How do I get rid of lbmass in 2010?

[akyllo]

I am using Inventor 2010 and I want the weight of the part but not the lbmass in the titleblock.  In 2010 there are no ilogic rules to change this so how would I accomplish this?

[Lancasterm]

You can change the document settings (tools/document settings/Units tab) for that part to another mass unit.

[akyllo]

Yes but I want to keep it in pounds.

[Lancasterm]

Sorry I mis-read your posting...   Try this link for your solution if you have the ilogic add-in for 2010

http://blogs.rand.com/manufacturing/2011/07/inventor-ilogic-mass-to-custom-iproperties.html

[SeanFarr]

Here is my ilgoic rule,

it creates a custom iproperty, that you use use in your title block., just add a trigger and it will update (mine is set to update after I save)

PS, I have it set to round to the nearest half pound, you can change that precision by playing with the line

"iProperties.Value("Custom", "TotalWT") = (Round((mass*2.20462262)*2))/2"

'Weight

doc = ThisDoc.Document
customPropertySet = doc.PropertySets.Item("Inventor User Defined Properties")
 
'Make sure TotalWT property exists
Try
      prop = customPropertySet.Item("TotalWT")
Catch
      'Assume error means not found
      customPropertySet.Add("", "TotalWT")
End Try

'Find the filename of the model used in the drawing
If ThisDoc.ModelDocument Is Nothing Then
Goto handleErrors
ElseIf ThisDoc.ModelDocument.DocumentType = kPresentationDocumentObject
Goto handleErrors
Else
modeldocname = IO.Path.GetFileName(ThisDoc.ModelDocument.FullFileName) 
End If

'Find the mass of the model used in the drawing
mass = iProperties.Mass(modeldocname)


'Write the mass of the model to the TotalWT custom iProperty.
'The mass is converted from kg to lbs and rounded to the nearest integer
iProperties.Value("Custom", "TotalWT") = (Round((mass*2.20462262)*2))/2

InventorVb.DocumentUpdate()

Exit Sub
handleErrors:
'do nothing 



InventorVb.DocumentUpdate()

 Good Luck

[akyllo]

How do I get the add in?

[Lancasterm]

If I remember correctly...  It was a free download through the (Autodesk) subscription center if you had a subscription contract with Autodesk.   Going forward, iLogic is part of the software install.

Not sure you can access it now (the free download) since 2010 is not really supported by Autodesk anymore.

[Cadmanto]

I am not sure where you are coming from when you say that there is no iLogic rule for 2010.  I was using 2012 and had the exact same issue.

In the thread link below is an iLogic rule that is called "TotalWT".  What I did was link an iproperty to the rule and that is placed in the title block and then you can place the unit of your choice at the end of this line of text (that has the rule in it) in the TB.

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Inventor-General/Mass-in-title-block/m-p/3712028#M454915

Hope this makes sense.

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