Writing custom aditional data in .skp

th3lurker

Hi again.
I was wondering if there is anyway we can add additional data (text is sufficient) to a skp file. Data which cannot be accessed by end users, only devs who know where to look. I could use the description parameter, but that can be changed by a user.

thomthom

Yes, each Entity has an AttributeDictionaries collection where you can create AttributeDictionary objects attached to the entity

th3lurker

Well that was easier than expected. Thanks!

TIG

And for the avoidance of doubt - most 'things' accessed through the API are 'Entities' - even the SKP model itself.
So you can attach custom attribute keys/values in your own custom-dictionary.
Best attached to the 'model' because 'objects' can be deleted...

These are easy to set/get... You can also store many data types:

boolean - e.g. true/false
integer - e.g. 1, -2
float - e.g. 1.2, -2.3
string - e.g. 'cat', 'dog'
array (of any of the above) - e.g. [1, 2, 3]
etc...

AdamB

Just keep in mind that if you start attaching data to every Entity, you'll have massive file bloat.