Recognize "sheet metal part" file

[david.siegertKKJR6]

Hello, is there a way to find out if a file loaded from inventor is a Sheet Metal Part? We do not use category to distinguish these parts. Is there some easy way to find out? I think I would be able to find out if I download the file a look int the inventor file properties, but i dont want do download every file just to find out if I can export it to DXF.

Thank you,

regards,

David

[Markus.Koechl · Accepted solution]

Inventor files share a property "Sub-Type". You can map it to a Vault property and use this in searches.

[david.siegertKKJR6 · Accepted solution]

Yes I thought of this solution but there would be problem with existing data not having this Vault property. I ended up downloading the files and using inventor apprentice.

Inventor.ApprenticeServerComponent apprentice = new Inventor.ApprenticeServerComponent();
var doc = apprentice.Open(localPathToFile);
bool isSheetMetal = doc.ComponentDefinition.Type == ObjectTypeEnum.kSheetMetalComponentDefinitionObject;

[jdollahanP8PCU]

How do this? 

[Markus.Koechl]

The standard is configuring the assignment rule like this; note - if mulit-language Inventor clients create the files you need to add all "Sheet Metal Part" translations using the OR condition. The screenshot reflects en and de as a sample: