Narrowing selection type

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Hello all,

Is there some way to set the filter in the lower right of the status bar programmatically to narrow the selection type? 

[FV]

the first argument to ProSelect() function is a 'run-time' selection filter.

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Thanks.

I think I was not specific enough. I intended to say without using function ProSelection.

Now I think that the filter in the lower right of the status bar does not anything but just serves as parameter to be applied for the above function.

[FV]

are you trying to use  ProSelbufferSelectionsGet(...) function?

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Yes, that is exactly what I do. But the user on each stage should be able to choose only one specific type. So, I want to provide this without using Parametric UI but programmatically.

[YaroslavSin · Accepted solution]

Maybe, you can run mapkey to change a value in the selection filter listbox.

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If there is no other choice. Thanks.

[FV]

perhaps UI could be programmed similar to how hole-feature definition's 'Placement' dialog box is working - the dialog starts with pre-selection enabled 'Placement' input panel, but for 'Offset References' panel - an end user must left-click on the panel area and that starts ProSelect() (in no-dialog-mode) which specifies available selection filters. 

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Thanks FV,

But for now, I prefer to avoid ProSelect() complexities all together and filtering from selections. This greatly simplifies the program flow.