If I have my username set in Inventor (Application options>General tab) as F Last (First initial, last name), is there a way, for drawing purposes, that I can take that property, extract my initials (FL, with no space), and save that as a new property in the drawing? I'd like to have a "By" column in my revision table that will be my initials that are extracted from that username property.
View 2 RepliesThe company I work for produce drawings for various types of fabrication.
Using Inventor I have a drawing border in which tolerance values change depending on the type of fabrication to be produced. The type of fabrication (0,1,2,or 3) is designated by a custom property entered during part/fab model creation.
This property may change depending on various production factors. The issue I have is how do I get the border to recognize this potential change in fab type and populate the tolerance fields with the necessary information?
I'm trying to see if I can write a rule that will link a custom property at the part level in a template and have it update when I copy the part and drawing to a new design. Below is the formula I'm using and it works in the original files but when I use Design Assistant to create a copy for a new design, this formula will not update.
iProperties.Value("Custom", "Title")=Parameter("Bearing_#01.ipt.Build_Title")
where the drawing files from inventor that i save or export into dwg, dont have accurate dimensions, they are off.
View 5 Replies View RelatedWhen I try to save a 2 D drawing as a DXF file, I get a box saying "problems encountered while saving the document". I am using version 2012. My older version did this operation without a problem.
View 8 Replies View RelatedInventor 2009 creates XLS file when saving assembly drawing (IDW file).Why? How to get rid of that?
View 6 Replies View RelatedIs there a way to display and control the visibility of property set data next to a tag or object in model space?
For example, imagine a floor plan such as a large hotel with a lot of doors. It would be nice to be able to look at the plan and see which doors have had their property sets filled out and which ones have not; and, it would be great if the visibility of the property set data could be toggled on and off so as not to clutter up the drawing when not needed.
Is there a way to control which of two 'Graphic Property definitions' are used via a formula property with a IF, Then, condition statement?
View 3 Replies View RelatedI have two related properties... One is a formula property, the other is a manual property.
In the formular property I'd like to set the value of the manual property.
I got here on in my templates, two types of weight - net and gross. I've changed the main property MASS of each PART to be the GROSS weight, so when i have one assembly i always get the total gross weight.
And when i wanna get the NET, I open the BOM, show the proper column with this net weight and then export do XLS to sum all of then..
Now the doubt is, to get the things easier, is there a way to put some code in the assemblies, that could sum all the properties "X" from each part and sub assembly to get the total net weight ?
I got here on in my templates, two types of weight - net and gross. I've changed the main property MASS of each PART to be the GROSS weight, so when i have one assembly i always get the total gross weight.
And when i wanna get the NET, I open the BOM, show the proper column with this net weight and then export do XLS to sum all of then..
Now the doubt is, to get the things easier, is there a way to put some code in the assemblies, that could sum all the properties "X" from each part and sub assemblie to get the total net weight ?
I am trying to create a sketched symbol on the fly that has custom properties in it. I am also creating the custom properties on the fly. I need to get the actual expression for the property into the sketched symbol not just a value. I need this so that I can export the drawing as an autocad .dwg that has attributes in it.
View 3 Replies View RelatedI am having a problem with an assembly not showing the correct total mass of all of its components and sub-assemblies. The value is out by nearly 20%, over 3000kg!
I have narrowed the mass discrepancy down to a derived part of a sub-assembly. But this incorrect mass is only present when I navigate to the derived part's iproperites via the browser tree of the higher level assembly where I am having the mass problem. It is as though the top assembly got some of its mass property information from a previous point in time, i.e. possibly before the derived part's mass properties were updated, and now refuses to look at the current information.
By the way, I have opened up and checked the mass properties of each sub-assembly and the derived part; and when opened individually these show as correct. I have also tried 'Rebuild All' with no success.
Is it possible for mass properties in an assembly to become corrupted?
Is there a way to display the section property of a T beam? Specifically, I'm looking for the second moment of area in units of in^4 (Ixx). iProperties provide me with the mass moments for the axis in units of lbmass in^2 under the physical tab (global properties). I'm sure this information is somewhere, I just can't seem to locate it. What am I missing?
View 2 Replies View RelatedI would like to set the custom property format for all user paramters from an iLogic code. This is what I've come up with. It runs, but it does not seem to alter the custom property format. What am I doing wrong here?
DimoPartDocAsPartDocument
oPartDoc=ThisApplication.ActiveDocument
DimoParameterAsParameter
ForEachoParameterInoPartDoc.ComponentDefinition.Parameters
oParameter.ExposedAsProperty=True
ShowUnitString=True
ShowLeadingZeros=True
ShowTrailingZeros=False
Precision=kTwoDecimalPlacesPrecision
NextoParameter
i7-2720QM Dell Precision M6600, Win 7 Pro 64-bit, 8GB RAM
Autodesk Product Design Suite Ultimate 2013
Autodesk Vault Professional 2013
I can get property through API such as Density,LinearExpansion,YieldStrength...
In inventor 2013 it is added additional fields such as Description,Source etc.
is it posiible to adress to theese fields through API?
I am trying to get an "idw" or "dwg" title blocks "DESCRIPTION" property using an Inventor macro.
For example, if the description property on a part (ipt) file is "SIDE PLATE", how can I can the same result if the file extension is a "idw" or a "dwg"?
In the parameters window you can right click a value and choose a custom property format.
We always change everything to fraactional instead of decimal.
Is there a way to set this as default?
I want to use the File name property in my title block. But i don't want to see the .dwg extension.
Is it possible to not show the extension?
I have a .iam and .idw that i copied/designed from vault. The .idw has a sketched symbol that has a text box with the mass property. When update mass is applied the mass property in the text box does not. I ran into this once before and got it to work by re-inserting the symbol into the .idw but I can't get it to work. The orginal that was copied from works fine.
IV2013
Vault Collaboration 2013
Dim propertyName1 As String = "Mortise"Dim propertyName2 As String = "Cut Length"customPropertySet = ThisDoc.Document.PropertySets.Item("Inventor User Defined Properties")Try prop = customPropertySet.Item(propertyName1) prop = customPropertySet.Item(propertyName2)Catch ' Assume error means not found customPropertySet.Add("", propertyName1) customPropertySet.Add("", propertyName2)End Try'output the custom iproperties and update the fileRuleParametersOutput()InventorVb.DocumentUpdate()'set iProperties 'iProperties.Value("Custom", "Mortise") = ""'update fileiLogicVb.UpdateWhenDone = True
This code creates custom iProperties if the iProperty isn't found. I'd like to add another iProperty called "Resaw" with a Yes/No property type. Is there a way of doing this the way I have things started here?
My company has a custom property named 'Released date, Type Date.
This date is still empty
I am working on a rule that adds all the custom properties required for the company title block.
This rule can be useful whenever you get a model from a supplier.
I can add a custom property date using the following
Dim oDoc As Document = ThisApplication.ActiveDocument
Dim customPropertySet As PropertySet = oDoc.PropertySets.Item("Inventor User Defined Properties")
Try
iProperties.Value("Custom", "Released Date") = iProperties.Value("Custom", "Released Date")
Catch
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This code works but sets the released date to Now.
But the release date needs to remain blank when adding.
I tried to make the value Null but I get the error:
"Value of type 'System.DBNull' cannot be converted to 'Date'."
Is there a way to keep a custom property date blank?
IV11 SP2, Vaulted project.
I have several drawing templates that have prompted entry field text in the border and bring some model properties in the block. Problem is, if any change in the model properties occurs, this dialog box pops up EVERY TIME I return to the drawing, when changes in the model properties have nothing to do with the border. I have just checked and IV10 SP3a does not suffer from this behaviour. For me, this is an unnecessary dialog that pops up without being required to do so, and is time consuming - it takes extra mouse/keyboard clicks to dismiss and up to 10 seconds for it to close after being dismissed.
Is there an option to turn this off? (I've checked the Options >> Prompts tab, but there's nothing there)
How to zoom in and out via the API.
I can access the camera and eye etc. but cannot find the property related to zoom. I initially thought it was to do with the position of the eye but when I use the "Zoom" by dragging the mouse button I see that the eye position doesn't change.
I would like to connect the zoom to a slide bar and zoom in and out using that.
I've has Inventor tell me this for thin walled tubes with holes in them, but not for a simple part like the attached one. Autodesk are you listening yet? This has been an issue for a long time. Mass calculations for parts with holes on curves do not work properly. On many parts the error comes up with "low" selected. By default each time I try to save the file, the error window pops up.
View 8 Replies View RelatedI need to use the property " File Subtype" for programming a function in logic, but inventor not recognise this property.
I use this function "If iProperties.Value("Project","File Subtype")=Sheet metal"
How i can do for use this property for a ilogic function?
I have a part number that i want to defined in custom properties.
Then would it be possible to call it out in Ilogic? that way in any drawing doesn't matter where the part number will always be the same for that part when i balloon and the same in the BOM.
I have a frame fabrication / assembly with a Custom iProperty called "FINISHED MATERIAL SIZE". I have set the following parameter for this property:
FINISHED MATERIAL SIZE = <Stock Number> x <G_L>mm
This returns the stock size and length to my drawing cutlist. The problem is that the <G_L> Parameter returns the trailing zeros and unit string.
I would like to set all the frame members in the assembly such that the G_L parameter returns a value rounded off to 0 decimal places with no trailing zeros and removes the unit string as well.
Is there a way I can achieve this from the assembly so I don't have to manually open each frame member and make the changes in the fx parameters dialog one at a time?
How would i insert the "variable name" of a custom iProp to a sketched symbol definition (in an idw)?
I can plonk the value of the iProp in no worries, but to make it "live" is a bit beyond me...
Sub WeldNote()On Error Resume NextDim oDoc As DrawingDocumentDim SketchedSym As SketchedSymbolDefinitionDim oNoteDef As SketchedSymbolDefinitionDim oDefSketch As SketchDim oTextbox As TextBoxDim SNewText As StringDim sNoteText As StringDim oReffedDoc As DocumentDim lReffedWeldType As Long'Err.ClearIf
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i use inventor 2012 and Vault Collaboration 2012.
for file naming format i use numbering scheme rule.
in the vault browser is eazy to show the description from each part, search by description etc.
but when ia want to select from inventor, for example i want to replace component from vault or add component from vault. i can't see this description.
my question is, how to show the description in the file browser from inventor?
Parts generated with the FG can be changed with the 'Change' option within the Frame Generator menu in the Design -tab on the ribbon.
However, when I change the size of the profile thru this menu all properties will be changed according to the settings of the table in the Content Center, except the Description property.
The Description column in the table is configured with the size of the profile and is mapped to 'project.description'.
I'm using Inventor 2013 SP1.1