A Property is a single constant or animated parameter. Silhouette supports many types of properties.
+ Silhouette Property Types
| Type
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Data-type
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Animated
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| Boolean
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Bool
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| List
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Integer
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| Color
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Color
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✓
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Attributes
These attributes are read-only.
| Name
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Description
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| actionType
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The Action Type
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| extension
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If the Action implements an importer or exporter, the file extension the action works with
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| id
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The Action class name
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| label
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The Action label that appears in the Actions menu
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Methods
| Name
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Description
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| __init__(label, menu=None, type=Action, extension=None)
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Constructor - Initializes the base class. The menu can be listed separately or prefixed to the label with the '|' character.
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| available()
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Should return True (the default) if the Action is available. The Action should examine the current state in this method and assert (with an optional error message) that conditions are good for execution.
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| execute(path=None)
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Called to execute the Action. UI Actions should be undoable. Importer/Exporter actions are passed the path to the file to operate on.
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Constants
Action Type
| Name
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Description
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| Action
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A normal action that appears in the Actions menu (the default)
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| ShapeImporter
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An Action that should appear in the Shape Import menu
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| ShapeExporter
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An Action that should appear in the Shape Export menu
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| Extension
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An Action that implements core functionality is bound using some other means
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