Fusion 360 API module?

BernieC has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

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Re: Fusion 360 API module? by roboticus (Chancellor) on Feb 13, 2019 at 16:55 UTC
BernieC: I've been meaning to check out Fusion 360, so I did a little looking around. You can find the API docs here, and while looking at the "Creating a Script or Add-In" page, I see that they support only C++ and Python in that section. I'd love it if Perl were also supported, but looking around doesn't show any significant Autodesk/Perl interactions. There are a few Q&As, but most are unanswered or references to using OLE automation. If you're wanting to persue this, I'd suggest making a C++ or Python plugin that would communicate with Perl scripts to give you a convenient way to drive F360. If I understand correctly, corion's WWW::Mechanize::Chrome and WWW::Mechanize::Firefox do something like this (just going by an impression, I don't remember if I've used either of them.) ...roboticus When your only tool is a hammer, all problems look like your thumb.	[reply]

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Re: Fusion 360 API module?
by roboticus (Chancellor) on Feb 13, 2019 at 16:55 UTC

I've been meaning to check out Fusion 360, so I did a little looking around. You can find the API docs here, and while looking at the "Creating a Script or Add-In" page, I see that they support only C++ and Python in that section. I'd love it if Perl were also supported, but looking around doesn't show any significant Autodesk/Perl interactions. There are a few Q&As, but most are unanswered or references to using OLE automation.

If you're wanting to persue this, I'd suggest making a C++ or Python plugin that would communicate with Perl scripts to give you a convenient way to drive F360. If I understand correctly, corion's WWW::Mechanize::Chrome and WWW::Mechanize::Firefox do something like this (just going by an impression, I don't remember if I've used either of them.)

...roboticus

When your only tool is a hammer, all problems look like your thumb.

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