get component name from a line or surface

Try this:

*createmark surfaces 1 999

(where '999' is the id of the surface)

to get the component id use then:

hm_getentityvalue surfaces 1 'collector.id' 0

to get the component name use then:

hm_getentityvalue surfaces 1 'collector.name' 1

Regards,

Stefan

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Stefan,

thanks a lot, that was easier than expected

~ cesar

I don' think that this method works anymore. Is there an alternate solution?

You don't think that, but yet actually it still works

Hi tinh,

I tried the following code:

    *createmarkpanel line 1 'Please select the Line on the SAME component';
    set line1 [hm_getmark line 1]
    set compId [hm_getentityvalue lines 1 'by comp id' 0]

    hm_usermessage $compId

When I run this, it gives 1 as the output which is not the component id. Can you please tell where I am going wrong

 Sorry, the code is :  

   *createmarkpanel line 1 'Please select the Line on the SAME component';
    set line1 [hm_getmark line 1]
    set compId [hm_getentityvalue lines 1 'collector.id' 0]

    hm_usermessage $compId

 Sorry, the code is :  

 

   *createmarkpanel line 1 'Please select the Line on the SAME component';
    set line1 [hm_getmark line 1]
    set compId [hm_getentityvalue lines 1 'collector.id' 0]

    hm_usermessage $compId

It should be:

*createmarkpanel line 1 'Please select the Line on the SAME component';
    set line1 [hm_getmark line 1]
    set compId [hm_getentityvalue lines $line1 'collector.id' 0]

    hm_usermessage $compId

Hello tinh,

Sorry for the late reply. Thank you very much. It works great.