Changelog

Version 2.47 (Renga 9.0)

• Tables of correspondence between entity types and their parameters, and entity types and their quantities have been added to the help.
• SD#7563170 — The ability to cast model object with Pipe, Duct and ElectricalCircuitLine types to the IEntityWithPorts interface.
• The ability to get a port role via the PortRole method.
• SD#7563170 — The ability to cast entity with DuctAccessoryStyle, DuctFittingStyle, PipeFittingStyle, PipeAccessoryStyle, PlumbingFixtureStyle, EquipmentStyle, MechanicalEquipmentStyle, ElectricDistributionBoardStyle, LightingFixtureStyle, WiringAccessoryStyle, PipeStyle and DuctStyle types to the IEntityWithPorts interface.
• The ability to create and work with IFC Model.
• The ability to get a collection of links to IFC via IfcLinks.
• The ability to set RebarDiameter, MaterialId and ReinforcementGradeId for rebar style.
• Added WallReinforcementStyleTemplates, FloorReinforcementStyleTemplates and IsolatedFoundationReinforcementStyleTemplates methods for getting style templates.
• The ability to import a style template for FloorReinforcementStyleTemplate, IsolatedFoundationReinforcementStyleTemplate and WallReinforcementStyleTemplate entities.
• SD#7429004, SD#7539218, SD#7544425, SD#7571478 — The ability to create engineering system object connections.
• The ability to create pipes, ducts and electrical circuit lines.
• SD#7572861 — The ability to create an element style with model loading.
• SD#7572548 — Error when setting the STDL value for the PipeConnectorType, DuctConnectorType and PipeThreadSize parameters.
• SD#7587067 — The crash when passing paths with unsupported characters to the ExportDrawingsToPdf method.

Migration guide

• Access to the RebarDiameter, MaterialId and ReinforcementGradeId parameters is now performed through the RebarStyle entity instead of Rebar. Retrieving these parameters through the rebar via Get will also continue to work for backward compatibility.
• Access to the MaterialsList parameter is now performed through the ElementStyle entity instead of Element. Retrieving this parameter through the element via Get will also continue to work for backward compatibility.
• Added PipeThreadSize enumeration.
• Removed SpecialDash, SpecialDashDot and SpecialDot and added new values to LineStyle enumeration.
• The deprecated enumerations EquipmentCategories and PlumbingFixtureCategories have been removed from the help.
• Fixed an error where nested assembly instances were not taken into account when calling GetRebarUsages and GetReinforcementUnitUsages.
• The GetPlacements and GetPlacements methods for assembly instances now return the actual geometry position for any level of assembly instance nesting.
• The following API elements have been renamed for clarity and consistency, update your code accordingly:

  Old name	New name
  enum Line3DStyle	enum LineStyle
  Line3DStyle.LineStyle_Solid	LineStyle.LineStyle_Continuous
  Line3DStyle.LineStyle_Dash	LineStyle.LineStyle_Dashed
  Line3DStyle.LineStyle_DashDot	LineStyle.LineStyle_LongDashedDotted
  Line3DStyle.LineStyle_Dot	LineStyle.LineStyle_Dotted
  Line3DStyle.LineStyle_DashDotDot	LineStyle.LineStyle_LongDashedDoubleDotted
  IObjectWithPorts	IEntityWithPorts
  IProject.ReinforcementUnitTemplates	IProject.ReinforcementUnitStyleTemplates
  EntityTypes.ReinforcementUnitTemplate	EntityTypes.ReinforcementUnitStyleTemplate

Version 2.46 (Renga 8.12)

• The ability to create wiring accessories, lighting fixtures and electrical distribution boards.
• SD#7573740 — The ability to create route point.
• SD#7564430 — The ability to calculate the room region using the CalculateRegion method.
• SD#7565848 — The ability to work with duct profiles via the API. Added the DuctProfile parameter.
• New Automatic and ControlPoint properties, as well as the ability to change the MarkerPosition property have been added to the IRoom interface.
• The ability to obtain IEntity parameters of any type via the IParameterContainer.
• Added drawing object types: DrawingAxis, DrawingCallout, DrawingElevationMark, DrawingHatch, DrawingReferenceDrawing, DrawingImage, DrawingSection, DrawingText, EmbeddedEntityView, EmbeddedLegend, EmbeddedModelView, EmbeddedSchedule, EmbeddedTable and Tag. Reading and editing of common parameters via the IParameterContainer is supported for all added object types.

Migration guide

• When creating Image and DrawingImage via the API, the UniformScaling parameter is set to true by default instead of false.
• Fixed an error where the parameters of the IEntity of the ReinforcementUnitStyle type could not be edited.
• When calling GetParameters from an object of type UndefinedObject, null is now returned.
• The following API elements have been renamed for clarity and consistency, update your code accordingly:

  Old name	New name
  enum DuctFormType	enum DuctProfile
  IPortDuctParams.DuctFormType	IPortDuctParams.DuctProfile

Version 2.45 (Renga 8.11)

• SD#7546011 — The ability to get a bounding box of the assembly model and the building model.
• SD#7555932 — The ability to get the localized text of the parameter group.
• SD#7567867 — The ability to specify the plugin version using the major.minor.build.revision format.
• SD#7556051 — The ability to obtain the localized text of the application-level enumeration elements.
• SD#7556052 — The ability to obtain the type of entity referenced by the parameter.
• Expanded the AngleUnit enumeration with the Radians value.
• Expanded the QuantityType enumeration with Angle and Elevation values.
• Added the AsAngle and AsElevation methods to the IQuantity interface.
• Added methods for obtaining the name and localized text of the quantity.
• A table of correspondence between quantities and their types has been added to the help.
• Added the Pinned property to the IModelObject interface.
• The ability to edit roof slopes using the IRoofSlopes interface.
• SD#7558706 — Incorrect material ID value in some cases.

Migration guide

• The Quantities.TreadLength and Quantities.RiserHeight constants have been deleted, their support was kept for backward compatibility. Use Parameters.TreadDepth and Parameters.RiserHeight instead.
• Getting the SlopeAngle quantity no longer returns null, now it has the Angle type, use AsAngle method to get its value.
• The RelativeObjectBaselineBottomElevation, RelativeObjectBaselineTopElevation RelativeObjectBottomElevation and RelativeObjectTopElevation quantities now have the Elevation type instead of Length, use AsElevation method to get its value. Getting the value using AsLength will also continue to work for backward compatibility.
• Changed behavior after fixing the error from SD#7558706: If an object has "none" insulation, 0 is returned as the value of the InsulationId parameter of that object and 0 is used to assign "none" insulation to the object.
• The following API elements have been renamed for clarity and consistency, update your code accordingly:

  Old name	New name
  EntityTypes.DrawingLinkedDrawing	EntityTypes.DrawingReferenceDrawing
  EntityTypes.DrawingLinkedImage	EntityTypes.DrawingImage
  EntityTypes.LinkedDrawing	EntityTypes.ReferenceDrawing
  EntityTypes.LinkedImage	EntityTypes.Image
  EntityTypes.LinkedModel	EntityTypes.Model3D
  Parameters.InsulationMaterialStyleID	Parameters.InsulationId
  IParameterDefinition.UserDefinedEnumerationItems	IParameterDefinition.EnumerationItemTexts

Version 2.44 (Renga 8.10)

• The ability to create roofs and drawing lines.
• The ability to work with the baseline of the roof and drawing line.
• The ability to work with the parameters of the drawing line.
• The ability to get a collection of scales.
• The ability to get the name of the system parameters.
• A table of matching parameters and their corresponding data types has been added to the documentation.
• The ability to get drawing screenshot.
• SD#7546906 — Error when getting reinforcement grade parameters.
• SD#7551203 — Error when getting a layered material.

Version 2.43 (Renga 8.9)

• The ability to create beams and model lines.
• The ability to work with the baseline of the beam and the model line.
• The ability to change the position of the beam and the model line.
• The ability to delete objects.
• Optimization of obtaining model objects through IModelObjectCollection interface methods.
• Added StartOperation and StartOperationWithUndo methods.
• SD#7532161 — The ability to remove the style assignment from objects.
• SD#7463709 — The ability to invoke a command from another plugin.
• The ability to control the display of the button text with the TextVisible, TextVisible and TextVisible properties.
• The ability to create equipment, plumbing fixture and mechanical equipment.
• The ability to get an insulation.
• The ability to create a link with a reference drawing, image and 3D model.
• The ability to get a collection of links (ImageLinks, ModelLinks, DrawingLinks).
• The ability to work with the position of the reference drawings and the images in drawings.
• Changes in the SDK for C++ and C#:
  • The ObjectTypes, StyleTypeIds, and EntityTypes identifier groups are grouped into the Entity types group.
  • The identifiers DoorCategoryIds, ParameterIds, ProfileParameterIds, QuantityIds, SystemTypeIds, and WindowCategoryIds have been renamed to Door categories, Parameters, Profile parameters, Quantities, System categories, and Window categories, respectively.

Version 2.42 (Renga 8.8)

• The ability to create drawings.
• The ability to edit drawing parameters.
• SD#7480292 — The ability to create, get and edit drawing properties.
• The ability to get drawing objects.
• The ability to create Text in a drawing.
• SD#7476943 — The ability to edit drawing text parameters.
• The ability to edit the placement of the drawing text.
• The ability to open drawing by ID.
• SD#7480292 — The ability to get a list of hidden and visible objects in the current view.
• SD#7517910 — The ability to get the port placement in the three-dimensional space.
• Added the Move, Rotate, and Transform methods to the IPlacement2D interface.
• The ability to work with selected drawing objects.
• SD#7516605, SD#7513077 — Incorrect export of assembly content to IFC.
• SD#7505044 — Incorrect dimensionality of profile parameters.
• SD#7514201 — The beam style is not updated after editing through the API.

Version 2.41 (Renga 8.7)

• The ability to create wall, floor, opening, hole, wall foundation, stair, ramp, railing on level, room by contour, model hatch.
• The ability to edit baseline of wall, wall foundation, stair, ramp, railing on level and contour of floor, opening, room, model hatch.
• SD#7505558 — Support for plugins on .NET 8 using Windows Forms and WPF.
• SD#7515264 — Ability to specify string UUID when creating an object or object style.

Version 2.40 (Renga 8.6)

• The ability to create level, assembly, element, window, door, plate, isolated foundation, column, model text.
• The ability to open or create assembly / level view by entity id.
• SD#7308873 — The ability to get the assembly / level identifier from the model view.
• SD#7505559 — The ability to get the product name.

Version 2.39 (Renga 8.5)

• SD#7458971 — Optimization of obtaining rebar quantities.
• Possibility to move objects that support the ILevelObject interface.
• SD#7488050 — Exception when working with layers that do not have a material assigned.
• SD#7487307 — Exception when obtaining TotalRebarMass in some cases.

Version 2.38 (Renga 8.4)

• SD#7416897 — The ability to create style.
• SD#7481017 — Added descriptions of the return values of the HolePositionRelativeToAxis and HoleExtent parameters.
• SD#7476438 — Added an example of obtaining a list of route segments between two objects of engineering systems.
• SD#7477980 — The geometry of objects added in the application session is not exported.

Version 2.37 (Renga 8.3)

• SD#7460380 — Get the position and value of the model text.
• SD#7444312 — The ability to add a style template.
• The ability to edit style parameters.
• Support for .NET8 plugins.

Version 2.36 (Renga 8.2)

• SD#7407490, SD#7376920 — Ability to get reinforcement styles and reinforcement unit style and rebar style parameters .
• SD#7455872 — A significant increase in the speed of getting objects.

Version 2.35 (Renga 8.1)

• The ability to get a route from a port.
• SD#7447997 — "UserDefinedEnum" type parameters return the localized elements of the enumeration.
• SD#7447999 — Error when getting the style "None" and "Default".
• SD#7451534 — Error while getting LayerQuantities.
• SD#7454048 — Speed decrease when getting IQuantity of rooms.

Version 2.34 (Renga 8.0)

• The ability to get an object from IModelObjectCollection by its unique identifier.
• SD#7350340, SD#7439845 — The ability to set expression and CSV export sign for an assigned property.
• SD#7435742 — Renga 7.4 binary compatibility error with plugins built with RengaSDK 2.32 or earlier.
• SD#7436106 — An error occurs when nonparametric objects imported from IFC get from the IModelObjectCollection.
• SD#7439276 — The "Default" style name is not returned.

Version 2.33 (Renga 7.4)

• SD#7398470 — The ability to get engineering system object style parameters.
• SD#7428483 — The ability to get the port the route is connected to.

Version 2.32 (Renga 7.3)

• SD#7416892, SD#7416894 — The ability to get a list of engineering system object categories in the project.
• SD#7419689 — The ability to get pipes, ducts, electrical lines.

Version 2.31 (Renga 7.2)

• Type identifiers have been added for linear, diametrical, radial, and angular model dimensions.
• SD#7402670 — Some object types do not return IObjectWithMark.

Version 2.30 (Renga 7.1)

• The ability to get ports of engineering equipment and their parameters.

Version 2.29 (Renga 7.0)

• SD#7383355 - The ability to get a Renga version.
• SD#7302793 — The ability to edit Project/Site/Building properties.

Version 2.28 (Renga 6.1)

• SD#7365970 — The ability to control the visibility of the elements of the plugin user interface.
• Creating an Operation with Undo.
• The ability to undo the operation.

Version 2.27 (Renga 6.0)

• SD#7310088 — The context menu is not created via API for assembly view.

Version 2.26 (Renga 5.12)

• SD#7343422 — Ability to create and edit properties with the data type Enumeration.
• SD#7354641 — Project creation/opening/saving events.
• SD#7362547 — Get Project/Site/Building IDs.

Version 2.25 (Renga 5.10)

• SD#7343068 — The GUID in the help is given in lowercase characters.

Version 2.24 (Renga 5.9)

• The ability to get the number of the drawing in it's Topic as a string.

Version 2.23 (Renga 5.7)

Version 2.22 (Renga 5.6)

• SD#7309327 — The ability to get the drawing number in the topic.
• SD#7317557 — Error while getting IPropertyDescription from IPropertyManager.

Version 2.21 (Renga 5.5)

• The ability to create screenshot of the 3D View.
• SD#7314898 — The help description does not match the actual content of enum ParameterType.

Version 2.20 (Renga 5.3)

• SD#7307533, SD#7307172 — An error occurred while getting the list of project property identifiers.
• SD#7307175 — Incorrectly returned a group of layered material.

Version 2.19 (Renga 5.2)

• SD#7302795, SD#7302963 — The ability to get the style list of the Element, Door, Window, Profile, Material, Layered material.

Version 2.18 (Renga 5.1)

• SD#7293752 — Invalid color format.

Version 2.17 (Renga 5.0)

• Added new quantities for layers of walls, floors and roofs: GrossArea, GrossSideArea, GrossSideAreaLeft, GrossSideAreaRight, GrossVolume, GrossMass.

Version 2.16 (Renga 4.11)

• SD#7282097 — It is not possible to get the model interface from the assembly in 1C via the API.

Version 2.15 (Renga 4.10)

Version 2.14 (Renga 4.9)

• SD#7242921 — Getting the selected objects in the assembly.
• SD#7242921 — The ability to manage the object visibility and visual style in the assembly view.

Version 2.13 (Renga 4.8)

• SD#7261930 — The ability to access the data of title block cells in drawings.
• SD#7261930 — The ability of exporting drawing to OXPS.
• SD#7242921, SD#7206990 — The ability to access to the assembly objects.

Version 2.12 (Renga 4.7)

• The ability to export the geometry of the rooms.

Version 2.11 (Renga 4.6)

• SD#7249454, SD#7241234, SD#7199714, #7207634 — Getting a list of the object styles, parameters, and properties related to MEP systems from the API.

Version 2.10 (Renga 4.5)

• An alternative way to get the export geometry of objects without using of COM structures.
• The ability to control Approximate curves with lines and arcs option when exporting to IFC.

Version 2.9 (Renga 4.4)

Version 2.9 (Renga 4.3)

• The ability to get the position of accessories and parts on the route.

Version 2.8 (Renga 4.2)

• SD#7220890 — The ability to manage Project Information.

Version 2.7 (Renga 4.1)

• IFC4 Export.
• The ability to access running Renga instance.

Version 2.6 (Renga 4.0)

• Show in model command.