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Add Feature to MirrorFeature
By Adam NagyYou tried to use this code, but it does not work:Sub UpdateMirrorFeature() Dim ss As SelectSet Set ss = ThisApplication.ActiveDocument.SelectSet Dim mf As MirrorFeature Set mf = ss(1) Dim...
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Which .NET Framework version is Inventor using
By Adam NagyThe easiest way to check which .NET Framework version Inventor or other products are using is by looking into their config file. In case of Inventor 2015 it's "C:\Program...
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Learning with you on Fusion 360 API
By Xiaodong LiangFusion 360 has been well known in the CAD world now. More and more designers, engineers, artists, manufacturers are getting exciting designs, assemblies, and more business...
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Learning with you on Fusion 360 API
By Xiaodong LiangFusion 360 has been well known in the CAD world now. More and more designers, engineers, artists, manufacturers are getting exciting designs, assemblies, and more business...
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Inventor API to Redefine Work Features
by Vladimir AnanyevThe work feature collection objects – WorkPoints, WorkAxes, WorkPlanes – provide the wide range of Add methods to create corresponding work features in the part document. Autodesk...
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Get Attributes of source iFeature
By Adam NagyIf you add an AttributeSet to the iFeature in the definition file (*.ide), that will not be transferred to the iFeature instance in the target part document. If the source file still exists...
View ArticleGet reference key of any object in C++
By Adam NagyMany different types of objects support the GetReferenceKey function that enables you to store information about a given object that will enable you to find them again using the...
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Create Revision Table
By Xiaodong LiangAPI provides the corresponding methods like UI to manipulate revision table. RevisionTables: the collection of revision table in a sheet. Its Add or Add2 method can create a new...
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Get Face's parametric center
By Adam NagyEach face has an evaluator that can be used to check the min and max parametric values on it. If you calculate the middle of that, then you can get to the center of the Face. Here is a VBA...
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Create Chamfer Feature in Part Document
By Xiaodong LiangAPI provides the corresponding methods of UI to create chamfer feature. ChamferFeatures.AddUsingDistance: creates a new ChamferFeature defined by a specified distance. The required...
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Create Chamfer Feature in Assembly Document
By Xiaodong LiangIn the last post, we introduced how to create chamfer feature in part document. In an assembly document, we have two choices, either create the feature in assembly context, or create...
View ArticleFusion 360’s API Webinar
This morning, here in slightly rainy Oregon, I presented a webinar about the Fusion 360 API. For those of you that missed it, the entire presentation is now available on YouTube and you can also...
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Entitlement API in Inventor
By Adam NagyWhen you write AddIn's for the exchange store then you'll probably want to check if the user logged into the Autodesk product actually bought your AddIn or just copied it from somewhere. In...
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Entity specific context menu
By Adam NagyYou can add items to the context menu inside the OnLinearMarkingMenu event handler. This also provides the list of currently selected entities. You can easily check if they are of a given...
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Corrections/Clarification to Webinar
I recently posted about the Fusion API Webinar and want to correct and clarify a few things I said during the presentation and in the questions after.When showing the slides comparing the JavaScript...
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Meet AutoCloud
By Adam NagyFor many years Autodesk has been one of the most prominent CAD software companies in the world. It’s most famous for, sometimes even its name is mistaken for it too, AutoCAD - a 3D CAD...
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Autodesk Program: Liquid Metal Robot with Fusion 360
By Xiaodong LiangLast June, Autodesk successfully launched Spark, a milestone program to extend its industry network via 3D printer. Ten months later, Autodesk announced Liquid Metal Robot Program that...
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Fusion 360 API: Load 3rd Library in JavaScript
By Xiaodong LiangFusion 360 encapsulates JavaScript and Python API that allow developers to extend the abilities of Fusion. The API manual introduces how to write and debug the script. As a developer...
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Coming soon - Autodesk Cloud Accelerator v2
By Adam NagyOur first ever Autodesk Cloud Accelerator program was a real success ... so we decided to do it again :)Here are the details:...
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Set context menu for OrdinateDimensionSet member
By Adam NagyWhen you right-click on an OrdinateDimensionSet then the context menu pops up offering among other things the Edit menu item. This will then edit the specific member that was closest to the...
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