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Change selection from a mini contextual toolbar command
By Adam NagyIt seems that if you change the selection from a command invoked from the mini contextual toolbar then the mini toolbar will disappear. If you start the same command from e.g. the Ribbon...
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Transient solid body from faces
By Adam NagyIf you only have faces to work with, but need to create a solid from them then you can use SurfaceBodyDefinition and its CreateTransientSurfaceBody to assemble them into a solid body.The...
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Retrieve sketch dimension of part document inside derived assembly
By Adam NagyIf you want to retrieve only specific dimensions from the document that is shown in a drawing view then you can use Sheet.DrawingDimensions.GeneralDimensions.Retrieve()We start with this...
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Set Prompted Entry for Sketched Symbol
By Adam NagyYou can do it in a similar way to Borders: http://adndevblog.typepad.com/manufacturing/2012/07/getset-the-prompted-text-in-the-border-of-a-sheet-in-inventor-api.htmlWe have the following...
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Fusion 360 Hackathon
By Adam NagyJust mentioned it a few weeks ago that the online Fusion 360 Hackathon is coming in September. This is just a reminder :)Fusion 360 has now 3 programming languages you can choose from:...
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Model geometry in different contexts
By Adam NagyThere is already a blog post on a similar topic here, and so this one is just to clarify that not only transformations, but model geometry is also affected by it. a) If you have a part and...
View Article8000 Error getting file from AVFS –use .FileServer instead of .DataServer
By Wayne BrillIn a recent case, code that was downloading a file from an ADMS was getting an 8000 error (TicketInvalid) when that same code was accessing an AVFS and called from another exe. (The code...
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Fusion 360 Hackathon Site Live!
By Adam NagyWant to get in on the ground floor on the future of mechanical design? Looking for a user base that embraces new ways of doing things? Have you taken a look at Fusion 360 yet – one of the...
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Get to iPart factory from a member
By Adam NagyIf there are some features that you would like to get from an iPart instance, then you'll have to get inside the factory, because the instance is just like a derived part referencing the...
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Get constrained occurrences
By Adam NagyWhen you select a component occurrence in the UI the context menu provides you with the Constrained To option to select all constrained occurrences:If you want to retrieve the same...
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delete and add rows to existing CustomTable
By Xiaodong LiangQuestion:Given there is a drawing with at least one custom table，and the existing table is not empty. Can I delete the existing rows and add the new data I need?Solution:Each Row...
View ArticleEvent of Python does not Fire
By Xiaodong LiangQuestion: I created a script by JavaScript as below. It delegates the event workspaceActivated. It works well. When switching the workspace, the event will be fired. //define event...
View ArticleSlicing a part and getting mass / section properties from resulting bodies
By Balaji RamamoorthyIf you wish to slice a part and get mass properties of the resulting bodies and the section properties along the section plane, here are the steps that would be needed using the...
View ArticleQuerying a sketch profile to get regions
By Adam NagySince many people are looking for info on the web I'm also adding here this API Help Sample, which in case of Inventor 2016 can be found in "C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Inventor 2016\Local...
View ArticleSide database issues in Mechanical
By Adam NagySide database (or non-working database) is the database of a drawing loaded into memory in the background, i.e. the database of a drawing which is not visible in the UI.Though AutoCAD...
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Fusion 360 Hackathon Started!
By Adam NagyFusion 360 Hackathon has now officially started.Yesterday we did the opening ceremony with Viru being master of ceremony, Patrick talking about Fusion 360 and the opportunities around it,...
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Fusion 360 Hackathon API Intro
By Adam NagyFusion 360 Hackathon had its first technical presentation yesterday by Brian.You can find the recording here:Download Fusion 360 online Hackathon 24-SeptNote that we are planning to post...
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Rotate assembly component around axis
By Adam NagyThere is already a blog post on rotating inside a drawing, now we'll do the same with an assembly component / component occurrence.Once you have the matrix of the rotation and the current...
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Fusion 360 Hackathon - Introduction to the Fusion object model
By Adam NagyHere is the recording of the Fusion 360 Hackathon presentation from Tuesday. You can either download the file or watch it on youtube.#Fusion360Hackathon
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Fusion 360 Hackathon - Command and UI
By Adam NagyHere is the recording of the Fusion 360 Hackathon presentation from Thursday. You can either download the file or watch it on youtube.#Fusion360Hackathon
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