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CatalogHandlerImportShapeItems Method

Imports shape geometry items (*.tsc) from specified folder. Import throws exception if model is not open. Import overrides the existing shape items in the catalog without any warnings.

Namespace: Tekla.Structures.Catalogs
Assembly: Tekla.Structures.Catalogs (in Tekla.Structures.Catalogs.dll) Version: 2022.0.13611

Syntax

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public bool ImportShapeItems(
	string path
)

Public Function ImportShapeItems ( 
	path As String
) As Boolean

Parameters

path: Type: SystemString
The path to be used for import.

Return Value

Type: Boolean
true if successful.

Examples

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using System;
using Tekla.Structures.Catalogs;

public class Example
{
       public void Example1()
       {
           if (new CatalogHandler().ImportShapeItems(System.IO.Path.GetTempPath()))
               Console.WriteLine("Shape geometries imported successfully to model.");
       }
}

Reference

CatalogHandler Class

Tekla.Structures.Catalogs Namespace

API Reference

CatalogHandlerAddLanguageSpecificTextSet("LST9E0A9D0E_0?cpp=::|nu=.");ImportShapeItems Method

Parameters

Return Value

Reference

CatalogHandlerImportShapeItems Method