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How to use GoExcel.FindRowStart
By Xiaodong LiangQuestionIn an Excel file, the cells are defined as below. I wanted to get the row which aaa =111. I thought the first is to call GoExcel.FindRowStart = 3, because GoExcel.FindRowStart...
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Copy iProperties of Model Document to Drawing Document When Placing View
By Xiaodong LiangQuestion: Within the document settings for a drawing, on the drawing tab, there is a button called "Copy Model iProperty Settings... " this brings you to the settings dialog box which...
View ArticleGetting properties of file interation with Vault Development Framework in...
By Daniel Du I am playing with the Vault Development Framwork(VDF) which is provided from Autodesk Vault 2014, here is a demo of getting file’s properties with VDF. I am doing in C#, and I just noticed...
View ArticleGet Profile Path of Feature
By Xiaodong LiangTypically, a feature is created from a profile. Assume we have got the feature, the Feature.Profile can return a set of connected curves (ProfilePath) used as input for a feature.,...
View ArticleMonitor User Configuration Changes Using Autodesk Vault API
By Daniel Du As you know, it is possbile to write event handler to customize the business logic. These handlers will receive notification whenever a Vault client on that machine does an action that you...
View ArticleDifferent capbilities of Vault API between different vault versions
By Daniel DuAs you know, We have different flavors of vault 2014( Basic, Workgroup, Professional), the difference of different vault version can be find here in product page. But I am always asked...
View ArticleHow to reverse an Insert Constraint Axes?
By Philippe LeefsmaThe AxesOpposed property of an InsertConstraint is a ReadOnly property, however it is possible to workaround that limitation using the “ConvertToInsertConstraint” method.Here is the...
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column of BOM for “Area”of component
By Xiaodong LiangQuestion: Is there any way to get an area for the entire assembly on the BOM? If you go to iProperties --> Physical it is shown there. But how to pull it from there and have it as...
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Progressive Tooltip with Button
By Xiaodong LiangProgressive Tooltip provides the expanded help tip with more various information. Inventor 2011 has exposed the relevant API. The ControlDefinition.ProgressiveToolTip allows you to...
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Generate Permanent Link of Entities in Vault and Open in Thin Client
By Daniel DuYou probablay have noticed that Vault 2014 releases a new client – Thin Client with completely new UI. It is really a light one, you do not need to install anything on client side, a...
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Connecting an Inventor plug-in to an external application using WCF
By Philippe LeefsmaWe have many references on how to connect an Inventor plug-in to an external executable using COM, but as it becomes an antique technology as years are passing I though it would be...
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Split Feature without SplitFeature
By Xiaodong LiangSplitFeature is also a type of feature. But if you do not want to split a feature without SplitFeature, you could calcuate the new profiles and create the new splitting features. The...
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Custom File Dialog with Open Express
By Xiaodong LiangFrom Inventor 2014, you are allowed to open assembly in “Express Mode” which is essentially a light weight model. The benefits of this, are that you can open models faster and that you...
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Autodesk Vault Plug-in Wizard Helps Creating Vault Plug-in More Easily
By Daniel Du As described in Vault SDK help file, it involves several steps to create a vault plug-in, including adding references, adding vcet.config file, setting additional assembly property and...
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Modify Ribbon and Menu items
By Adam NagyJust like in other Autodesk products, in Inventor as well the same library is used to present a Ribbon interface: AdWindows.dllThis provides a public API under the namespace...
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Simple Exploration on CAM Simulation
By Xiaodong LiangAutodesk provides solutions of CAM: Inventor CAM, CAM 360 etc. Some custom applications of Inventor would need to produce their own CAM process with the custom algorism. The most...
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Client feature visibility in design view representations
By Xiaodong LiangQuestion: I have an assembly with a client feature that contains client graphics. I have exposed the visibility (ClientFeature.Definition.ClientGraphicsCollection[1].Visible) to the...
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Get Contour of WeldBead
By Xiaodong LiangThe WeldBead object provides the two faces which generates the weld, and also provides the faces that define the geometric result of the weld bead: WeldBead.BeadFaces The following is...
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Parent of Mirror Solid
By Xiaodong LiangWe have two choices when mirroring a solid, either the mirrored body is attached with the original solid, or a new solid is created. We have two scenarios when mirroring a solid, 1)...
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Find Touching Area of Two Coplanar Faces
By Xiaodong LiangTwo planar faces which are coplanar are not always overlapped. To know if they are overlapped and the touching area, one workaround could be extrude the sketches based on the faces...
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