Synoptic View Attributes

Synoptic View Attributes

View attribute for the Synoptic View. This attribute is only available for View.SetAttributeValue (View.GetAttributeValue is not supported).

Attribute Name

Description

Supports

path

Sets the full path and name of the HTML synoptic page to use.

Possible Values:

• <filepath>,<objectpath> The location of the HTML to use in the Synoptic View and the object to which the synoptic property applies.

• Set

See View Attributes for a complete list of types of attributes that you can use when customizing your Relational Views.

Python Example: Setting the Synoptic View Attributes

# Set up a few basics
from win32com.client import constants as c
import os.path 
app = Application
false = 0
true = 1
null = None

# Convenience function to create a simple synoptic page on disk
def MakeSynViewPages() :
   mysynviewpath = XSIUtils.BuildPath(
       app.InstallationPath(c.siFactoryPath),
       "Data", "XSI_SAMPLES", "Synoptic"
   )
   file1 = XSIUtils.BuildPath(mysynviewpath, "SynViewStartWith.htm")
   file2 = XSIUtils.BuildPath(mysynviewpath, "SynViewSwitchTo.htm")

   f = open(file1, 'w')
   f.write("<html>\n<body version=\"2\">\n<script language=\"VBScript\">\n\n")
   f.write("sub hotspot(in_obj,in_mousebutton,in_keymodifier)\nset self = GetValue(i")
   f.write("n_obj)\nApplication.LogMessage \"VB: Touched \" & self.FullName & \" at \" _")
   f.write("\n\t& self.posx.Value & \",\" & self.posy.Value _\n\t& \",\" & self.posz")
   f.write(".Value & \" (x,y,z)\"\nend sub\n</SCRIPT>\n\n<map name=\"SynopticMap\">\n")
   f.write("<area shape=\"circle\" coords=\"260,251,129\" title=\"\" NOHREF onClick=")
   f.write("\"hotspot\">\n</map>\n\n<img src=\"..\\pictures\\xsilogo.jpg\" usemap=\"#S")
   f.write("ynopticMap\">\n\n</body>\n</html>")

   f = open(file2, 'w')
   f.write("<html>\n<body version=\"2\">\n<script language=\"JavaScript\">\n")
   f.write("\nfunction hotspot(in_obj,in_mousebutton,in_keymodifier)\n{\nvar self = G")
   f.write("etValue(in_obj);\nApplication.LogMessage( \"JS: Touched \" + self.FullName + ")
   f.write("\" at \" \n\t+ self.posx.Value + \",\" + self.posy.Value \n\t+ \",\" + ")
   f.write("self.posz.Value + \" (x,y,z)\" );\n}\n</SCRIPT>\n\n<map name=\"SynopticMap")
   f.write("\">\n<area shape=\"circle\" coords=\"260,251,129\" title=\"\" NOHREF onCli")
   f.write("ck=\"hotspot\">\n</map>\n\n<img src=\"..\\pictures\\xsilogo.jpg\" usemap=")
   f.write("\"#SynopticMap\">\n\n</body>\n</html>")

   return [file1, file2]

# Create a synoptic property and attach it to a torus
app.NewScene("", false)
torus = app.CreatePrim("Torus", "MeshSurface")
app.Rotate(torus, 90, 0, 0, c.siAbsolute, c.siPivot, c.siObj, c.siX)
app.Translate(torus, 4, 3, 2, c.siAbsolute, c.siPivot, c.siObj, c.siZ)

synfiles = MakeSynViewPages()
applied = torus.AddProperty("Synoptic Property") 
applied.Parameters(1).Value = "SynViewAttrib"
applied.Parameters(2).Value = synfiles[0]
app.OpenAttachments()

# Open the Synoptic viewer
lay = app.Desktop.ActiveLayout
vw = lay.Views("Synoptic View")
vw.SetAttributeValue("path", synfiles[1]+","+torus.Name)

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