AutoCAD Inventor :: Export To PDF And DXF On Close?
Jul 12, 2012I'm looking for a script that makes automatically PDF AND DXF when i close a IDW drawing.
So on close export to PDF and DXF
I'm looking for a script that makes automatically PDF AND DXF when i close a IDW drawing.
So on close export to PDF and DXF
I am working with an action macro to be able to use the EXPORT PDF option (save into current folder as DWG with no user input) / save the current drawing / and close.
At present i am able to get the macro to export the pdf and then (user input to directory to save and to overwrite the previous file) then save the file but cannot close the drawing.
I am trying to build a robotic head using the surface modeling and thereafter thicken the surface to form solid. I was not able to load the original model as the file size is exceeded. I use a derive model and the problem is similar.
View 9 Replies View RelatedI call an instance of an inventor using inventor api ,vb.net code. here is my code
inventorApp = CreateObject("Inventor.Application", "")
inventorApp.Visible = True
My doubt is and how can I close this inventor instance.I tried
inventorApp.Visible = False
I've run into this problem with different sketch types when curves cross each other and are trimmed, or when patterned sketches are coincident. The problem I'm having is that I'm creating a ratchet wheel and I'm patterning a sketch in two parts so that the spacing for the teeth line up. What I do first is draw the angled line of the tooth, do a circular pattern of 20 teeth around the origin, an then create an arc from the bottom point of each line to the tip of the next line to create the back of the tooth. When I try to extrude it, it says the loop is not closed, but when I do the repair, it says it overconstrains the sketch and is not possible. I've tried creating this profile using a center circle that intersects the bottom of the teeth and it does not work either. I was able to make the profile I needed by making one tooth, extruding it, patterning the feature, and then creating a circular sketch in the middle and extruding it. The problem with this (aside from requiring additional steps not needed in other programs) is that when I needed to go back and change tooth dimensions, it can't rebuild the sketch.
I attached two different sketches of the non-closed profile as well as the solid ratchet piece that I made using the pattern feature command that has the teeth that can't be easily edited.
I am using Inventor 2012 and C#. I would like that, when I close my Form, Inventor and all files that are open will be closed with displaying the message about saving the files .Some of my opened file are stored in Lists.
This code das not work Inventor still asking me about saving the files.
private void Form1_FormClosed(object sender, FormClosedEventArgs e)
{
if (InventorOpen._started)
{
oDrawDoc.Close(false);
foreach (Inventor.AssemblyDocument openAssemDocument in openAssemDocumentsList)
{
openAssemDocument.Activate();
[code]....
Have sketched the geometry for an 18 tooth circular sawblade. However I have had difficulty applying the close loop function. As a result am not yet able to extrude the saw blade. What to do to implement close loop?
View 4 Replies View RelatedI have an iLogic that runs to create parts and assemblies. These parts and sub-assemblies are for a range of library components which are either part(s) or assemblies or and assemblies composed of parts) and sub-assemblies as well. This iLogic is mostly done despite I have limited knowledge in this area. At the beginning it opens a text file (.txt) by the command line:
ThisDoc.Launch("L:\_Nov 02Info and Input GuideLines.txt")that offers guidelines and instructions.
I would like to how can I close (exit) this text file at a point within or end of the current iLogic because, it opens a several files of the same every time I run the iLogic otherwise.
I'm creating a macro to run on creation of a new assembly from a particular template. I created a macro named autonew in the template's VBA project file. It works great except for one thing: if the user presses "Cancel" on my form, I want to not only unload the form but also close the file. For this case I've used:
ThisApplication.ActiveDocument.Close True
I've created a test template assembly with only this line in autonew, and it crashes Inventor. The same line of code an a non-autonew module within the template file's VBA project closes the document without error or crashing. I assume this is a bug and not as designed.
Is this a bad way to accomplish the task of closing a newly created assembly? Even if this isn't the preferred approach, I don't think this should cause a crash.
I'm running Inventor 2009 SP1.
I'm running 64 bit on XP64
I have dimensioned hundreds of drawings with the Ordinate Dimension command in Inventor 5.1. I'm now using Inventor 2011 and I'm having lots of issues using this command. When I first set up the dimensions, I can't get the dimensions to default close to the view. They almost always want to be on the very edge of the title block. I don't think this is a sttings problem, because occasionally they will lock to where I want them. What am I doing wrong?
The first attachment is how they go on their own. In the second attachment, I have manually moved them, but at 1 dimension per move, it's slow, and also hard to keep the all aligned.
Autodesk Inventor 2011
AutoCAD Mechanical 2011
Looking for the ilogic code to place in the drawing rule to close *.ipt file that was recently open.
View 2 Replies View RelatedHow to close an application (*.ipt & *.iam) by ilogic code?I tried to use...ThisDoc.Document.close (True) to close it.Indeed, it can close the application, but there is an error occurred as following:
Catastrophic failure (Exception from HRESULT: 0x8000FFFF (E_UNEXPECTED))
how to avoid this error or any other way to close (or exit) the application?
how can I close an iLogic Form from either an iLogic Rule, or a VBA Rule?
the full code text required to close a form called "Mr Form"
Is there anyway to automatically close a message box which has been activated by the line
MessageBox.Show("Message", "Title") after a set period of time? I just want the box to be displayed for a few seconds without the user having to click "ok" or "done" etc.
why I am not able to extrude the close sketch through the part.
View 1 Replies View RelatedIs there a way to revert an open, edited part back to its most current save? Or to close an edited part without its changes persisting in assemblies that reference it?
I often work on parts with their associated assemblies open; Inventor won't let me discard changes until all related assemblies are closed. Searching brought me to a thread describing the same issue from 2006. I'm using Inventor 2010.
I'm wondering if there is a way to either close or hide an open form with iLogic? Something like the opposite of iLogicForm.Show.
View 2 Replies View RelatedI had Inventor 2013 and it worked well for a long time, I didn't use it for a while, then yesterday I tried to use it again and it wouldn't work. It starts up fine, and gets to the menu where you can choose from recent files, new files, tutorials, etc. After I select anything to open, whether its a new or old file, the program will load open the file then immediately stop working. No error message is displayed besides Windows telling me "this program has stopped working". I updated to 2014 yesterday, and the exact same problem persists.
View 9 Replies View RelatedWhy does this code fragment not work? (Within an active part sketch, with some sketched geometry.)
I'm just trying to close the loops to have valid extrusion profiles.
Dim iCounter As Integer
Dim icounter2 As Integer
Dim oSPoint1 As SketchPoint
Dim oSPoint2 As SketchPoint
Dim xVal1 As Double
[Code]....
I have some code (below) that will open my embedded excel spread sheet and it works great. Now I need the code to save and close the excel file after it’s been open.The embedded excel spreadsheet pushes some stuff the model and does a couple other thing. So all I really need is for the excel file to open, save, and close when the rule is run.Imports Inventor.
OLEDocumentTypeEnumExcelApp = CreateObject("Excel.Application")Dim ExcelFile As ReferencedOLEFileDescriptorExcelFile
=hisDoc.Document.ReferencedOLEFileDescriptors.Item(1)ExcelFile.Activate(kEditOpenOLEVerb, ExcelApp)
how can I close an iLogic Form from either an iLogic Rule, or a VBA Rule (VBA is the Preferred method)?
View 5 Replies View RelatedProgram: Inventor 2012
Type: Sheet Metal Mode
1. Right click my Flat Pattern
2. Select "Export Face As"
I select the option and I do FOUR separate test(2000,2004,2007,2010) and save each on accodingly
part_2000.dxf
part_2004.dxf
part_2007.dxf
part_2010.dxf
when I drag each of them into "AutoCAD 2009 - English Version 2" I get this
Unknown value "AC1024" encountered in drawing version.
Invalid or incomplete DXF input -- drawing discarded.
I understand 2010 not able but the last 3 from before 2009. Am I missing something here??
Inventor 2012
I am trying to export an idw to pdf and i get the error message "HGPMinchoE". I uninstalled inventor and reinstalled, but did not fix error. I am using Inventor Professional 2014.
View 4 Replies View RelatedFor some reason when I export .pdf Adobe Distiller opens up automatically. How to get preview (for mac) to open instead?
View 2 Replies View RelatedHow I can export my drawing in DXF. I have tried the options for dwg files but am not finding the option to export as dxf.
View 9 Replies View Relatedusing Inventor 2012 API
Is it possible to export a ipt file to a dxf file? (no im not talking about the flat pattern) I mean any ipt file sheet metal or not.
I create idw which contain between 70 and 150 sheets. I would like to export them to dwf, but Inventor will sometimes just hang. I have let it run overnight and it still just sits there. It doesn’t' use up memory or CPU it just stops.
I can sometimes break them into chunks of 20 sheets at a time, but sometimes even then it will hang. We have the same issue on multiple computers and different drawings. I don’t select 3d export just the 2D Is this a known issue... are there some limitations on dwf size?
I have a multibody part. The last command is a combine the toolbodies saved. (we want to use these in other parts) I have RMB on the bodies that I don't want exported and made sure they are not selected for export. But when I then export as an STL file, all the bodies are exported. Is there a way of exporting just one of the bodies to an STL file? I assume the Export object mentioned when RMB the bodies is for exporting to derived parts.
I'm trying to export just one body so that we can 3D print it, but because all the bodies are exported the resulting file has overlapping bodies, which the printer doesn't like.
So, again, Is there a way of exporting just one of the bodies to an STL file?
PS, Yes I'm still on 2010. We have been told we wil be upgrading soon. How long is soon? IV 2010
We are looking for a way to export BOM's without having to open individual IDW's.
We were unable to find such a function in either Inventor or Vault Workgroup. We have found customized function for export but each file has to be opened. Is there such a function available that we might have missed or third party?
We are currently working with 2011 versions of Inventor and Vault Workgroup, soon to be migrated to 2013.
I have a frame that we have designed and detailed using Inventor and Frame Generator. The steel fabricator is asking for a CIS/2 model file to use with their Fabrication/Management software. I have done a search of this forum and found two posts asking about this format (from 2004 & 2009) but neither have any responses.
It does not appear that IV will export this information natively so I am looking for some kind of work-flow to get them this information using AD products. Any resellers out there familiar with a product/translator?
Inventor Professional 2013 (SP-2.3), Product Design Suite Ultimate
Desktop: Intel Core i7 3.4GHz, 16.0 GB RAM, Windows 7 Ultimate SP-1, 64-bit OS, (2) GeForce GTX 580 (331.81), Space Pilot Pro (3.16.1)
Laptop: Intel Core i7 3.9GHz, 16.0 GB RAM, Windows 7 Pro SP-1, 64-bit OS, GeForce GTX 780 (331.81), SpaceNavigator (3.17.7)
I have a 3D part that produced from an assembly document. (pic.1). How can I take the coordinates of the curve that is designed on the right surface (pic.2) in a .txt or better .xls file ?
That curve I want to draw it in Excel.