AutoCAD Inventor :: Import IProperties Value From External Excel File
Dec 14, 2011
i have made a iLogic Module who, whit an external rules, import the iProperties value from an external exel file.The exel file is connected from SQL with the our managerial software.This in the external rule:
It's work fine but i have same question. There is some string to refresh an iLogic Module? When i push the ruel button the rule add the custom value in iProperties, but there are disabled, i have close the module an reopen it for correct display the value of the iProperties.
this module work with single parts. Can I do an rule who do the same thing of my string but in one assembly, do this for every parts of assembly automaticly??
I'm looking for a way to export all iproperties, (from a selection or a directory), from windows browser, and CSV import into excel.
What I'm looking to do is, be able to select hundreds of files from the windows browser, either select the directory, (and it's sub-directories), or a selection of files, and extract their iproperties, and place the contents into excel similar to exporting contacts from outlook and importing them into excel.
Is there a way to link any inventor file iproperties to a excel spreadsheet - so that the excel spreadsheet updates parametrically with any inventor iproperty changes.
I know that inventor parameters can be linked to excel, but what about i properties?
I am trying to use an iLogic rule to populate iProperties (some generic, some custom) from a part number spreadsheet (containing columns such as PART NUMBER, DESCRIPTION, FINISH etc) and the rule keeps throwing up the following error 'Conversion from string "" to type 'Double' is not valid.'
Here’s part of the code (would be extended for the required custom iproperties but I’m assuming the same principle is ok)
StartRule: 'read excel file GoExcel.Open("C:DESIGNDocumentsEXCEL FILESPART NUMBERS", "PARTS") 'index row 3 through 10000 For rowPN = 3 To 10000 'find first empty cell in PART NUMBER column (Column A) If (GoExcel.CellValue("A" & rowPN) = "") Then [code]...
Changing the format of the excel data (number or text) has no effect. Is manipulation of the format required so that Inventor can read text and numbers to iProperties in this way?
I'm importing custom iproperties from an excel document into inventor using the code I've written below. I've figured out how to bring up a dialog box to select the excel file I need, but I'm completely stumped when it comes to selecting the sheet within the file. As it is now, I'm specifying the sheet in the code itself (Str. C). My goal is after selecting the excel file from the dialog box, have ilogic list all the sheets within the excel file, then be able to select which sheet I need using a radio box, list box or some sort of prompted entry.
I want a ilogic rule syntax for following process:
I have one excel sheet it consists around 5 sheets for Plate, Flats, Rounds, etc. When i am run the rule then it will ask and do the following:
Ask the thickness value.It will search thickness value in “D:LINUS KOTTEstock numbers.xlsx” in sheet 1If thickness value found then fill the stock number in iproperty(project tab-stock number)
Here i am using different rules for plate, flat, round, etc.,
Is it possible to do such a thing? Everyday I have to change the production number in the label artwork. Can I link this production number in the artwork to an external file such as an Excel datasheet?
I was looking for some iLogic Code for Inventor 2013 that would cycle through all the parts in an assembly grabbing the quantity of each part and setting it equal to the custom property "Qty" of each part.
Having a little trouble creating the for each loop and setting reference to each part without referencing each part by specific name.
I know that if I use IMPORTOBJ I can import an excel file....but the file is multiple pages (within the same workbook page). Is there a way to bring that in withought breaking up the Excel file into mulitple files?
I've some user-defined iProperties in my idw-file. As soon as I set the file to "read-only" (via explorer RMB->properties) these iProperties are not shown on the drawing sheet when i open the drawing. ow to abandon this effect?
I search a way in a Csharp program to read iproperties without open file in appentrice because it's time consumption. When we right-click on the file in the windows explorer, the iproperties come instantly.
I have to pick up the Iproperties information of each .ipt file into SQL Server. But I don’t know how to write a programming with VB.NET to acquire the Iproperties information without opening the file.
when I use the tool "import points from excel to inventor" in sketch mode, it looks fine. I pick the option "create lines". is there any way to create one line by one line? because inventor will give you "Z" shape when you create two different line in different "row".
I am writing a external ilogic riule, which will iterate through all the referenced documents of the active assembly and write certain iproperties to a text file.
The code is below
It works in that the text file is created and it does write the iproperties. HOWEVER it only writes the iproperties from the active assembly
' go through all referenced documents in a assembly . Grab the description,title and part number iproperties
' and print out a list
If Not ThisApplication.ActiveDocument.DocumentType= kAssemblyDocumentObject Then Return End if
[Code]....
How can i fix this code so that it writes the iproperties for each oFileRef ?
Im struggeling with creating a code that opens a certain Excel spreadsheet and retrieves / inserts info.
the spreadsheet is a list containing part numbers for purchased components, therefore the list must be filled with information from iproperty. But it has to be where the next available number is. i had this working in iLogic, but have to move it to VBA for better use. the code that worked in iLogic is this one.:
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If possible it would be nice if the code at the same time retrieves the new partnumber and saves the active part as this part numeber...
We are trying to switch to a new parts list format, and the goal is to have all of our parts list imported from excel spreadsheets. The problem we are having is that we cannot import from excel and maintain the format from excel. The problem seems to be with merged cells. I have tried it both by: 1) Annotate > General > Table and 2) Manage > Insert > Insert Object with no success. I have a non-ideal work-around for this by inserting the "QTY PER ASSY" separately as a sketch symbol.
Attached is a sample of what we would like our parts list to look like. The red rectangle outline is what would be imported from excel.
In InDesign I have paragraph style for each one but I need a solution to import all this data and apply the styles automatically.
Few things:
- I don't want to import all these into a table. I want all the info in a 3 text columns format that will run accros 150 pages (more or less) - I'm using InDesign CS6
I have a batch of 5000 pictures (jpg). I need to add the information that I have in an .xls file (Excel), from a column with the description of each picture. Each description is different from the others, so I would have to assign the code number of the file jpg (first colum of the excel) to the correspondance info that exists in the column of the description/caption into the IPTC field.
I have tried several ways, applications that I have found through Google, but I have no way to do it. It seems that the origin of the problem is the xls file or the txt file that I have had to created to try to do the importation. In any case messages of errors like "the file does not exists", etc etc. I don`t know what to do it. It's very important and urgent for my job.
* I work with MAC OX S 10.7.5, Adobe Photoshop CS5.1
* I have tried applications like: DIY Metadata, VRA Export-Import Metadata and another ones... which names I don't remember now.
I'm linking an excel file to an .ipt file with iLogic code determining if the Material type is a certian value it will find the correct material thickness. These file work great when working on them thru Vault but when I "Save As Template" and create this file where our other template files are located (not Vault) this fuction does not work. I have realized that I had to place the a copy of the excel file in the same file folder as the template ipt, but even this does not fix the issue.
I recieve this error:
Error in rule: Material, in document: Part6
'MWW Materials (Inventor).xlsx' could not be found. Check the spelling of the file name, and verify that the file location is correct.
If you are trying to open the file from your list of most recently used files, make sure that the file has not been renamed, moved, or deleted.
It seems completly countintutive that just saving the file as a template file would cause this not to work when all files that are required are located in the same file folder. Maybe I need a reference to the excel document within the iLogic code.
i have deleted the excel file from the ipt file but when i open the part file it is still looking for the excel file. i am using inv 10 sp1 and excel 2000
I link an excel spreadsheet of text into my .idw files and I constantly have this issue where the text is crowded (see attached). I've tried changing the font, etc. but nothing seems to work. Every once in a while if I move the linked sheet within the .idw it corrects itself.
I'm using Inventor 2012.
Inventor 2013 Windows 7 Professional 64-bit SP1 HP EliteBook 8470w Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3610QM CPU @ 2.30GHz Memory: 16 GB AMD FirePro M2000 3D Connexion SpacePilot
I have used the command "insert object" to embed an excel sheet. I can see in the modelbar the new stage called "3rd Party", expanded I also see "Embedding 1". If I use edit I can see my excel sheet. So far good.
My next task is to create a Rule to recall cells in the sheet. I use the command CellValue (embedded) to pick my cell value. My problem is that then I close my rule-editor I got the error:
Error in rule: Rule0, in document: Box test.ipt
GoExcel: 3rd Party worksheet not found: "3rd Party:Embedding 1", Sheet: "Sheet1"
It seems like I´m not able to recall my cellvalues.Whats the difference between embedding a excelsheet as above or use the add link command i Parameters window?
I use Inventor 2010 with the iLogic Extension. My question is probably more VB.NEt-related than Inventor-related.
For my parts I usually have a main *.ipt that can receive input parameters and does some calculating with them. Then there are several 'slave' *.ipt that use the calculated parameters of the main.ipt. I would like to keep that structure. Using iLogic the slave.ipt's do some calculation, too, based on an external *.Vb-File. I load that file into the rules of the slave.ipts by using (for example) AddVbFile "External.Vb".
My question is if it is in any way possible to have it so that the name External.Vb can be dynamic? I tried using a new iLogic String parameter and storing the name of the external VB-File there so that I would have a Parameter Name = "External.Vb" and then use AddVbFile Name. But that sadly didn't work at all. My External.Vb is supposed to be unique for every copy of my assembly and having to write the correct name into the rule by hand is tedious.
I have AutoCAD 2013 and often "paste special" excel files that automatically update when the excel file changes.The problem I'm running into is I work with a person who has uses an older version of CAD 2004, so I always save to the older format for him.
When I etransmit, I be sure to add the excel file, but when he opens the dwg, only the outline of the excel appears in his dwg, no content.
