The Duplicate Document Node task will duplicate a Node within a DriveWorks 3D Document.
The Node to duplicate must already exist in the DriveWorks 3D Document. The duplicated Node must also not exist at the level you are duplicating it to. Each Node must have a unique name at each Node level.
The task will duplicate a Node to a new address with the name specified in the task. All child Nodes will be duplicated, including any Entities add to each Node.
The Duplicate Document Node task works on a 3D Document within a 3D Preview Control. In order to save changes made by this task you will need to use the Save 3D Document task.
It is advised that you use the Save 3D Document task at the end of a Specification.
This task does NOT work on 3D Previews created from SOLIDWORKS with DriveWorks Autopilot, or static DriveWorks 3D Files.
| Property Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Preview Control Name | The name of a 3D Preview Control to perform the action on.
This 3D Preview Control must be using a DriveWorks 3D Document. |
| Source Node Address | Enter the Node address, within the DriveWorks 3D Document, of the Node you want to duplicate. |
| Target Node Address | Enter the Node Address, including Node name, of the target Node. This is the new name of the duplicated Node and its new address. |
When this task is added the properties are static by default.
See How To: Change A
Static Property To A Dynamic Property to enable rules to be built on these properties.
| Property Name | Example rule | Example result | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preview Control Name | "3DPreviewControl" | 3DPreviewControl | This task will run on the named Preview Control. If that Preview Control has a DriveWorks 3D Document, then the task will attempt to duplicate the specified Node. |
| Source Node Address | "Root\Table\Leg-" & LegReturn | Root\Table\Leg-1 | This task will duplicate the Node called Leg-1 in the 3D Document on the control called 3D Preview Control. |
| Target Node Address | "Root\Table\Leg-" & LegReturn + 1 | Root\Table\Leg-2 | This task will then create a Node called Leg-2 in the 3D Document on the control called 3D Preview Control. |
All Node Addresses start from the "Root" Node in the DriveWorks 3D Document. This "Root" Node can be renamed, so you may need to enter the renamed Node name.
Example:
If you want to duplicate the model "Leg-1" you need to specify its address. To duplicate Leg-1 you would use the following Source Node Address:
Root\Table\Leg-1
Your Target Address would be as follows:
Root\Table\Leg-2
Leg-2 is the name of duplicated Node. You will end up with the following tree structure:
The address is a hierarchical path and you need to know the address of the model you are duplicating.
DWCurrentMacroCaller can be used when clicking a 3D Model in a DriveWorks 3D Document. This Special Variable will return the address of the model clicked.
This task has different types of Outputs. For more information about Outputs see Specification Macros Task Node.
Outputs are only available within Specification Macros. Currently Outputs are not available for Specification Flow.
This task supports Status Outputs. These can be used to perform different actions depending on what the status outcome of the task is. For more information see Status Outputs in the Task Node Outputs section of Specification Macros Task Node.
The status output navigation is as follows:
Success
Success with warnings.
Failed (one of the following occurred)