assembly extrude

[ChrisAtherton]

Hi,

I'm new to ETO/Intent (1week) and so this may seem like a rookie question:

I'm creating an assembly with a wall in it. That wall can have any number of windows with a frame surrounding them. I'm using a preCreateSelf method to place the window frame and constrain it. However I also want to use the frame part sketch to cut the aperture in the wall. I'm trying the following in the design the precreate calls:

	Child ass_cut As :IvAssemblyExtrudeFeature
		sketchPart = WINDOW
		sketchName = "CUTOUT"
		extentDirection = :Symmetric
		throughAllType = :throughAll
		participants = WALL_REF1
	End Child

 and getting an error (see attached):

Managed exception in function 'iv_ensureAssemblyExtrudeFeatureExists': Error in creating assembly extrude feature 'SMART_WINDOW_2.ass_cut' : The parameter is incorrect. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070057 (E_INVALIDARG))

I'm hoping that its a simple mistake on that part but all help is much appreciated,  I'm also open to better ways of doing this like calling an extrude feature through the API.

E-mail: chris (dot) atherton (at) symetri (dot) co (dot) uk

Many Thanks

Chris

[Anonymous]

Try this:

Child ass_cut As :IvAssemblyExtrudeFeature
		sketchPart = WINDOW
		sketchName = "CUTOUT"
		extentDirection = :Symmetric
		throughAllType = :throughAll
		participants = {WALL_REF1}
	End Child

[ChrisAtherton]

Hi,

I gave that code a try however it still errors. I'm guessing that the error must be elsewhere then?

Many Thanks

Chris

[ChrisAtherton]

the code was correct .... it works correctly once I upgraded to build 96