX") - hitPnt)
        axSets = axDoc.selectionSets()
        axSs = axSets.add("AXTBLSS")
        
        # filters like [0], ["ACAD_TABLE"] are combined, use a list of tuples 
        # list like in Lisp or in ARX, 
        axSs.selectFence([hitPnt, max], [(0, "ACAD_TABLE")])

        for axEnt in axSs:
            # use the new cast function 
            axTable = Ax.AcadTable.cast(axEnt)
            
            # functions like hitTest expect Ge types, 
            # assumes kZAxis is the view direction
            print(axTable.hitTest(hitPnt, Ge.Vector3d.kZAxis))

            for row in range(axTable.rows()):
                for col in range(axTable.columns()):
                    print(axTable.text(row, col))
            break

    finally:
        axSs.delete()


@Ap.Command()
def xdoit() -> None:
    try:
        axApp = Ap.Application.acadApplication()
        axDoc = axApp.activeDocument()
        axUtils = axDoc.utility()
        pnt = axUtils.getPoint("\nPick point")

        selectTableByPoint(pnt, axDoc)

    except Exception as err:
        traceback.print_exception(err)

[kwollaston]

Thank you, it looks like I was using cast the wrong way, very much appreciated sir!