Autodesk Inventor Customization

[#1]

Hello.

I'm trying to create a new DWG file in Inventor.

In the Inventor options I changed the default file type of drawing, but when I add a new document using the Add method from the Documents collection, always creates a file of type IDW.

I tried to force the option from code, but I get the same result.

I am using VB.net 2008 and Inventor 2010, this is the code:

InvApp = InventorGet()

InvApp.Visible = True

InvApp.DrawingOptions.DefaultDrawingFileType = DefaultDrawingFileTypeEnum.kDWGDefaultDrawingFileType

InvDoc = InvApp.Documents.Add(DocumentTypeEnum.kDrawingDocumentObject)

Any ideas? Thanks in advance

[#2]

Hi jgaston,

you could use it like that and specify the template file:

Dim InvDoc As Document 

Set InvDoc = InvApp.Documents.Add(kDrawingDocumentObject, "C:\Templates\Norm.dwg", True)

Hope, this helps.

[#3]

Thanks Dennis, but hoped to use the default template and not have to deal with code to manage the routes.

If I understand, the help of the API says the method should work this way.

Regards

[#4 · Accepted solution]

Hi jgaston

Here is an exaple how you can use the standard templates:

first set the option: DrawingOptions.DefaultDrawingFileType = kDWGDefaultDrawingFileType

then get your template: FileManager.GetTemplateFile(kDrawingDocumentObject, kDefaultSystemOfMeasure, kDefault_DraftingStandard, "{BBF9FDF1-52DC-11D0-8C04-0800090BE8EC}")

use this template in the way i mentioned:

Documents.Add(kDrawingDocumentObject, TemplateNameDWG, True)

Example:

This code will add two new drawing douments to inventor. One dwg, one idw.

Dim InvApp As Application
Set InvApp = ThisApplication

'Get name of DWG Tamplate
InvApp.DrawingOptions.DefaultDrawingFileType = kDWGDefaultDrawingFileType
Dim TemplateNameDWG As String
TemplateNameDWG = InvApp.FileManager.GetTemplateFile(kDrawingDocumentObject, kDefaultSystemOfMeasure, kDefault_DraftingStandard, "{BBF9FDF1-52DC-11D0-8C04-0800090BE8EC}")

'Get name of idw template
InvApp.DrawingOptions.DefaultDrawingFileType = kIDWDefaultDrawingFileType
Dim TemplateNameIDW As String
TemplateNameIDW = InvApp.FileManager.GetTemplateFile(kDrawingDocumentObject, kDefaultSystemOfMeasure, kDefault_DraftingStandard, "{BBF9FDF1-52DC-11D0-8C04-0800090BE8EC}")

'New DWG
Dim oDocDWG As Document
Set oDocDWG = InvApp.Documents.Add(kDrawingDocumentObject, TemplateNameDWG, True)

'New IDW

Dim oDocIdw As Document
Set oDocIdw = InvApp.Documents.Add(kDrawingDocumentObject, TemplateNameIDW, True)

I hope this works for you.

[#5]

Thank you very much Denis

I manage with this.

Just one question, the GUID "{BBF9FDF1-52DC-11D0-8C04-0800090BE8EC}" what type of document referred to? where I can find a list of GUID's valid for this function?

Best regards and thank you very much again.