Fixed Overlay Graphics

[NemKumar]

Hi,

I want to add overlay buttons in Inventor. These buttons should be selectable and relative poision of button should always be fixed. Means no rotation , no scaling for buttons, just like Navigation cube. I have tried overlay graphics and anchor graphics, but it did not meet the requirement.

Any idea how can I achive this behavior ?

Thanks,

Pranit

[NemKumar]

Hi,

Finally I was able to create Fixed overlay graphics with anchored graphics 🙂

Now I want to add image texture to this overlay graphics. Currently I am using RenderStyle to create texture. I using following code for texture generation

oNode.RenderStyle = oDoc.ActiveRenderStyle;

oNode.RenderStyle.TextureFilename = @"C:\Users\Public\Documents\Autodesk\Inventor 2014\Textures\surfaces\Screen_5&_cutout.bmp";

where, oNode is GraphicsNode.

However this texture is not applied to overlay graphics. The color of graphics is chaging but not accourding to image I am providing.

Anyone has any idea what I am missing ?

[wayne.brill]

Hi,

I am not finding a way to get texture for client graphics. I asked a colleague in engineering about this. Here is their reply:

>> >>

I don’t think any client graphics will support textures, not just overlay graphics.  If I remember correctly, if you apply a render style that has a texture, the texture is ignored and you just get color.

<< <<

Maybe PointGraphics can help. I see this type of client graphic can use an image.

Thanks,

Wayne