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Speos Labs Automation 2025 R1

SetValueType

Last update: 17.07.2025

Description

Sets the value type of the map data.

Returns true if it succeeds, false otherwise.

Syntax

object.SetValueType (short nValueType) As Boolean

  • object: XM3Viewer object

  • nValueType: must have one of these values:

    • 0 for Illuminance/Irradiance

    • 1 for Reflection

    • 2 for Transmission

    • 3 for Absorption.

VB script example

Sub TestLab()
  ' Starts the application
  Dim Viewer
  Set Viewer = CreateObject("Xm3Viewer.Application")
  ' Opens the file
  Dim MyVar
  MyVar = Viewer.OpenFile("C:\tmp\XM3Viewer\2cubes_005_4.xm3")
  Dim RetVal
  ' Sets the type of the value with Illuminance/Irradiance
  RetVal = Viewer.SetValueType(0)
End Sub

IronPython example

from System import Type, Activator
type = Type.GetTypeFromProgID("Xm3Viewer.Application")
MyXm3Viewer = Activator.CreateInstance(type)
#Open the file
MyXm3Viewer.OpenFile("C:\\tmp\\XM3Viewer\\2cubes_005_4.xm3")
#Sets the type of the value with Illuminance/Irradiance
Viewer.SetValueType(0)

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