API - export part studio?

vanowm

Hello.

I'm trying to create a one-click export current state of a part studio using API and extract downloaded file.

So far it kind of works: it downloads zip file and extracts it, however the downloaded model is not the same as in part studio, because of the configuration (I'm using this document for my tests):

1. how do I get current configuration? When using https://cad.onshape.com/glassworks/explorer/#/Element/getConfiguration
    it pulls only the "default" values, not what currently is set in the part studio
2. using https://cad.onshape.com/glassworks/explorer/#/PartStudio/createPartStudioTranslation
    with these parameters:
   {"formatName": "STL",  "stlMode": "BINARY",
  "grouping": false,  "storeInDocument": false,  "unit": "MILLIMETER",  "resolution": "FINE",  "configuration": "List_ZtPTSWsj4qojhC=_2;top=10mm;bottom=20mm;linked=false"}
   seems to be ignoring unit and resolution parameters. The stl exported in meter, with very low resolution (definitely not FINE).
3. Is there a way get settings from export dialog?
   

Or maybe there is already existing code for this?

Thank you.

P.S.

The API is extremely difficult to understand, where can I find information what each parameter for each API means and what expected values? Or what permissions each API feature required?

For instance, the translation evidently requires both document read and write permissions, I couldn't find where it says so…took me half a day to figure out why I was getting 403 error with just document read permission.

Or when using API explorer with default parameters it returns 404 error, because provided values are not what it's expecting…seriously?