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ShapeItemGetInstanceCount Method

Get the number of instances used in the model of a shape

Namespace: Tekla.Structures.Catalogs
Assembly: Tekla.Structures.Catalogs (in Tekla.Structures.Catalogs.dll) Version: 2023.0.1

Syntax

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public int GetInstanceCount()

Public Function GetInstanceCount As Integer

Return Value

Type: Int32
The number of shape instances

Examples

This sample shows how to call the GetInstanceCount method to detect shapes without instances thus can be removed.

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public List<string> CheckShapeInstancesTest()
{
    var shapeEnumerator = CatalogHandler.GetShapeItems();
    var removedShapes = new List<String>();

    shapeEnumerator.Reset();
    while (shapeEnumerator.MoveNext())
    {
        var shape = shapeEnumerator.Current;

        if (shape.GetInstanceCount() == 0)
        {
            removedShapes.Add(shape.Name);
        }
    }

    return removedShapes;
}

Reference

ShapeItem Class

Tekla.Structures.Catalogs Namespace

API Reference

ShapeItemAddLanguageSpecificTextSet("LST6E8738A7_0?cpp=::|nu=.");GetInstanceCount Method

Return Value

Reference

ShapeItemGetInstanceCount Method