Insert Content Center Part
By Adam NagyYou can insert Content Center parts programmatically. The following sample is looking through the whole Content Center content in order to find a specific part based on its display...
View ArticleWhy can I not convert linear Edges to Lines?
By Augusto GoncalvesWhy can I not convert linear Edges to Lines? Perhaps the name is a bit misleading, but Line in Inventor API represents a straight line with infinite length. It only has a...
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Create simplified part by API
by Xiaodong LiangThe [Create Simplified Part] actually creates a derived assembly for the new part document. You will firstly create DerivedAssemblyDefinition, and configure the relevant options,...
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Use VB.NET dialog in iLogic
By Xiaodong LiangThe Form ability of iLogic is helpful in most cases. However, it is not so flexible to design the layout. And textbox does not support multi-lines (iProperties>>Comments cannot...
View ArticleCheckout & CheckIn a file in Vault 2014
By Wayne BrillThere have been some questions about using the API to checkout, download and Check in a file. This example is an update to this Vault SDK sample:C:\Program Files (x86)\Autodesk\Autodesk...
View ArticleComponentOccurrence the DrawingCurveSegment belongs to
By Adam NagyIf you want to find out which ComponentOccurrence of the assembly a given DrawingCurve/DrawingCurveSegment belongs to then you can find it like so:Sub...
View ArticleHow to save on the disk the thumbnail image of an Inventor file?
By Philippe LeefsmaSaving the thumbnail image of an Inventor document as a file of your disk might be a bit tricky. Here is how to do it in C#. The code will save as a .jpg but saving to other formats...
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Creating a Ribbon item for Inventor
By Augusto GoncalvesHere is a quick sample on how create a new Ribbon Tab, Panel and Button with Icon on Inventor. Although there are some samples on the blog, this just summarizes the whole...
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Get parameters of iFeature
By Xiaodong LiangEach iFeature is defined by the iFeatureDefinition. The collection iFeatureInputs of iFeatureDefinition stores the parameters which defined the iFeature. Each parameter is an...
View ArticleDelete Constraints of selected Occurrences c++ example
By Wayne BrillThis C++ sample uses the selection set and deletes constraints found in the selected occurrences and their suboccurrences. When manipulating entities in the SelectSet, keep in mind that...
View ArticleSwitch to next representation
By Adam NagyI'm not aware of a way in the UI to switch to the next possible representation (e.g. positional representation) using a shortcut. However, you can assign a shortcut to a VBA macro which...
View ArticleScale Drawing Dimensions for multiple drawing views - C# example
By Wayne BrillThis example shows how to scale drawing dimensions. All the dimensions will be scaled regarding on which drawing view they belong:Here is the workflow: Collect the dimensions related to a...
View ArticleRevolving sketch profile which is closed
By Xiaodong LiangIssue: I generated programatically a skechs with a series of arcs, straight lines and spline. How can I check through the API that the segments form a closed loop, such that when I use...
View ArticleVault 2014 - IExplorerUtil VB example
By Wayne BrillIExplorerUtil.UpdateFileProperties() can be used to update mapped properties such as Inventor iProperties. There are multiple types of properties. These properties will be...
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Add a new custom pane and add node from a default browser pane
By Wayne BrillIt is not possible to add a node to the default Inventor browser panes. One idea is to create a new browser pane and add a default node to the custom browser pane instead. This example...
View ArticleInventor: Insert Standard and Custom iParts
by Vladimir AnanyevQuestion: How to insert Standard and Custom iParts in assembly using Inventor API?SolutionTo add an iPart member, you need to use Occurrences.AddiPartMember() method.Public Function...
View ArticleInventor API : iPart functionality
by Vladimir AnanyevThe Inventor API supports the ability to create an iPartFactory from a standard part (starting from Inventor 2008), access the iPart table, publish iPart members, insert iPart member...
View ArticleInventor API: Face.AlternateBody
by Vladimir AnanyevQ: Could you provide more information on the Face.AlternateBody property? Sometimes I only get one loop when I query a face.A: Let's say the Face.AlternateBody property is the...
View ArticleInventor API: Change the color of a selected face in an assembly document
Q: How can I change the color of the face by selecting a face object from an assembly document?A: In an assembly document you should use the NativeObject of a face proxy object to obtain the original...
View ArticleGet your Exchange Apps done by September 14 and receive US$100 per app...
By Virupaksha AithalGet your Exchange Apps done by September 14 and receive US$100 per app published!Do you have apps you want to publish on Autodesk® Exchange Apps but can’t find the time to actually...
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