How to set Pipe Network Part's Data Fields (PartDataField)?

By Partha Sarkar

I am trying to use Civil 3D .NET API to set the Pipe Object's PartDataField e.g. Pipe's Manning Coefficient. Could you help me with a code snippet to do this?

 

Civil 3D .NET API allows us to set / edit the PartDataField value. First you need to open the Part (Pipe or Structure) for write, get a reference to the Part object's PartData property (type PartDataRecord), modify the PartDatafield value, and then re-set the Part's PartData.

 

Here is a C# code snippet which demonstrates updating Pipe's Part Data values (Manning Coefficient):

using (Transaction ts = Application.DocumentManager.MdiActiveDocument.Database.TransactionManager.StartTransaction())

{

  Pipe PipeEle = ts.GetObject(pipeID, OpenMode.ForWrite) as Pipe;

  PartDataRecord record = PipeEle.PartData;

  PartDataField PartDataFld = record.GetDataFieldBy(PartContextType.FlowAnalysisManning);

 

  ed.WriteMessage("\nManning Coefficient Value Before Change : " + PartDataFld.Value.ToString());

 

  // Change the inner data of the copy:

  PartDataFld.Value = 0.014;

 

  // Re-set the PartData property. 

  //The data will not be updated without this

 

  PipeEle.PartData = record;

 

  ed.WriteMessage("\nManning Coefficient Value After Change : " + PartDataFld.Value.ToString());

 

  ts.Commit();

}