Previous constrain

[stefaanboel]

When I place a constraint sometimes I need to re-edit it. Then I have to search for it in the model browser.

Anyone having a piece of code so I can create a button that makes you edit the latest placed constraint?

thanks in advance!

Stefaan
http://www.inventorwizard.be Edited by: stefaanboel on Jan 8, 2010 1:57 PM

[peter.townsend]

There's an OnNewConstraint event in the Application.AssemblyEvents. You can catch the After one and keep track of the name of the constraint. If you want to get tricky, you can watch the Document OnChange event for a Context Internal Name involving the string "RenameConstraint". On the After for that, you can get the new name of the constraint.

[clemsoh]

Also, the last item in an assembly document's constraints is always the last created constraint (not necessarily the last 'edited' constraint).

e.g. The following code will display the name of the very last constraint placed in an assembly of the active document (assuming the active document is an assembly)

Dim oCNs as AssemblyConstraints
Set oCNs = ThisApplication.ActiveDocument.ComponentDefinition.Constraints
If oCNs.Count > 0 Then MsgBox oCNs.Item(oCNs.Count).Name

[stefaanboel]

That code indeed works fine giving me the correct name of the constraint.
How can I then make sure it gives me the edit constraint box of that placed constraint?