RhinoObject.SelectSubObject Method

Scripting
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@dale,

i am trying to perform a persistent sub-object selection in a script using RhinoObject.SelectSubObject method, but cannot get a persistent selection of a mesh edge. Here is my code, which prints 1 (object is selected) for the selection state instead of 2 (object is selected persistently):

import Rhino
import scriptcontext
import rhinoscriptsyntax as rs
    
def TestEdgeSelection():
    mesh_id = rs.GetObject("Select mesh", 32, True, False)
    if not mesh_id: return
    
    obj = rs.coercerhinoobject(mesh_id, True, True)
    index_type = Rhino.Geometry.ComponentIndexType.MeshTopologyEdge
    comp_index = Rhino.Geometry.ComponentIndex(index_type, 0)
    state = obj.SelectSubObject(comp_index, True, True)
    scriptcontext.doc.Views.Redraw()
    print "Selection State:", state
    
TestEdgeSelection()

I can see the highlighting for a nanosecond, but then the mesh edge gets unselected. The rhino common SDK helpfile somehow states this:

Reports if an object can be selected

but i am not sure if this is a copy & paste typo, because there is a SubObjectSelectable method with the same help text which provides the functionality to check selection state.

Is there a way to get persistent selection somehow ? I would like to perform the scripted pre-selection for the _UnweldEdge command.

c.

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Hi Clement,

Not all sub-object selections persist. So this might be what you are seeing. When I get back in the office next week, I can confirm (or deny)…

– D