Get EffectiveName of DynamicBlockReference

[kwollaston]

I have been struggling trying to get the EffectiveName for a BlockReference, specifically of a Dynamic Block.
I was able to get the attributes, but the only name I can get back is "*Uxx"

  bref = Db.BlockReference(id)
  brec = Db.BlockTableRecord(bref.blockTableRecord())
  print(brec.name()) # on the brec it works, on the bref it does not
  # I want the name shown in the GUI and not the anonymous name of dynamic block

As an example, I'm able to get the effective name using win32com by doing this:

  print(entity.EffectiveName)

Let me know if you need more information. This is a great project and I appreciate all the work you and others have put in!

[CEXT-Dan]

bref.getBlockName() should return the effective name if it's dynamic.

if that doesn't work then maybe try

dynref = Db.DynBlockReference(id)
dynid = dynref.dynamicBlockTableRecord()

[kwollaston]

Perfect, bref.getBlockName() is the ticket, works for dynamic blocks and static blocks.