Call user created scripts in another script

Lee_Hesketh

If I have written one script called custom_axis, and am now writing a new script. How could I call custom_axis in this new script? I have tried entering custom_axis in the hopes ti appears in the drop down list, but it doesn't. How could I do this?

Thanks
Lee Hesketh

NeilCooke

Import your script at the top of the script you want to use it in (use import icon near the commit button).

NeilCooke

Import your script at the top of the script you want to use it in (use import icon near the commit button).

kevin_o_toole_1

A quick addendum for future readers:
If you're you're still getting an error calling your feature or function after importing the Feature Studio, make sure the imported Feature Studio exports the relevant symbol, e.g.

export const myFeature = defineFeature(...

or

export function myFunction(...

See also: import documentation.

robert_carpenter114

Suppose I have this tiny featurescript code snippet:

FeatureScript 819;

import(path : "onshape/std/geometry.fs", version : "819.0");

annotation { "Feature Type Name" : "My Feature" }

export const myFeature = defineFeature(function(context is Context, id is Id, definition is map)

    precondition

    {

        // Define the parameters of the feature type

       annotation { "Name" : "My Length" }

        isLength(definition.myLength, LENGTH_BOUNDS);

        

    }

    {

        // Define the function's action

         

        

        

        fCuboid(context, id + "cuboid1", {

                "corner1" : vector(0, 0, 0) * inch,

                "corner2" : vector(1, 1, definition.myLength / inch) * inch

        });

    });


Could you write a little code snippet demonstrating how to call this from another featurescript ?

Jake_Rosenfeld

Hi @robert_carpenter114

In some other FeatureScript tab, you'll want to first click on the import button to set up the import of the other tab:


Once you have this open, you can navigate through that menu and fine the other feature studio you're interested in importing (note that if you are importing a Feature Studio from another document, that other document must be versioned. You can do this versioning from directly inside that dialog).  When you have finalized the import it will generate a line of code that looks something like this:



At that point it will be simple to use your other feature.  You'll be able to just write code that looks like:

annotation {"Name" : "Some other feature"}
export function someOtherFeature = defineFeature(function(context is Context, id is Id, definition is Map)
    precondition
    {
    }
    {
        // Generates a cuboid that is 10 inches high
        myFeature(context, id + "callToOriginal", { "myLength" : 10 * inch });
    });

robert_carpenter114

Works great !  Fantastic ! Thanks Jake, Onshape rules !