TBC Macros and Extensions

#Referencefrom Trimble.Vce.Alignment.Utility import TemplateLocationselectednetwork = self.utilitynetworkslist.SelectedEntity()                for o in selectednetwork:                         if type(o)==UtilityRun:                  ListOfPoints=List[TemplateLocations]                  temp=TemplateLocation(5500)                  temp.Name="60.00 VerticalXX2"                  temp.Station=60                  temp.Template=2042​                  ListOfPoints.Add(temp)

After running and getting to the first Utility Run, I getting this error (please see below)


Any idea why it says that the defined object is disposed? Is there any better way to insatiate the object and add it to the collection method? Am I understating the procedure correct as we write the value using the method and get the value by the property?

Thank you

The UtilityRun class has a {get:} property that is called TemplateLocations which was not useful for adding a new trench station since it's read-only! so I decided to use the AddNodeTemplateLocations function which takes an object type Trimble.Vce.Alignment.Utility.TemplateLocation.  Then, I decided to instantiate an object from TemplateLocations.

The TemplateLocations class has a class constructor that takes one argument(uint) which I guess is the serial number (please see below)


and here's the script that I wrote:

#Referencefrom Trimble.Vce.Alignment.Utility import TemplateLocationselectednetwork = self.utilitynetworkslist.SelectedEntity()                for o in selectednetwork:                         if type(o)==UtilityRun:                  ListOfPoints=List[TemplateLocations]                  temp=TemplateLocation(5500)                  temp.Name="60.00 VerticalXX2"                  temp.Station=60                  temp.Template=2042​                  ListOfPoints.Add(temp)

After running and getting to the first Utility Run, I getting this error (please see below)


Any idea why it says that the defined object is disposed? Is there any better way to insatiate the object and add it to the collection method? Am I understating the procedure correct as we write the value using the method and get the value by the property?

Thank you

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Morteza Kiani
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namespace TemplateLocationUpdater{    public class TempLocupdater    {        public void AddorUpdateTrenchStation(Trimble.Vce.Utility.UtilityRun run,uint TemplateSerial)        {            TemplateLocation tl = run.Add<Trimble.Vce.Alignment.Utility.TemplateLocation>();            if (tl != null)            {                tl.Name = "mytlLocation";                tl.Station = 25;                tl.Template = TemplateSerial;                tl.AdjustAtNodes = true;            }        }    }}​

clr.AddReferenceToFileAndPath(r"C:\....\bin\Debug\TemplateLocationUpdater.dll")from TemplateLocationUpdater import TempLocupdater​tlu=TempLocupdater()tlu.AddorUpdateTrenchStation(o,2042)

#Referencefrom Trimble.Vce.Alignment.Utility import TemplateLocationselectednetwork = self.utilitynetworkslist.SelectedEntity()                for o in selectednetwork:                         if type(o)==UtilityRun:                  ListOfPoints=List[TemplateLocations]                  temp=TemplateLocation(5500)                  temp.Name="60.00 VerticalXX2"                  temp.Station=60                  temp.Template=2042​                  ListOfPoints.Add(temp)

After running and getting to the first Utility Run, I getting this error (please see below)


Any idea why it says that the defined object is disposed? Is there any better way to insatiate the object and add it to the collection method? Am I understating the procedure correct as we write the value using the method and get the value by the property?

Thank you

namespace TemplateLocationUpdater{    public class TempLocupdater    {        public void AddorUpdateTrenchStation(Trimble.Vce.Utility.UtilityRun run,uint TemplateSerial)        {            TemplateLocation tl = run.Add<Trimble.Vce.Alignment.Utility.TemplateLocation>();            if (tl != null)            {                tl.Name = "mytlLocation";                tl.Station = 25;                tl.Template = TemplateSerial;                tl.AdjustAtNodes = true;            }        }    }}​

clr.AddReferenceToFileAndPath(r"C:\....\bin\Debug\TemplateLocationUpdater.dll")from TemplateLocationUpdater import TempLocupdater​tlu=TempLocupdater()tlu.AddorUpdateTrenchStation(o,2042)

#Referencefrom Trimble.Vce.Alignment.Utility import TemplateLocationselectednetwork = self.utilitynetworkslist.SelectedEntity()                for o in selectednetwork:                         if type(o)==UtilityRun:                  ListOfPoints=List[TemplateLocations]                  temp=TemplateLocation(5500)                  temp.Name="60.00 VerticalXX2"                  temp.Station=60                  temp.Template=2042​                  ListOfPoints.Add(temp)

After running and getting to the first Utility Run, I getting this error (please see below)


Any idea why it says that the defined object is disposed? Is there any better way to insatiate the object and add it to the collection method? Am I understating the procedure correct as we write the value using the method and get the value by the property?

Thank you

namespace TemplateLocationUpdater{    public class TempLocupdater    {        public void AddorUpdateTrenchStation(Trimble.Vce.Utility.UtilityRun run,uint TemplateSerial)        {            TemplateLocation tl = run.Add<Trimble.Vce.Alignment.Utility.TemplateLocation>();            if (tl != null)            {                tl.Name = "mytlLocation";                tl.Station = 25;                tl.Template = TemplateSerial;                tl.AdjustAtNodes = true;            }        }    }}​

clr.AddReferenceToFileAndPath(r"C:\....\bin\Debug\TemplateLocationUpdater.dll")from TemplateLocationUpdater import TempLocupdater​tlu=TempLocupdater()tlu.AddorUpdateTrenchStation(o,2042)

#Referencefrom Trimble.Vce.Alignment.Utility import TemplateLocationselectednetwork = self.utilitynetworkslist.SelectedEntity()                for o in selectednetwork:                         if type(o)==UtilityRun:                  ListOfPoints=List[TemplateLocations]                  temp=TemplateLocation(5500)                  temp.Name="60.00 VerticalXX2"                  temp.Station=60                  temp.Template=2042​                  ListOfPoints.Add(temp)

After running and getting to the first Utility Run, I getting this error (please see below)


Any idea why it says that the defined object is disposed? Is there any better way to insatiate the object and add it to the collection method? Am I understating the procedure correct as we write the value using the method and get the value by the property?

Thank you

namespace TemplateLocationUpdater{    public class TempLocupdater    {        public void AddorUpdateTrenchStation(Trimble.Vce.Utility.UtilityRun run,uint TemplateSerial)        {            TemplateLocation tl = run.Add<Trimble.Vce.Alignment.Utility.TemplateLocation>();            if (tl != null)            {                tl.Name = "mytlLocation";                tl.Station = 25;                tl.Template = TemplateSerial;                tl.AdjustAtNodes = true;            }        }    }}​

clr.AddReferenceToFileAndPath(r"C:\....\bin\Debug\TemplateLocationUpdater.dll")from TemplateLocationUpdater import TempLocupdater​tlu=TempLocupdater()tlu.AddorUpdateTrenchStation(o,2042)

#Referencefrom Trimble.Vce.Alignment.Utility import TemplateLocationselectednetwork = self.utilitynetworkslist.SelectedEntity()                for o in selectednetwork:                         if type(o)==UtilityRun:                  ListOfPoints=List[TemplateLocations]                  temp=TemplateLocation(5500)                  temp.Name="60.00 VerticalXX2"                  temp.Station=60                  temp.Template=2042​                  ListOfPoints.Add(temp)

After running and getting to the first Utility Run, I getting this error (please see below)


Any idea why it says that the defined object is disposed? Is there any better way to insatiate the object and add it to the collection method? Am I understating the procedure correct as we write the value using the method and get the value by the property?

Thank you

namespace TemplateLocationUpdater{    public class TempLocupdater    {        public void AddorUpdateTrenchStation(Trimble.Vce.Utility.UtilityRun run,uint TemplateSerial)        {            TemplateLocation tl = run.Add<Trimble.Vce.Alignment.Utility.TemplateLocation>();            if (tl != null)            {                tl.Name = "mytlLocation";                tl.Station = 25;                tl.Template = TemplateSerial;                tl.AdjustAtNodes = true;            }        }    }}​

clr.AddReferenceToFileAndPath(r"C:\....\bin\Debug\TemplateLocationUpdater.dll")from TemplateLocationUpdater import TempLocupdater​tlu=TempLocupdater()tlu.AddorUpdateTrenchStation(o,2042)

#Referencefrom Trimble.Vce.Alignment.Utility import TemplateLocationselectednetwork = self.utilitynetworkslist.SelectedEntity()                for o in selectednetwork:                         if type(o)==UtilityRun:                  ListOfPoints=List[TemplateLocations]                  temp=TemplateLocation(5500)                  temp.Name="60.00 VerticalXX2"                  temp.Station=60                  temp.Template=2042​                  ListOfPoints.Add(temp)

After running and getting to the first Utility Run, I getting this error (please see below)


Any idea why it says that the defined object is disposed? Is there any better way to insatiate the object and add it to the collection method? Am I understating the procedure correct as we write the value using the method and get the value by the property?

Thank you

namespace TemplateLocationUpdater{    public class TempLocupdater    {        public void AddorUpdateTrenchStation(Trimble.Vce.Utility.UtilityRun run,uint TemplateSerial)        {            TemplateLocation tl = run.Add<Trimble.Vce.Alignment.Utility.TemplateLocation>();            if (tl != null)            {                tl.Name = "mytlLocation";                tl.Station = 25;                tl.Template = TemplateSerial;                tl.AdjustAtNodes = true;            }        }    }}​

and Here is the python code that reference it:

clr.AddReferenceToFileAndPath(r"C:\....\bin\Debug\TemplateLocationUpdater.dll")from TemplateLocationUpdater import TempLocupdater​tlu=TempLocupdater()tlu.AddorUpdateTrenchStation(o,2042)

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Morteza Kiani

Original Message:
Sent: 12-28-2022 10:45
From: Gary Lantaff
Subject: Insert Trench Template along a Utility Run

You are close. The utilityRun is a collection of TemplateLocations so you just need to add one to the collection. This is c# code;

TemplateLocation tl = run.Add<TemplateLocation>();
if (tl != null)
{
    tl.Station = Station;
    tl.Template = TrenchTemplate;
    tl.Layer = Layer;
    tl.AdjustAtNodes = AdjustAtNodes;

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Gary Lantaff

Original Message:
Sent: 12-27-2022 16:35
From: Morteza Kiani
Subject: Insert Trench Template along a Utility Run

Hello Everyone,

I would be grateful if anyone could help me to insert a Trench Template along a utility run. By debugging and looking into the VS Object Browser I was able to spot a function that adds a trench template object into the UtilityRun's collection method (please see below)

The UtilityRun class has a {get:} property that is called TemplateLocations which was not useful for adding a new trench station since it's read-only! so I decided to use the AddNodeTemplateLocations function which takes an object type Trimble.Vce.Alignment.Utility.TemplateLocation.  Then, I decided to instantiate an object from TemplateLocations.

The TemplateLocations class has a class constructor that takes one argument(uint) which I guess is the serial number (please see below)


and here's the script that I wrote:

#Referencefrom Trimble.Vce.Alignment.Utility import TemplateLocationselectednetwork = self.utilitynetworkslist.SelectedEntity()                for o in selectednetwork:                         if type(o)==UtilityRun:                  ListOfPoints=List[TemplateLocations]                  temp=TemplateLocation(5500)                  temp.Name="60.00 VerticalXX2"                  temp.Station=60                  temp.Template=2042​                  ListOfPoints.Add(temp)

After running and getting to the first Utility Run, I getting this error (please see below)


Any idea why it says that the defined object is disposed? Is there any better way to insatiate the object and add it to the collection method? Am I understating the procedure correct as we write the value using the method and get the value by the property?

Thank you

------------------------------
Morteza Kiani
------------------------------

namespace TemplateLocationUpdater{    public class TempLocupdater    {        public void AddorUpdateTrenchStation(Trimble.Vce.Utility.UtilityRun run,uint TemplateSerial)        {            TemplateLocation tl = run.Add<Trimble.Vce.Alignment.Utility.TemplateLocation>();            if (tl != null)            {                tl.Name = "mytlLocation";                tl.Station = 25;                tl.Template = TemplateSerial;                tl.AdjustAtNodes = true;            }        }    }}​

clr.AddReferenceToFileAndPath(r"C:\....\bin\Debug\TemplateLocationUpdater.dll")from TemplateLocationUpdater import TempLocupdater​tlu=TempLocupdater()tlu.AddorUpdateTrenchStation(o,2042)

#Referencefrom Trimble.Vce.Alignment.Utility import TemplateLocationselectednetwork = self.utilitynetworkslist.SelectedEntity()                for o in selectednetwork:                         if type(o)==UtilityRun:                  ListOfPoints=List[TemplateLocations]                  temp=TemplateLocation(5500)                  temp.Name="60.00 VerticalXX2"                  temp.Station=60                  temp.Template=2042​                  ListOfPoints.Add(temp)

After running and getting to the first Utility Run, I getting this error (please see below)


Any idea why it says that the defined object is disposed? Is there any better way to insatiate the object and add it to the collection method? Am I understating the procedure correct as we write the value using the method and get the value by the property?

Thank you

Hi Gary

I know this is an old thread and my comment is off topic, but I've been reading as much as I can to learn. I have about 20 years of C# experience and about 20 minutes of Python, so I am going the same route as Morteza. Also, because of the lack of support in VS2022 for IronPython and the poor IntelliSense support in VS2019, the cost of a distribution hurdle seems small in comparison.
I was wondering about your distribution point. Can't I just set the TBC_Macro3Path2 environment variable on my TBC users machines to a shared drive and keep my (primarily C#) macros there? From their perspective it would be read-only and all I have to do is open TBC to let it build the dictionary for all to access.

namespace TemplateLocationUpdater{    public class TempLocupdater    {        public void AddorUpdateTrenchStation(Trimble.Vce.Utility.UtilityRun run,uint TemplateSerial)        {            TemplateLocation tl = run.Add<Trimble.Vce.Alignment.Utility.TemplateLocation>();            if (tl != null)            {                tl.Name = "mytlLocation";                tl.Station = 25;                tl.Template = TemplateSerial;                tl.AdjustAtNodes = true;            }        }    }}​

clr.AddReferenceToFileAndPath(r"C:\....\bin\Debug\TemplateLocationUpdater.dll")from TemplateLocationUpdater import TempLocupdater​tlu=TempLocupdater()tlu.AddorUpdateTrenchStation(o,2042)

#Referencefrom Trimble.Vce.Alignment.Utility import TemplateLocationselectednetwork = self.utilitynetworkslist.SelectedEntity()                for o in selectednetwork:                         if type(o)==UtilityRun:                  ListOfPoints=List[TemplateLocations]                  temp=TemplateLocation(5500)                  temp.Name="60.00 VerticalXX2"                  temp.Station=60                  temp.Template=2042​                  ListOfPoints.Add(temp)

After running and getting to the first Utility Run, I getting this error (please see below)


Any idea why it says that the defined object is disposed? Is there any better way to insatiate the object and add it to the collection method? Am I understating the procedure correct as we write the value using the method and get the value by the property?

Thank you

Hi Gary

I know this is an old thread and my comment is off topic, but I've been reading as much as I can to learn. I have about 20 years of C# experience and about 20 minutes of Python, so I am going the same route as Morteza. Also, because of the lack of support in VS2022 for IronPython and the poor IntelliSense support in VS2019, the cost of a distribution hurdle seems small in comparison.
I was wondering about your distribution point. Can't I just set the TBC_Macro3Path2 environment variable on my TBC users machines to a shared drive and keep my (primarily C#) macros there? From their perspective it would be read-only and all I have to do is open TBC to let it build the dictionary for all to access.

namespace TemplateLocationUpdater{    public class TempLocupdater    {        public void AddorUpdateTrenchStation(Trimble.Vce.Utility.UtilityRun run,uint TemplateSerial)        {            TemplateLocation tl = run.Add<Trimble.Vce.Alignment.Utility.TemplateLocation>();            if (tl != null)            {                tl.Name = "mytlLocation";                tl.Station = 25;                tl.Template = TemplateSerial;                tl.AdjustAtNodes = true;            }        }    }}​

clr.AddReferenceToFileAndPath(r"C:\....\bin\Debug\TemplateLocationUpdater.dll")from TemplateLocationUpdater import TempLocupdater​tlu=TempLocupdater()tlu.AddorUpdateTrenchStation(o,2042)

#Referencefrom Trimble.Vce.Alignment.Utility import TemplateLocationselectednetwork = self.utilitynetworkslist.SelectedEntity()                for o in selectednetwork:                         if type(o)==UtilityRun:                  ListOfPoints=List[TemplateLocations]                  temp=TemplateLocation(5500)                  temp.Name="60.00 VerticalXX2"                  temp.Station=60                  temp.Template=2042​                  ListOfPoints.Add(temp)

After running and getting to the first Utility Run, I getting this error (please see below)


Any idea why it says that the defined object is disposed? Is there any better way to insatiate the object and add it to the collection method? Am I understating the procedure correct as we write the value using the method and get the value by the property?

Thank you

Hi David,

There is nothing holding you back from utilizing the TBC_Macro3Path2 (there is also a TBC_Macro3Path3 available) value.

It works exactly the same from a scanning/importing python scripts as the TBC_Macro3Path variable. 

The biggest concern I would personally have is whether your customers are utilizing additional macros from other developers and they themselves are utilizing these variables (either TBC_Macro3Path2/TBC_Macro3Path3).
Otherwise, you should be good.

Hope this helps! 

Hi Gary

I know this is an old thread and my comment is off topic, but I've been reading as much as I can to learn. I have about 20 years of C# experience and about 20 minutes of Python, so I am going the same route as Morteza. Also, because of the lack of support in VS2022 for IronPython and the poor IntelliSense support in VS2019, the cost of a distribution hurdle seems small in comparison.
I was wondering about your distribution point. Can't I just set the TBC_Macro3Path2 environment variable on my TBC users machines to a shared drive and keep my (primarily C#) macros there? From their perspective it would be read-only and all I have to do is open TBC to let it build the dictionary for all to access.

namespace TemplateLocationUpdater{    public class TempLocupdater    {        public void AddorUpdateTrenchStation(Trimble.Vce.Utility.UtilityRun run,uint TemplateSerial)        {            TemplateLocation tl = run.Add<Trimble.Vce.Alignment.Utility.TemplateLocation>();            if (tl != null)            {                tl.Name = "mytlLocation";                tl.Station = 25;                tl.Template = TemplateSerial;                tl.AdjustAtNodes = true;            }        }    }}​

clr.AddReferenceToFileAndPath(r"C:\....\bin\Debug\TemplateLocationUpdater.dll")from TemplateLocationUpdater import TempLocupdater​tlu=TempLocupdater()tlu.AddorUpdateTrenchStation(o,2042)

#Referencefrom Trimble.Vce.Alignment.Utility import TemplateLocationselectednetwork = self.utilitynetworkslist.SelectedEntity()                for o in selectednetwork:                         if type(o)==UtilityRun:                  ListOfPoints=List[TemplateLocations]                  temp=TemplateLocation(5500)                  temp.Name="60.00 VerticalXX2"                  temp.Station=60                  temp.Template=2042​                  ListOfPoints.Add(temp)

After running and getting to the first Utility Run, I getting this error (please see below)


Any idea why it says that the defined object is disposed? Is there any better way to insatiate the object and add it to the collection method? Am I understating the procedure correct as we write the value using the method and get the value by the property?

Thank you