MachineElements.defaultItemByType Method

Parent Object: MachineElements
Defined in namespace "adsk::cam" and the header file is <Cam/Machine/MachineElements.h>

Description

Returns the default item of the given type. In most cases this will be the element with an element ID of "default".

Syntax

"machineElements_var" is a variable referencing a MachineElements object.
returnValue = machineElements_var.defaultItemByType(typeId)
"machineElements_var" is a variable referencing a MachineElements object.

#include <Cam/Machine/MachineElements.h>

returnValue = machineElements_var->defaultItemByType(typeId);

Return Value

Type Description
MachineElement Returns the specified Element or null if no matching type ID is found.

Parameters

Name Type Description
typeId string Element typeId to get the default for. See staticTypeId for the desired element type.

Version

Introduced in version April 2023