Auto Retrieve Dimensions with ilogic

[benjoefoe]

I found a bit of code online and I'd like to fit it in what I'm trying to do. What I have is multiple sheet metal parts on one page. I want this code to retrieve every dimension in every view on this page.

Here is the code I found. As you see in row 3 is it only retrieves the dimensions from "View 1" only. I need it to do multiple views

Dim oDrawDoc As DrawingDocument = ThisDoc.Document

Dim oSheet As Sheet = oDrawDoc.ActiveSheet

Dim oDrawView As DrawingView = oSheet.DrawingViews(1)

Dim oGeneralDimensionsEnum As GeneralDimensionsEnumerator

oGeneralDimensionsEnum = oSheet.DrawingDimensions.GeneralDimensions.Retrieve(oDrawView)

[salariua]

I would post this in Inventor Customisation forum.

I think you need to iterate trough all the views:

Dim oViews As DrawingViews

Dim oView As DrawingView

oViews = oSheet.DrawingViews

For Each oView In oViews

    'your code

Next

Edit:

Problem is: Once you retrived dimensions on one view they are not available to retrieve in the others (projections). So I would create base view then projections (always) and make the code process the views in order they ware created (don't know if possible). This way it gets as many dimensions possible in main view and whatever left (can't retrieve) in the others.

Edit:

Do a search on the web, I think it's been solved before.

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-customization/retrieve-dimensions/td-p/3650292/page/2

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-customization/retrieve-dimensions/td-p/3650292