Fusion API: Default Paths to Load Add-In
By Xiaodong LiangQuestion:Will Fusion 360 load an add-in from the path (%AppData%) only? Is there any other paths I can configure?Solution:A couple of other paths are available for Fusion to look for...
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Fusion API: Manage Participant Bodies
By Xiaodong LiangThis is mainly quoted from Fusion 360 help document:In the recent update in Jan, Fusion added the ability to choose which bodies will be affected when creating certain features;...
View ArticleFusion API: Add Simple Extrude Feature and Add by Input
By Xiaodong LiangIn the past, when creating the extrude feature, we will need to create an ExtrudeInput firstly, then add the extrude feature with the input. The input is like a definition of the...
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Fusion API: Manage Participant Bodies
By Xiaodong LiangThis is mainly quoted from Fusion 360 help document:In the recent update in Jan, Fusion added the ability to choose which bodies will be affected when creating certain features;...
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How to reference the AutoCAD COM API in an iLogic rule
By Wayne BrillYou can use AddReference to reference the AutoCAD COM Interops. Below is an iLogic rule to test this. (It just Dims a couple of types) iLogic needs to be able to find the AutoCAD Interop...
View ArticleExport to 3D PDF C++ Example
By Sajith SubramanianThere is a VBA example available in the Inventor API help file. Here is an example in C++.One of the easier ways to test the below code, would be to replace the code in the...
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Using Vault from Java
The other day someone asked about accessing Vault from Java. We already had an article written on that topic long ago, which I hope is still relevant, but it does not have the sample project anymore,...
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Activate ActiveX based BrowserPane
In Inventor 2018 custom browser panes got their own dockable window so that they can be moved around by the user.As a result your old code that was creating your new ActiveX based BrowserPane and was...
View ArticleEntitlement API in Inventor 2018
By Chandra shekar GopalEntitlement API are used in getting Autodesk 360 users account information. It also helps in determining genuinely of users. Whether the user is downloaded from App Store or...
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Fusion 360 API: Customized Export Dialog
By Xiaodong LiangThis is a solution described in the forum post. The blog is basically for making the related codes be more searchable. The built-in dialog of [Export] is not customizable currently....
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Fusion 360 API: Transform Component
By Xiaodong LiangThere are some posts on Autodesk forum about translating or rotating component in the assembly. This blog is mainly for sort them out. The object Occurrence.transform manages the...
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Connecting Microsoft Access via Inventor iLogic
by Chandra shekar GopalIf you want to connect Microsoft Access Database through Inventor iLogic, a data connectivity driver called “2007 Office System Driver : Data Connectivity Components” is required...
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Fusion 360 API: Work with Custom Palette
By Xiaodong LiangI played with custom palette these days. I am sharing some practices. Firstly, the API help sample is a very good tutorial for us to get started with. Basically, the skeleton of...
View ArticleADN team is hiring DevTech engineer (C++,NET) in Bangalore
By Virupaksha AithalADN team is hiring an DevTech engineer (C++, .NET) - based in Bangalore office. Main responsibility is to work directly with third party developers to help them solve their problems...
View ArticleGet Specific Table Row of Content Center Family
By Xiaodong LiangIn general, we call ContentFamily.CreateMember to create the instance of a content family row by inputting index of this row. However, sometimes, we would need to pick one row which...
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3 million downloads from the Autodesk App Store
Wow! What a great milestone for the Autodesk App Store! :)Thanks to all the developers who created solutions for our customers and made them available on our store! :)
View ArticleRemove OLE Links using ReferencedOLEFileDescriptor
By Xiaodong LiangA few years ago, my colleague Wayne composed a blog on how to remove missing OLE links. Recently, a customer wanted to remove any OLE links when checking in to Vault. Ideally, he needs...
View ArticleBatch remove FEA links
By Xiaodong LiangIn the same time when I tested the code in the other blog, my colleague Henry Huang in product support team shared a code that can batch delete FEA OLE links. The code is provided by...
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Inventor API: Detect a Content Center part is inserted as standard or custom
By Xiaodong LiangWhen we place a part to the assembly, it could be a common part, or a part from content center yet as standard, or the content center part as custom. Sometimes we would need to know...
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Join us for the series of seven DevDays Webinars that begin on February 6th. DevDays Online is the best way keep up to date with new and upcoming technology and features. After the introductory...
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