AutoCAD Inventor :: SketchBlock Position - Correct Quadrant
Aug 29, 2012
I have a sketchblock in a sketch that I need to postion into the correct quadrant. I have dimensions on the sketchblock that are told to be driven while running the quadrant position task shown below. see image. Sketchblock is currently in quadrant 1 and I need to be able to push that into the 3rd, thus the (-200,-200).
ThisApplication.ActiveDocument.ComponentDefinition.Sketches(1).SketchBlocks.Item(1).Postion.X = -200
ThisApplication.ActiveDocument.ComponentDefinition.Sketches(1).SketchBlocks.Item(1).Postion.Y = -200
After it is in the correct quadrant I power the dimensions to constraint the sketchblock into correct position.
The question is, how do I position the sketchblock in the correct quadrant via 'position'?
Not working.
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Aug 21, 2012
I am currently updating a title block and it will be wider than the original. This is going to cause me to move the block.
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Sep 6, 2012
I have a macro to create DXF files for all sheet metal parts in an assembly. What I now want to add is 2 functions :-
Move the DXF output to be in the 1st (positive) quadrant so that the left most entity is touches with the Y axis and the bottom most entity touches with the X axis,Add iProperties like Part Number, Material, Thickness and Qty as text to the DXF file.
Any takers?
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I was checking my prints and noticed that the mass for the assembly was not shown correctly. The mass for each component is correct, but the mass for the assembly is less than the total mass of the parts..... how can that be?
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See attachment.
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