Parameters and attributes

Details on the Python scripting API regarding parameters and attributes.

Parameter types for different objects

To get or set parameters a special prefix is required, starting with /ce/, followed by the type and the parameter name:

Block Parameter	on blocks	/ce/block/PARAMETER, e.g. /ce/block/lotAreaMin
Street Parameters	on graph segments	/ce/street/PARAMETER, e.g. /ce/street/streetWidth
Intersection Parameters	on graph nodes	/ce/crossing/PARAMETER, e.g. /ce/street/minArcRadius
Rule Parameters	on shapes with rulefile assigned	/ce/rule/PARAMETER, rule parameters defined as attrs in the rule file

Note:

Available parameters for block, street and intersection are a fixed set (as shown in the inspector), whereas rule parameters are an open list, defined by the attributes defined in the rule file.

Setting a user parameter

Assuming a block is selected

>>> block = ce.getObjectsFrom(ce.selection)[0]
>>> ce.setAttribute(block,"/ce/block/shapeCreation", False)
>>> ce.setAttributeSource(block,"/ce/block/shapeCreation", "USER")

The internal user attribute /ce/block/shapeCreation is set to false on the selected block. By setting the source of this parameter to USER, the user attribute is now active for this parameter.

This changes the shapeCreation parameter on the selected block from True to False, (Disables the creation of lot shapes on the block).

Using an object attribute as source for a parameter

Assuming a block is selected

>>> block = ce.getObjectsFrom(ce.selection)[0]
>>> ce.setAttribute(block,"lotAreaMax", 3000)

adding a new object attribute to the selected block.

>>> ce.setAttributeSource(block,"/ce/block/lotAreaMax", "OBJECT")

Setting the source of the parameter lotAreaMax to OBJECT. This connects the existing object attribute with matching name to the parameter. The parameter lotAreaMax now uses the value from the object attribute.

Listing attributes

Attributes of objects can be queried with ce.getAttribute, ce.getAttributeList() and ce.getAttributeSource()

>>> block = ce.getObjectsFrom(ce.selection)[0]

>>> ce.getAttributeList(block)
['/ce/block/seed', '/ce/block/shapeCreation', 'lotAreaMax']

Listing /ce/block/seed (user attribute), /ce/block/shapeCreation (user attribute), lotAreaMax (object attribute)

Note:

The list of internal attributes depends on the type of object queried, as well as previous user interaction on the object.

>>> ce.getAttribute(block,"lotAreaMax")
3000.0

The value of the object attribute lotAreaMax

>>> ce.getAttributeSource(block,"/ce/block/lotAreaMax")
OBJECT

The source of the parameter /ce/block/lotAreaMax

>>> ce.getAttribute(block,"/ce/block/shapeCreation")
0

The value of the user attribute /ce/block/shapeCreation

>>> ce.getAttributeSource(block,"/ce/block/shapeCreation")
USER

The source of the parameter /ce/block/shapeCreation