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Will.i.am as honorary Autodesk spokesperson
By Adam Nagy Will.i.am most commonly known as the lead member of the Black Eyed Peas is not only passionate about music, but education and technology as well. This interest of his brought him and...
View ArticleFeeling Foolish
By Stephen PrestonThe ADN blog posts yesterday were the result of the second year of our team's internal April Fools' Challenge, where we have a little friendly competition to see who can post the...
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DISP_E_MEMBERNOTFOUND error from iLogic
By Adam NagyIf you have an iLogic Rule which is using code that works fine inside a .NET application or AddIn, but throws a DISP_E_MEMBERNOTFOUND error from inside the iLogic Rule, then it could be...
View ArticleImplement multiple interface in Vault customization
By Daniel DuWhen doing vault customization, we generally just make it one of the three types: explore plug-in, custom job or event hander, which means we probably just implement one of these three...
View ArticleDetect geometry change in part document
By Adam NagyIf you need to check if the model got modified since a certain point in time, then you could use the value of ModelGeometryVersion property of PartComponentDefinition. This property is...
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Error when using Inventor classes from a separate dll
By Adam NagyWhen you have a standalone application you may want to place some of the functionality in a separate dll.In this case if you create classes which are derived somehow from an Inventor class...
View ArticleCompile Errors in C++ with VS2012
By Xiaodong LiangIn our development, we found a compiling error in VS2012 with RxInventor.tlb. The compile error looks like:"error C2556: 'miComponentColumnTypeEnum...
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Where is Mechanical 2015 SDK ?
By Xiaodong LiangThe same to last year, the SDK is now available at ADN Open . You can also download it directly from the link below: AutoCAD_Mechanical_2015_SDK.exe (exe - 6427Kb)The SDK contains...
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Run command on browser item
By Adam NagySome functionality of an object or sometimes the whole object may not be exposed directly through the API. In this case one workaround could be selecting the object and then running...
View ArticleSave extra data in Inventor file without Inventor API
By Xiaodong LiangI believe you have found the two articles below when you wanted to store additional data to an Inventor file.How to use private storage and stream in C++Save extra data in Inventor...
View ArticleRemove missing OLE Links using ReferencedOLEFileDescriptor
By Wayne BrillHere is a VBA example that uses the Delete method of the ReferencedOLEFileDescriptor in a part file to remove OLE links. SilentOperation of the Application is set to True to avoid...
View ArticleAutodesk Exchange Apps Webinar May 22: Learn about exciting new features that...
By Adam NagyWithout a doubt, Autodesk Exchange Apps is now the best and easiest way for developers to reach Autodesk customers. With over 1,860,000 visitors and over 620,000 downloads, customers...
View ArticleFree software for students and educators
By Adam NagyIt came up recently that many people do not know that students and educators can get free access to our softwares. So I thought I'd just point this out. :) http://students.autodesk.com
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Use Thickness from Rule
By Adam NagyYou can find many settings in the Sheet Metal Defaults dialog, including Use Thickness from Rule.This can be controlled from the SheetMetalComponentDefinition object's...
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Close "Unreconciled New Layers" notification
By Adam NagyFor some reason in AutoCAD Mechanical 2015 the "Unreconciled New Layers" bubble notification does not close automatically, and this can caase issues later on.Kean already posted about how...
View ArticlePLM 360 Script Debugging
By Adam NagyPLM 360 has recently added the ability to debug your scripts using the features developers are accustomed to: step over, step into, step out, break points,...
View ArticleSneak Peek - New Autodesk 360 Viewer
By Adam NagyMy colleagues already posted some info on the viewer Autodesk is working on: Wayne, Kean.Just to show that even I can embed it in my post, here it is :)Note: it requires WebGL support from...
View ArticleExchange Apps Webinar Recording and Resources
By Adam NagyThe easiest way to distribute/sell your Autodesk application AddIn's is to use the Autodesk Exchange Apps Store. This is what the webinar of Jim Quanci and Stephen Preston on May 22nd was...
View ArticleChange Row Order of item in a BOM - Vault 2015 example
By Wayne BrillBelow is a Vault 2015 API example that changes the Row Order of an item in an Item BOM. (In the API this is BOMOrder of the ItemAssoc).Details about Editing ItemsWhen you call EditItems()...
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Parameter dependency in iLogic form
By Adam NagyYou may want to show the possible parameter values of a part in an iLogic form where the parameters depend on each other, like in case of a Content Center part: if x is 2, then y can ony be...
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