43.1.8. Register Ribbon Icon using ProcessNet Python
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Figure 43.12 User Icon on Ribbon
The user can customize the ribbon layout and register ProcessNet script.
Following things are supported:
Creation ribbon tab
Creation ribbon group
Creation ribbon icon
Register the ProcessNet script to the icon
Creation custom group and icon
The user can create ribbon group and icon.
Casting the ribbon Manager interface: ribbonManager = application.RibbonManager
Find the ribbon tab “Customize”: ribbonTab = ribbonManager.FindRibbonTab(“Customize”)
Create the ribbon Group: ribbonGroup = ribbonTab.AddRibbonGroup(“PNet Example”)
Create the ribbon icon : menuControl = ribbonGroup.AddMenuControl(MenuControlType.MenuControlType_Button, 8001)
Register ProcessNet function to ribbon icon
The user can register ProcessNet function to ribbon icon.
Set using ProcessNet function: IMenuControl.UseProcessNetFunction = True
Set the ProcessNet dll path: IMenuControl.ProcessNetScriptPath = ProcessNetScriptPath
Set the ProcessNet type : IMenuControl.ProcessNetType = ProcessNetType. ProcessNetType_Python
Sample Code
def register_function():
ribbonManager = application.RibbonManager
ribbonTab = ribbonManager.FindRibbonTab("Customize")
ribbonGroup = ribbonTab.AddRibbonGroup("PNet Example")
menuControl = ribbonGroup.AddMenuControl(MenuControlType.MenuControlType_Button, 8011)
menuControl.ProcessNetType = ProcessNetType.ProcessNetType_Python
menuControl.Caption = "MyTooltip"
menuControl.Tooltip = "PNet Example"
menuControl.UseProcessNetFunction = True
menuControl.UseBigIcon = True
menuControl.SetIconFromFile("C:\\Examples\\example.ico", 16, 16) # Icon File Path
menuControl.ProcessNetScriptPath = "C:\\Examples\\CreateBody.py" # Python Script Path
initialize()
register_function()
dispose