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Check the entity type of an Id using featurescript

mohammad_sadil_khan
mohammad_sadil_khan EDU
edited June 2024 in FeatureScript
Hello Onshape Community,

I would like to know if there is any way, given Ids like ("JHD", "JKC"), I can know if these ids correspond to parts, edges, vertices, faces or mate connectors using Featurescript?

Thank you.

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  • Caden_Armstrong
    Caden_Armstrong PRO
    Answer ✓
    You can turn an entity id into a query like so:

    var specificEntity = { "queryType" : QueryType.TRANSIENT, "transientId" : "JHD"} as Query;

    and then do a filter like qEntityType and a isQueryEmpty check to see if it matches.
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  • _anton
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    ^ NB, the shorthand is qTransient("JHD").
  • Caden_Armstrong
    Caden_Armstrong PRO
    @_anton
    As soon as I posted, I remembered there was a proper function for it. Old habits die hard.
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  • mohammad_sadil_khan
    mohammad_sadil_khan EDU
    Hello,

    This is working, Thanks.
    I have another question. Since Mate Connector is not an Entitytype, mate connectors ids are being identified as body.
    Is there way around it? Thanks
  • Caden_Armstrong
    Caden_Armstrong PRO
    Answer ✓
    Mate connectors are a type of body:

    qBodyType(myquery, BodyType.MATE_CONNECTOR);
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  • NeilCooke
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    You should never deal in transient IDs. If you are using println on an evaluated query then you’ll see the transient id but it can change if other features before it in the feature list change the context. Use specific queries only. 
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  • mohammad_sadil_khan
    mohammad_sadil_khan EDU
    I am using the rollbackbarindex to query on the time the entities are first referred or created.
    Will it solve it?

    If not, can you please elaborate on the specific queries?

    Thanks

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