ActiveToolName (XSIApplication)

Introduced

4.0

Description

Returns the name of the currently active tool in the active view as a String. Only the following tools from the 3D view are supported: RotationTool, ScalingTool and TranslateTool. An empty string is returned if the tool is not recognized.

C# Syntax

    // get accessor
    String rtn = XSIApplication.ActiveToolName;

Examples

JScript Example

    // Activate the rotation tool
    RotationTool();

    // Get the name of the current tool
    var toolname = ActiveToolName;
    LogMessage( "current tool: " + toolname );

    //INFO : "current tool: RotationTool"

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