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Impact Python COM documentation
Impact Python COM documentation
  • Introduction
    • Welcome
    • Getting Started With Scripts
    • Impact Objects
    • What’s New
  • Concepts
    • Built-In Objects
    • Impact Auto-Tasks
    • Impact Enumerations
    • Scripts Within Database Windows
    • Impact Plug-ins
    • Specifying Colours
  • Libraries
    • Impact
      • Application
      • Enum
      • IAdministration
      • IApplication
      • ICreator
      • IDatabase
      • IDatabaseValues
      • IDatabaseWindow
      • IDatabaseWindowOptions
      • IDatabases
      • IDialog
      • IDialogCallbackParams
      • IDialogField
      • IDialogFields
      • IDialogPictureOptions
      • IDragParams
      • IDrawing
      • IDrawings
      • IEntities
      • IEntity
      • IFileOpenDialog
      • IFileSaveDialog
      • IGUI
      • IGlobals
      • ILayer
      • ILayoutOptions
      • ILayoutResults
      • ILog
      • IMasterSetting
      • IOutputToolbox
      • IPickInfo
      • IPicker
      • IPlotContext
      • IPlotOptions
      • IRecursedEntity
      • IReleaseAction
      • IRevertAction
      • ISystem
      • ITools
      • IUnits
      • IVector
      • IWindow
      • IWindows
      • ImpactCOMIterator
      • ImpactCOMWrapperBase
      • Iterable
    • ImpactCAD
      • Enum
      • I3DCamera
      • I3DCreateModelFlags
      • I3DCreateModelOptions
      • I3DCreator
      • I3DInstance
      • I3DInstances
      • I3DMatrix
      • I3DModel
      • I3DObject
      • I3DRect
      • I3DScene
      • I3DUpdateModelOptions
      • I3DVector
      • IActiveBlock
      • IAddress
      • IAddresses
      • IAdvancedQueryPlugin
      • IAngleDimension
      • IAnnotationDimension
      • IArc
      • IAutoNumberColumn
      • IBezier
      • IBlock
      • IBlockInsert
      • IBlockInserts
      • IBlocks
      • IBorderPlotArea
      • IBorderPlotCreator
      • IBorderPlotPage
      • IBorderPlotPageArea
      • IBorderPlotPageAreas
      • IBorderPlotPageDataRepeater
      • IBorderPlotPageDataRepeaters
      • IBorderPlotPages
      • IBridge
      • IBridgeStyle
      • IBridgeStyles
      • IBridges
      • ICaseCompressionPlugin
      • ICentreDimension
      • ICommonKnifeOptions
      • IConvertor
      • ICoordinateSystem
      • ICorrugatedMaterial
      • ICorrugatedMaterialComponent
      • ICorrugatedMaterialComponents
      • ICorrugatedMaterialInfoRow
      • ICorrugatedMaterialInfoRows
      • ICountItemsOptions
      • ICreator
      • ICustomer
      • ICustomerContact
      • ICustomerContacts
      • ICustomerSites
      • ICustomers
      • IDataConnector
      • IDatabase
      • IDatabaseColumn
      • IDatabaseColumnValue
      • IDatabaseColumns
      • IDatabaseCommand
      • IDatabaseConnection
      • IDatabaseDriver
      • IDatabaseItem
      • IDatabaseItems
      • IDatabaseLayer
      • IDatabaseLayerRevision
      • IDatabaseLayerRevisions
      • IDatabaseLayers
      • IDatabaseParameterValue
      • IDatabaseQuery
      • IDatabaseQueryMasterSetting
      • IDatabaseQueryMasterSettingCriteria
      • IDatabaseQueryMasterSettingCriterion
      • IDatabaseReportItem
      • IDatabaseReportItems
      • IDatabaseReportParams
      • IDatabaseRevision
      • IDatabaseRevisions
      • IDatabaseServer
      • IDatabaseSettings
      • IDatabaseTable
      • IDatabaseTableRelationship
      • IDatabaseTableRelationshipOptions
      • IDatabaseTableRelationships
      • IDatabaseTableRow
      • IDatabaseTableRows
      • IDatabaseTableValues
      • IDatabaseTables
      • IDatabaseValues
      • IDatabases
      • IDimension
      • IDimensionAngleFormat
      • IDimensionDistanceFormat
      • IDimensionOptions
      • IDocument
      • IDocumentColumn
      • IDocumentColumns
      • IDocumentContext
      • IDocumentCreator
      • IDocumentCreatorDocument
      • IDocumentCreatorRelationship
      • IDocumentCriterion
      • IDocumentExtender
      • IDocumentGroup
      • IDocumentGroups
      • IDocumentHistory
      • IDocumentHistoryItem
      • IDocumentMIMEType
      • IDocumentMIMETypes
      • IDocumentMetaExtractor
      • IDocumentMetaExtractors
      • IDocumentProvider
      • IDocumentRelationship
      • IDocumentRelationships
      • IDocumentRowsetOptions
      • IDocumentSearch
      • IDocumentSettings
      • IDocumentTag
      • IDocumentTags
      • IDocumentTagsForDocument
      • IDocumentThumbnailGenerator
      • IDocumentThumbnailGenerators
      • IDocumentType
      • IDocumentTypes
      • IDocuments
      • IDocumentsRelationship
      • IDragParams
      • IDrawing
      • IDrawingSaveOptions
      • IDrawingVariableSettings
      • IDrawings
      • IEnquireArea
      • IEnquireInsertion
      • IEnquireInsertions
      • IEnquireLengths
      • IEntities
      • IEntity
      • IErrorItem
      • IErrorItems
      • IExplodeOptions
      • IExportLayers
      • IExportOptions
      • IFileFormats
      • IFindItemsOptions
      • IFoldData
      • IFolder
      • IFolders
      • IFont
      • IFonts
      • IGlobal
      • IGlobals
      • IGraphic
      • IGraphicFace
      • IGraphicImage
      • IGraphicImages
      • IGraphicOptions
      • IHatchOptions
      • IHatcher
      • IHoleFinder
      • IHolePathOptions
      • IImageFormatParams
      • IImportExportMasterSetting
      • IInsertEntity
      • ILDAPSettings
      • ILDAPUserAccountStatus
      • ILanguage
      • ILanguages
      • ILayer
      • ILayerInsert
      • ILayers
      • ILayoutOptions
      • ILayoutResults
      • ILeaderDimension
      • ILibraryObject
      • ILibraryObjects
      • ILicence
      • ILine
      • ILinearDimension
      • ILog
      • ILookup
      • ILookupParameters
      • ILookupProjectAndLayerKeysFromValueParams
      • ILookups
      • IMasterLayerInsert
      • IMasterSetting
      • IMasterSettings
      • IMasterToolSettingsFolderTranslationsParams
      • IMatrix
      • IPDFUtilities
      • IPalette
      • IPaletteBridgeInfo
      • IPaletteDisplayInfo
      • IPaletteGroup
      • IPaletteGroups
      • IPaletteOptions
      • IPalettes
      • IPathFinder
      • IPlotOptions
      • IPostScriptImageOptions
      • IPrintOptions
      • IProjectAndLayerFilterOptions
      • IRadiusDimension
      • IRebridgeOptions
      • IRect
      • IRecursedEntities
      • IRecursedEntity
      • IReleaseAction
      • IReleaseLayer
      • IReleaseLayers
      • IRevertAction
      • IRowCountOptions
      • IRowsetOptions
      • IRubberEntity
      • ISQLFilterCondition
      • ISaveImageParams
      • IServer
      • IServerLicence
      • IServerLicenceUser
      • IServerLicenceUsers
      • IServerLicences
      • IShape
      • IShapeCreator
      • IShapes
      • ISite
      • ISites
      • ISmoothOptions
      • IStandardCreator
      • IStandardMaterialMasterSetting
      • IStandardSet
      • IStandardSets
      • IStandardSettings
      • ISweepDimension
      • ISymbol
      • ISymbolInsert
      • ISymbols
      • ISystem
      • IText
      • ITextPlugin
      • ITextPlugin2
      • ITextStyle
      • ITextStyleSheet
      • ITextStyleSheets
      • IUnitSettings
      • IUnits
      • IUser
      • IUsers
      • IVariable
      • IVariableGroup
      • IVariableGroups
      • IVariables
      • IVector
      • IVersion
      • IViewSettings
      • IWindow
      • IWindows
      • ImpactCOMIterator
      • ImpactCOMWrapperBase
      • Iterable
      • Server
    • ImpactBrowser
      • Browser
      • Enum
      • IBrowser
      • ImpactCOMIterator
      • ImpactCOMWrapperBase
      • Iterable
  • Examples
    • 3D model creation (Python)
    • 3D model updating (Python)
    • Activate block insertion and make changes (Python)
    • Active Drawing Change (After) Auto-Task (Python)
    • Active Drawing Change (Before) Auto-Task (Python)
    • Active Layer Change (After) Auto-Task (Python)
    • Active Layer Change (Before) Auto-Task (Python)
    • Add Database Palettes (Python)
    • Add Domain User (Python)
    • Add User with Address (Python)
    • Add, Change and Delete Table Rows for a custom TEST table (Python)
    • Add, Change and Delete Table Rows linking ISite to multiple IUser objects (Python)
    • Adding A Layer (Python)
    • Adding Customers (Python)
    • Adding Folders (Python)
    • Adding Variables (Python)
    • Adding a bridge (Python)
    • Adding a bridge to a line (Python)
    • Adding a user (Python)
    • Adding multiple users (Python)
    • Adding two 3D vectors (Python)
    • Adding two vectors (Python)
    • Advanced Corrugated Materials (Python)
    • Advanced Release (Python)
    • Advanced Standard Options (Python)
    • Advanced Tags (Python)
    • Advanced dialogs (Python)
    • Application globals (Python)
    • Applying a saved visibility (Python)
    • Arc Centre (Python)
    • Arc Clockwise (Python)
    • Arc Length (Python)
    • Arc Radius (Python)
    • Arc Start Angle (Python)
    • Arc Sweep Angle (Python)
    • Arc example (Python)
    • ArcA example (Python)
    • ArcAd example (Python)
    • ArcThreePointsA example (Python)
    • ArcThreePointsAd example (Python)
    • Arcd example (Python)
    • Arrange Optional (Python)
    • Arrange Optional 2 (Python)
    • Assign Palette To Line (Python)
    • Assigning one 3D vector to another (Python)
    • Assigning one vector to another (Python)
    • Associated Tags (Python)
    • Asymmetrically scaling a line (Python)
    • Auto Number Columns (Python)
    • Auto Numbering (Python)
    • AutoSelect example (Python)
    • Automatic dimensioning (Python)
    • Being Modified (Python)
    • Bezier (Python)
    • BezierA example (Python)
    • BezierAd example (Python)
    • Block and symbol visibility (Python)
    • BlockInsert example (Python)
    • BlockInsertA example (Python)
    • BlockInsertAd example (Python)
    • BlockInsertd example (Python)
    • BlockType example (Python)
    • Border Plot - Data Connection Arguments (Python)
    • Border Plot Export to File (Python)
    • Border Plot Page Numbering (Python)
    • Border Plot directly (Python)
    • Border Plot to specific printer (Python)
    • Border plot a drawing revision (Python)
    • Border plot a drawing without opening it (Python)
    • Caculate distance between two vectors (Python)
    • Calculate entity lengths within a text entity (Python)
    • Calculate the distance between two 3D vectors (Python)
    • Calculate the machine utilisation for a layout (Python)
    • Change 3D Model Fold Ratio (Python)
    • Change customer (Python)
    • Change visibility of palette (Python)
    • Changing Properties (Python)
    • Changing appearance (Python)
    • Changing layer visibility (Python)
    • Changing the cursor (Python)
    • Changing the palette of all selected entities (Python)
    • Checking Active User (Python)
    • Checking for Database Documents (Python)
    • Checking for IML variables (Python)
    • Checking if a block insert is active (Python)
    • Circle example (Python)
    • CircleA example (Python)
    • CircleAd example (Python)
    • CircleThreeTangents example (Python)
    • Circled example (Python)
    • Clearing Standard Information (Python)
    • Compare two vectors (Python)
    • Comparing two entities using the Is method (Python)
    • Comparison of two 3D vectors (Python)
    • Conversion example (Python)
    • Conversion with unit settings (Python)
    • Convert Angle To String (Python)
    • Convert Length To String (Python)
    • Convert a layer insert to a block insert (Python)
    • Converting IML variables (Python)
    • Converts a block insert to a layer insert (Python)
    • Coordinate Systems (Python)
    • Copy First 3D Instance (Python)
    • Copy To Block (Python)
    • CopyEntities example (Python)
    • Copying Documents (Python)
    • Copying a layer (Python)
    • Copying entities (Python)
    • Copying selected entities to another layer (Python)
    • Count Items By Query (Python)
    • Count and Find Items (Python)
    • Count and Find Layers by Query (Python)
    • Count and Find Layers by SQL (Python)
    • Count and Find Layers by SQL Conditions (Python)
    • Counting customers (Python)
    • Counting items (Python)
    • Create Rectangle (Python)
    • Create Vector At Angle (Python)
    • Creating Contact Documents (Python)
    • Creating Customer Documents (Python)
    • Creating Document Groups (Python)
    • Creating Document History (Python)
    • Creating Document Relationships (Python)
    • Creating Documents (Python)
    • Creating Documents from Streams (Python)
    • Creating Items (Python)
    • Creating Layer Documents (Python)
    • Creating MIME Types (Python)
    • Creating Other Documents (Python)
    • Creating Project Documents (Python)
    • Creating Relationships (Python)
    • Creating Site Documents (Python)
    • Creating Tags (Python)
    • Creating User Documents (Python)
    • Creating a common knife block in the active layer (Python)
    • Creating a graphic entity (Python)
    • Creating a graphic solid fill (Python)
    • Creating a layer (Python)
    • Creating a layout (Python)
    • Creating a layout - the old method (Python)
    • Creating a new block (Python)
    • Creating a new layer (Python)
    • Creating a new text style sheet based upon another (Python)
    • Creating a new text style that is a copy of another (Python)
    • Creating a project (Python)
    • Creating a shape from a block insertion (Python)
    • Creating a shape from a sequence of points (Python)
    • Creating a shape from another shape with a transformation (Python)
    • Creating a shape from visible regions (Python)
    • Creating sausage shapes (Python)
    • Creating text entities in every font (Python)
    • Customer Info (Python)
    • Customer Sites (Python)
    • Customer Values (Python)
    • Customer and Address Rowset (Python)
    • Customer and Contact Addresses (Python)
    • Database Info (Python)
    • Database Item Translations (Python)
    • Database Query (Python)
    • Database globals (Python)
    • Database values being read and written using lookup values (Python)
    • Delete All 3D Instances (Python)
    • Delete First 3D Instance (Python)
    • DeleteSelected example (Python)
    • Deleting All Document Groups (Python)
    • Deleting All Tags (Python)
    • Deleting Customers (Python)
    • Deleting Folders (Python)
    • Deleting IML variables (Python)
    • Deleting Variables (Python)
    • Deleting a MIME Type (Python)
    • Deleting a palette (Python)
    • Deleting a row from a table (Python)
    • Deleting all MIME Types (Python)
    • Deleting all the entities in the active block (Python)
    • Describing all drawing text style sheets (Python)
    • Describing all entity text style sheets (Python)
    • Describing all fonts available to the system (Python)
    • Describing all images in the drawing (Python)
    • Describing all text entities in the drawing (Python)
    • Describing all text style sheets (Python)
    • Description example (Python)
    • Detailed Item Info (Python)
    • Determine If Entity Is Stale (Python)
    • Determine certain calculated text values (Python)
    • Determine if a shape encloses a point (Python)
    • Determine if a shape encloses an entity (Python)
    • Determining if a field with a given name exists (Python)
    • Determining printer options (Python)
    • Determining the active block (Python)
    • DimensionAligned example (Python)
    • DimensionAngle example (Python)
    • DimensionBetweenPoints example (Python)
    • DimensionHorizontal example (Python)
    • DimensionRadius example (Python)
    • DimensionVertical example (Python)
    • Display Dialog (Python)
    • Display Select Border Plot dialog (Python)
    • Display Select Material (Python)
    • Display Standard Wizard (Python)
    • Display bridge information for entities (Python)
    • Display layer attributes (Python)
    • Display the Impact executable name and version (Python)
    • Displaying Material Dialog (Python)
    • Displaying the bridging information of a palette (Python)
    • Displaying the display information of a palette (Python)
    • Displaying the last plot operation (Python)
    • Displaying the palette used for construction entities (Python)
    • Displaying the palette used for dimension entities (Python)
    • Displaying the palette used for text entities (Python)
    • DistanceFormat (Python)
    • Divide a 3D vector by a given value (Python)
    • Divide a vector by a given value (Python)
    • Document Change Values (Python)
    • Document Counts (Python)
    • Document Custom Columns (Python)
    • Document Deleting (Python)
    • Document Paging (Python)
    • Document Provider (Python)
    • Document Providers (Python)
    • Document Relationships (Python)
    • Document Search Criteria (Python)
    • Document Searching (Python)
    • Document Searching Criteria (Python)
    • Document Settings (Python)
    • Document UpdateFrom (Python)
    • Document UpdateFromStream (Python)
    • Document Used in Images (Python)
    • Documents Paging (Python)
    • Drawing Type Example (Python)
    • Enquire Area (Python)
    • Enquire Cut Lengths (Python)
    • Enquire Individual Lengths of Cut palettes (Python)
    • Enquire insertions (Python)
    • Enquire using Palettes and PaletteTypes (Python)
    • Enquire within all Symbols inserted into a Block (Python)
    • Entities example (Python)
    • Entity Advanced Properties (Python)
    • Entity clipping and masking using shapes (Python)
    • Examining and Updating Contacts (Python)
    • Example (Python)
    • Example Of AddBridge (Python)
    • Example Of BoxContainsEntities (Python)
    • Example Of Extend (Python)
    • Example Of FindItemsBySQL For Folder (Python)
    • Example Of GetFittedExtents (Python)
    • Example Of GetKnifeToKnifeExtents (Python)
    • Example Of OneUpArea (Python)
    • Example Of SetActiveBlock (Python)
    • Example Use Of Hatcher And Hatcher Options (Python)
    • Example of FindDocumentByKey (Python)
    • Example of FindItemsByQueryWithMax2 (Python)
    • Example of FindItemsBySQL3 (Python)
    • Example use of hole-finder object (Python)
    • Example use of path-finder object (Python)
    • ExecuteFile (Python)
    • Executing multiple lines of SQL (Python)
    • Exploding (Python)
    • Exploding text entities (Python)
    • Export Document Settings (Python)
    • Export Item Specific Layers (Python)
    • Export Specific Layers (Python)
    • Export a database item (Python)
    • Exporting a drawing (Python)
    • Exporting all layers in a drawing (Python)
    • Extending a line (Python)
    • Extents example (Python)
    • External Data Validation (Python)
    • External Relationships (Python)
    • Extract MetaData (Python)
    • Extracting Meta-Data (Python)
    • Extracting MetaData (Python)
    • File Locations (Python)
    • File Open dialog (Python)
    • Fill Area (Python)
    • Fillet example (Python)
    • Filtering by Relationship (Python)
    • Filtering by Relationships (Python)
    • Find Document Types for extension (Python)
    • Find Folders (Python)
    • Find MIME Types for extensions (Python)
    • Find layer referenced by border plot area (Python)
    • Find user by email address (Python)
    • Find user by key (Python)
    • Find user by login id (Python)
    • Find users by name (Python)
    • Finding Columns (Python)
    • Finding Folders (Python)
    • Finding Groups by extensions (Python)
    • Finding Groups for extensions (Python)
    • Finding Items (Python)
    • Finding MIME Types for extensions (Python)
    • Finding Types for extensions (Python)
    • Finding a master setting with a specific key (Python)
    • Finding a post processor setting (Python)
    • Finding customers (Python)
    • Finding documents by ID (Python)
    • Finding items (Python)
    • Finding palettes (Python)
    • Finding palettes by type (Python)
    • Flatten 3D models (Python)
    • Flip selected entities (Python)
    • Fold 3D models (Python)
    • Folder Finding (Python)
    • Folder Info (Python)
    • Folder Setting Properties (Python)
    • Folder Translations (Python)
    • FullName example (Python)
    • Generate Default Thumbnails (Python)
    • Generate Thumbnails (Python)
    • Get Drawing Last Point (Python)
    • Get Entity Extents (Python)
    • Get Instance Extents (Python)
    • Get Unreferenced Blocks (Python)
    • Get drawing extents (Python)
    • Get layout information (Python)
    • Get length of entities example (Python)
    • Get the names and primary keys of all customers (Python)
    • Get translations for master tool setting folder names (Python)
    • Get translations for master tool settings names (Python)
    • GetAreaAndLengthOfSelected example (Python)
    • GetEntityExtentsInBox example (Python)
    • GetLengthOfEntitiesByPalette example (Python)
    • GetPaletteExtents (Python)
    • GetPaletteExtents example (Python)
    • GetSelectedExtents example (Python)
    • GetVisibleExtents example (Python)
    • Getting and setting the stock sheet (Python)
    • Getting the fitted extents of the active layer (Python)
    • Getting the knife to knife extents of the active layer (Python)
    • Getting the matrix of an insert (Python)
    • Getting the rule length of used palettes in a layer (Python)
    • Handling errors (Python)
    • How to determine if the LDAP login ID has changed (Python)
    • How to use a Database Query having a single distance range criterion (Python)
    • Identity of a 3D Matrix (Python)
    • Import Document Settings (Python)
    • Import-Export Master Tool Settings (Python)
    • Importing a drawing from a file (Python)
    • Inserting a row into a table (Python)
    • Inserting multiple rows into a table within transaction (Python)
    • Insertion types (Python)
    • Insertions example (Python)
    • Inspecting Database and MTS Sites (Python)
    • Inspecting MTS Filtered by Site (Python)
    • Installed Licences (Python)
    • Intersect Entity (Python)
    • Inverse a 3D matrix (Python)
    • Iterate Standard Sets (Python)
    • Iterate Tables (Python)
    • Iterating All Versions (Python)
    • Iterating Document Columns and Values (Python)
    • Iterating Document Groups (Python)
    • Iterating Document History (Python)
    • Iterating Document MetaExtractors (Python)
    • Iterating Document Types (Python)
    • Iterating Document for Items (Python)
    • Iterating Documents (Python)
    • Iterating Documents for Items (Python)
    • Iterating History (Python)
    • Iterating MIME Types (Python)
    • Iterating Meta Extractors (Python)
    • Iterating Pages and Areas (Python)
    • Iterating Relationships (Python)
    • Iterating Table Info (Python)
    • Iterating Tags (Python)
    • Iterating ThumbnailGenerators (Python)
    • Iterating User Documents (Python)
    • Iterating bridges (Python)
    • LDAP Settings (Python)
    • Layer example (Python)
    • Layer revision properties (Python)
    • Layer revisions (Python)
    • Layer types (Python)
    • LayerInsert example (Python)
    • LayerInsertA example (Python)
    • LayerInsertAd example (Python)
    • LayerInsertd example (Python)
    • Line example (Python)
    • LineA example (Python)
    • LineAd example (Python)
    • LinePointTangent example (Python)
    • LineTanTan example (Python)
    • LineTangentPoint example (Python)
    • Lined example (Python)
    • Linked Values (Python)
    • List 3D Model Layers (Python)
    • Listing The Symbol In A Drawing (Python)
    • Loading a Master Tool Setting (Python)
    • Loading a jpeg image (Python)
    • Loading a pdf image (Python)
    • Loading a pdf image using automatic artwork alignment (Python)
    • Loading an image from a document (Python)
    • Lock 3D objects (Python)
    • Lookup a Layer (Python)
    • Lookup a layer value (Python)
    • Manually assigning areas (Python)
    • Matching the bridge style of an existing entity (Python)
    • Merging PDF Documents (Python)
    • Merging Tags (Python)
    • Meta-Data Extraction (Python)
    • Metric-Imperial Standard (Python)
    • Mirror example (Python)
    • MirrorAboutAxis (Python)
    • Mirroring about axis (Python)
    • Modify Start Point Of Line (Python)
    • Modify dimension text attributes (Python)
    • Modifying the palette used for construction entities (Python)
    • Modifying the palette used for dimension entities (Python)
    • Modifying the palette used for text entities (Python)
    • Move example (Python)
    • MoveA example (Python)
    • MoveAd example (Python)
    • Moved example (Python)
    • Multiplies a vector by a given value (Python)
    • Multiply a 3D matrix (Python)
    • Multiply a 3D vector by a given value (Python)
    • Negate the values of a 3D vector (Python)
    • Negating the values of a vector (Python)
    • NewLayer Auto-Task (Python)
    • Offset a shape and create entities from it (Python)
    • OffsetSelected example (Python)
    • Open Enterprise project (Python)
    • Opening Database Windows (Python)
    • Opening Items (Python)
    • Opening a connection for any registered database (Python)
    • Opening a connection using a connection string (Python)
    • Origin example (Python)
    • Output a 3D matrix (Python)
    • Parameter Along (Python)
    • Pasting entities (Python)
    • Performing a value mapping (Python)
    • Persisted Globals - Reading (Python)
    • Persisted Globals - Writing (Python)
    • Picking a point from the active block (Python)
    • Picking an entity and a point (Python)
    • Picking an entity and its side from the active block (Python)
    • Picking an entity in the active block (Python)
    • Picking multiple points (Python)
    • Picking using GetEntity2 (Python)
    • Plotting (Python)
    • Point On Side (Python)
    • Printing all open drawings (Python)
    • Printing all options (Python)
    • Printing to default printer (Python)
    • Printing to last used printer (Python)
    • Printing with to specific printer (Python)
    • Project And Layer Lookup (Python)
    • Project Release Auto-Task (Python)
    • Project Site (Python)
    • Project and layer status (Python)
    • Quick Mirror (Python)
    • Reading Database Values (Python)
    • Reading Layer Values (Python)
    • Reading Related Table Values for ActiveDrawing (Python)
    • Reading Related Table Values for IDatabaseItem (Python)
    • Reading Related Table Values for IUser (Python)
    • Reading Related Table Values for an Active Database Window (Python)
    • Reading Simple Database Values (Python)
    • Reading Table Rows (Advanced Data Types) for a custom TEST table (Python)
    • Reading Table Rows (Advanced Data Types) for a custom TEST table (de-DE) (Python)
    • Reading Table Rows for a custom TEST table (Python)
    • Reading Values (Python)
    • Reading and Writing Values (Python)
    • Reading and writing binary values (Python)
    • Reading master settings (Python)
    • Reading master tool settings (Python)
    • Reading rows from a table (Python)
    • Reading rows from a table using string and BLOB lengths (Python)
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    • Writing Special Values (Python)
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Application¶

class Application¶

Bases: IApplication

Creates a new COM object instance of Application.

__init__()¶

Creates a new COM object instance of Application.

Examples¶

  • Display the Impact executable name and version

  • Starting the application and logging in

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