Call user created scripts in another script

Lee_Hesketh · April 2017

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 · April 2017

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

NeilCooke · April 2017

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 · April 2017

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 · May 2018

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 · May 2018

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:

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5022071/uploads/editor/sz/o6ot6ya59z4p.png

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:

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5022071/uploads/editor/bx/j44e3es5x1si.png

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 · May 2018

Works great ! Fantastic ! Thanks Jake, Onshape rules !

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