iLOGIC TO CHANGE COLORS OF PARTS
Try this from the Assembly :
Dim oCurrentDoc As Inventor.Document
Dim oDoc As Inventor.Document
Dim oPartDoc As PartDocument
Dim oRefDoc As DocumentsEnumerator
Dim oTargetColor As RenderStyle
Dim oNewColor As RenderStyle
oCurrentDoc = ThisApplication.ActiveDocument
If oCurrentDoc.DocumentType = kAssemblyDocumentObject Then
For Each oDoc In oCurrentDoc.AllReferencedDocuments
If oDoc.DocumentType = kPartDocumentObject Then
oPartDoc = oDoc
''' Side note : I do not have Plywood or Clear - Light
''' as Render Styles that I can choose from. The colors used
''' are some default colors from 2011 / 2012 and should
''' serve as reasonable place holders.
oTargetColor = oPartDoc.RenderStyles.Item("Wood")
oNewColor = oPartDoc.RenderStyles.Item("Blue (Clear)")
If oPartDoc.ActiveRenderStyle Is oTargetColor Then
''' Use this if you want to change the
''' color currently being used, without
''' changing the properties of the material.
''' This is like using the drop down box from
''' inside the Part environment.
oPartDoc.ActiveRenderStyle = oNewColor
''' Use this line of code if you want to alter
''' the actual Render Style of the Material.
''' This will alter the material so that when it's
''' applied to the part, it will maintain whatever
''' color change you made to it.
'oPartDoc.ComponentDefinition.Material.RenderStyle = oNewColor
End If
End If
Next
End If
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So, something like this?
Dim oCurrentDoc As Inventor.Document
Dim oDoc As Inventor.Document
Dim oPartDoc As PartDocument
Dim oRefDoc As DocumentsEnumerator
Dim oTargetColor As RenderStyle
Dim oNewColor As RenderStyle
oCurrentDoc = ThisApplication.ActiveDocument
If oCurrentDoc.DocumentType = kAssemblyDocumentObject Then
For Each oDoc In oCurrentDoc.AllReferencedDocuments
If oDoc.DocumentType = kPartDocumentObject Then
oPartDoc = oDoc
If oPartDoc.ComponentDefinition.Material.Name = "Plywood"
oNewColor = oPartDoc.RenderStyles.Item("Clear")
If Not oPartDoc.ActiveRenderStyle Is oNewColor Then
oPartDoc.ActiveRenderStyle = oNewColor
End If
End If
End If
Next
End If
This one searches for a Material called "Plywood" and will change the active render style to "Clear". The other code would have done the same thing, but would have looked for the color of the Material rather than the Material itself (though it did require you to swap out the two text names for the RednerStyles for the ones that you were using / wanted to change).
Out of curiosity, Instead of making a color Clear, why not just turn off the visibility of the part?
Also, if you're messing with the visibility of a certain group of parts, why not just create a view representation of the assembly with all of those items turned off? You could even put a Custom iProperty on each part that identifies which View Rep it should go to, and have code go through each part setting it to where it needs to go. This would give you automation plus, possibly, sexier assemblies.
Any who, I hope that this runs for you correctly.
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Could you make a small assembly of parts and attach them to a post? I am not sure if you are not changing the string values to what they should be, or if I am simply misinterpreting what you're trying to tell us. If you could attach a small assembly file (with parts) that have some variety, IE: 1~2 plywood parts, and 1~2 non-plywood parts, I can get better create something that would be suitable for your situation.
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Are you using 2013? Perhaps that's the reason why I can't seem to crack this. I know that they changed a lot of the material / color stuffs in 2013, and I'm still running 2012.
If you're running something below 2013, try zipping up the files (or pack -and- go) first before posting them here.
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