Create a Selection Object from a passed in string
NOTE: the "/" is a Unix slash, not a windows Slash "\"
Parameters
selection (string) - a string using the WebLink Format of selection.
- The selection string. The string should follow the following formats (items in brackets [] are optional): TopLevelObject:[SubAsm]:[SubAs:LeafComponent]/[ModelItem]
- The top level object should provided as: "name.type"
- Each component in the path can have one of the following formats:
- "name.type"
- "name.type(#comp_id)"
- "name.type(comp_name)"
- The component name is the name of the component feature in the context of its parent assembly.
- The model item can have one of the following formats:
- "itemtype(#item_id)
- "itemtype(item_name)
- Itemtype must one of the following:
- Feature
- Dimension
Returns
Creo.Selection - Object (the selection)
Example
Dim sel as Creo.Selection = CAD.CreateSelectionFromString("TLA.ASM:SubPrt.prt(#71)/Feature(#3)")
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' hide curve
CAD.ClearSelection
msgbox("Selecting: " & IgesCurveID)
CAD.AddSelection( PartName & "/Feature(#" & IgesCurveID & ")" )
CAD.runmacro("~ Command `ProCmdViewHide` ;")