Get Mass and Area with Inventor Apprentice

[Anonymous]

I need some help in retrieve mass and area value with Inventor Apprentice.

Below is the code to retrieve volume.

ApprenticeServerComponent apprentice = new ApprenticeServerComponent();
ApprenticeServerDocument input = apprentice.Open(@"C:\Files\Input\test.ipt");

SurfaceBody body = input.ComponentDefinition.SurfaceBodies[1];

Debug.Print(System.Convert.ToString(body.Volume[0.1]));

Can anyone suggest how to get mass and area?

[Sergio.D.Suárez]

Hi, I don't have apprentice installed, so I can't test the code. I will show you how I access with ilogic.

Dim doc As PartDocument = ThisApplication.ActiveDocument
Dim oCD As PartComponentDefinition = doc.ComponentDefinition

Dim oSurfBody As SurfaceBody = oCD.SurfaceBodies(1)

Dim oArea As Double = 0

For Each oFace As Face In oSurfBody.Faces
    oArea = Round(oArea + oFace.Evaluator.Area,4)
Next

Dim oMass As Double = Round(oCD.MassProperties.Mass, 4)

MessageBox.Show(oMass)

MessageBox.Show(oArea)

 I hope this helps you to adapt your code to your need. Cheers