Selection panel

Recall

Select whatever is in memory, replacing the current selection.

On the ribbonButton, Selection panel

NeedsSomething in memory

Ctrl+Shift+R">

What it does#

Resolves every stored item back to the model and selects it. Items that are no longer there, because the model was reloaded or the item deleted, are counted in the toast and skipped rather than failing the whole recall.

How to use it#

Press Ctrl+Shift+R or click Recall.
The selection is back. Zoom to it with Navisworks' own Zoom Selected if you moved.

Limitations#

Recall replaces the current selection. To combine, Recall first and then add to the selection by hand, or use Add and Intersect in the other direction.
An empty memory toasts "Memory is empty" and leaves the selection alone.

Other uses#

Hand a colleague a selection: Save as Set puts it in the document; Recall is the private version that stays yours.

Source#

The tool's own files, word for word as shipped in Selection.panel/Recall.pushbutton. Every pyNavis tool is an ordinary bundle: copy these into your own extension and change what you like.

script.py Runs on a click. View on GitHub

"""Selects whatever is in memory.

Items that are no longer in the model are reported and skipped.
"""

from pynavis import memory, toast

result = memory.recall()
toast.show(result.level, result.message, result.detail)

bundle.yaml The bundle contract: the keys pyNavis reads for this tool. View on GitHub

title: Recall
shortcut: Ctrl+Shift+R

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