I was just wondering if there is any way to specify what components to PDF when trying to print out all components in assembly. Our engineers use parts in their assemblies that are just references and phantom parts and those don't need to be printed out and go to manufacturing. I was wondering if there was any way to call from the "parts only" BOM view and use that data to print out all the pertinent components. I will post the code I am currently using to batch printout the files.
Thank you for your time.
'define the active document as an assembly file
Dim oAsmDoc As AssemblyDocument
oAsmDoc = ThisApplication.ActiveDocument
'oAsmName = Left(oAsmDoc.DisplayName, Len(oAsmDoc.DisplayName) -4)
'check that the active document is an assembly file
If ThisApplication.ActiveDocument.DocumentType <> kAssemblyDocumentObject Then
MessageBox.Show("Please run this rule from the assembly file.", "iLogic")
Exit Sub
End If
'get user input
RUsure = MessageBox.Show ( _
"This will create a PDF file for all of the asembly components that have drawings files." _
& vbLf & "This rule expects that the drawing file shares the same name and location as the component." _
& vbLf & " " _
& vbLf & "Are you sure you want to create PDF Drawings for all of the assembly components?" _
& vbLf & "This could take a while.", "iLogic - Batch Output PDFs ",MessageBoxButtons.YesNo)
If RUsure = vbNo Then
Return
Else
End If
'- - - - - - - - - - - - -PDF setup - - - - - - - - - - - -
oPath = ThisDoc.Path
PDFAddIn = ThisApplication.ApplicationAddIns.ItemById("{0AC6FD96-2F4D-42CE-8BE0-8AEA580399E4}")
oContext = ThisApplication.TransientObjects.CreateTranslationContext
oContext.Type = IOMechanismEnum.kFileBrowseIOMechanism
oOptions = ThisApplication.TransientObjects.CreateNameValueMap
oDataMedium = ThisApplication.TransientObjects.CreateDataMedium
If PDFAddIn.HasSaveCopyAsOptions(oDataMedium, oContext, oOptions) Then
'oOptions.Value("All_Color_AS_Black") = 0
oOptions.Value("Remove_Line_Weights") = 1
oOptions.Value("Vector_Resolution") = 400
oOptions.Value("Sheet_Range") = Inventor.PrintRangeEnum.kPrintAllSheets
'oOptions.Value("Custom_Begin_Sheet") = 2
'oOptions.Value("Custom_End_Sheet") = 4
End If
'get PDF target folder path
'oFolder = oPath & "\" & oAsmName & " PDF Files"
'oFolder = "N:\JobWip\F2013-TK 62025-\" & Mid(oPath, 34) & "\" & "RELEASE"
oFolder = "C:\Users\Public\Desktop\Release"
'oFolder = "N:\JobWip\F2013-TK 62025-\" & IPJ_ShortName & "\" & "RELEASE"
'Check for the PDF folder and create it if it does not exist
If Not System.IO.Directory.Exists(oFolder) Then
System.IO.Directory.CreateDirectory(oFolder)
End If
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'- - - - - - - - - - - - -Component Drawings - - - - - - - - - - - -
'look at the files referenced by the assembly
Dim oRefDocs As DocumentsEnumerator
oRefDocs = oAsmDoc.AllReferencedDocuments
Dim oRefDoc As Document
'work the the drawing files for the referenced models
'this expects that the model has a drawing of the same path and name
For Each oRefDoc In oRefDocs
idwPathName = Left(oRefDoc.FullDocumentName, Len(oRefDoc.FullDocumentName) - 3) & "idw"
'check to see that the model has a drawing of the same path and name
If(System.IO.File.Exists(idwPathName)) Then
Dim oDrawDoc As DrawingDocument
oDrawDoc = ThisApplication.Documents.Open(idwPathName, True)
oFileName = Left(oRefDoc.DisplayName, Len(oRefDoc.DisplayName))
On Error Resume Next ' if PDF exists and is open or read only, resume next
'Set the PDF target file name
oDataMedium.FileName = oFolder & "\" & oFileName & ".pdf"
'Write out the PDF
Call PDFAddIn.SaveCopyAs(oDrawDoc, oContext, oOptions, oDataMedium)
'close the file
oDrawDoc.Close
Else
'If the model has no drawing of the same path and name - do nothing
End If
Next
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'- - - - - - - - - - - - -Top Level Drawing - - - - - - - - - - - -
oAsmDrawing = ThisDoc.ChangeExtension(".idw")
oAsmDrawingDoc = ThisApplication.Documents.Open(oAsmDrawing, True)
oAsmDrawingName = Left(oAsmDrawingDoc.DisplayName, Len(oAsmDrawingDoc.DisplayName))
'write out the PDF for the Top Level Assembly Drawing file
On Error Resume Next ' if PDF exists and is open or read only, resume next
'Set the PDF target file name
oDataMedium.FileName = oFolder & "\" & oAsmDrawingName & ".pdf"
'Write out the PDF
Call PDFAddIn.SaveCopyAs(oAsmDrawingDoc, oContext, oOptions, oDataMedium)
'Close the top level drawing
oAsmDrawingDoc.Close
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MessageBox.Show("New Files Created in: " & vbLf & oFolder, "iLogic")
'open the folder where the new ffiles are saved
Shell("explorer.exe " & oFolder,vbNormalFocus)