How to hide and unhide a component or part in an assembly with otk java

[LJ_13692736]

I am using creo object toolkit java to make some secondary developing.

Suppose I have get the ComponentPath of a part or component in an assembly model. Which function can I use to hide and unhide the part or check its hidden status. I read the usergudie a thousand times and could not find one. Belows are functions I have tested.

com.ptc.pfc.pfcModel.Model.Display

com.ptc.pfc.pfcSelect.Selection.Display

com.ptc.wfc.wfcSolid.WSolid.DisplaySolid

Sadly, none of them help.

Does the toolkit provide the function to programmatically hide and unhide part, just like hit the button in this picture?

[VladimirN]

Take a look - "How to hide and unhide with toolkit, check out my code!": https://community.ptc.com/t5/Customization/How-to-hide-and-unhide-with-toolkit-check-out-my-code/td-p/910320 

[LJ_13692736 · Accepted solution]

Thank you very much for your timely reply.

Although the code is not written in Java, it still inspired me a lot.

In summary, the program goes like this:

• Suppose the part's ComponentPath you want to hide is [40, 43].
• STEP 1 Get the Model of [40], the part's parent.
• STEP 2 Get the ModelItem [43] of Model [40].
• STEP 3 Check if the ModelItem [43] ishidden.
• STEP 4 If true, unhide it; if false, hide it.

In this way, you can switch the hidden status programmtically.

Here I paste the Java Code.

public void OnCommand() throws jxthrowable {
        // STEP 1 Get the Model of [40], the part's parent.
        Model model = session.GetCurrentModel();
        Assembly assembly = (Assembly) model;
        intseq path = intseq.create();
        path.append(40);
        ComponentPath componentPath = pfcAssembly.CreateComponentPath(assembly, path);
        WSolid solid = (WSolid) componentPath.GetLeaf();

        // STEP 2 Get the ModelItem [43] of Model [40].
        WModelItem modelItem = (WModelItem) solid.GetItemById(ModelItemType.ITEM_FEATURE, 43);

        //STEP 3 Check if the ModelItem [43] ishidden.
        //STEP 4 If true, unhide it; if false, hide it.
        if(modelItem.IsHidden()){
            modelItem.Unhide();
        }else {
            modelItem.Hide();
        }
    }​

Thanks again, VladimirN.

Have a good day!😀

[VladimirN]

You're welcome.