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    <title>topic Save as DXF from IDW - only on drawing change in Inventor Programming - iLogic, Macros, AddIns &amp; Apprentice</title>
    <link>https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-programming-ilogic/save-as-dxf-from-idw-only-on-drawing-change/m-p/10139843#M121867</link>
    <description>&lt;P&gt;So, this is code that is a baked in snippet wiht iLogic. (Running 2020.3.4). I am curious as to why this always creates a new dxf. (I have it trigger after Save as an external rule) when the code snippet that creates STEP files only updates the STEP if the .ipt/.iam has changed.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Is there a way to make this only update when/if the IDW change.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;PRE&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;' Get the DXF translator Add-In.&lt;/SPAN&gt;
&lt;SPAN&gt;Dim&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;DXFAddIn&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;As&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;TranslatorAddIn&lt;/SPAN&gt;
&lt;SPAN&gt;DXFAddIn&lt;/SPAN&gt; = &lt;SPAN&gt;ThisApplication&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;ApplicationAddIns&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;ItemById&lt;/SPAN&gt;(&lt;SPAN&gt;"{C24E3AC4-122E-11D5-8E91-0010B541CD80}"&lt;/SPAN&gt;)
&lt;SPAN&gt;'Set a reference to the active document (the document to be published).&lt;/SPAN&gt;
&lt;SPAN&gt;Dim&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;oDocument&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;As&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;Document&lt;/SPAN&gt;
&lt;SPAN&gt;oDocument&lt;/SPAN&gt; = &lt;SPAN&gt;ThisApplication&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;ActiveDocument&lt;/SPAN&gt;
&lt;SPAN&gt;Dim&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;oContext&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;As&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;TranslationContext&lt;/SPAN&gt;
&lt;SPAN&gt;oContext&lt;/SPAN&gt; = &lt;SPAN&gt;ThisApplication&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;TransientObjects&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;CreateTranslationContext&lt;/SPAN&gt;
&lt;SPAN&gt;oContext&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;Type&lt;/SPAN&gt; = &lt;SPAN&gt;IOMechanismEnum&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;kFileBrowseIOMechanism&lt;/SPAN&gt;
&lt;SPAN&gt;' Create a NameValueMap object&lt;/SPAN&gt;
&lt;SPAN&gt;Dim&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;oOptions&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;As&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;NameValueMap&lt;/SPAN&gt;
&lt;SPAN&gt;oOptions&lt;/SPAN&gt; = &lt;SPAN&gt;ThisApplication&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;TransientObjects&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;CreateNameValueMap&lt;/SPAN&gt;
&lt;SPAN&gt;' Create a DataMedium object&lt;/SPAN&gt;
&lt;SPAN&gt;Dim&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;oDataMedium&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;As&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;DataMedium&lt;/SPAN&gt;
&lt;SPAN&gt;oDataMedium&lt;/SPAN&gt; = &lt;SPAN&gt;ThisApplication&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;TransientObjects&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;CreateDataMedium&lt;/SPAN&gt;
&lt;SPAN&gt;' Check whether the translator has 'SaveCopyAs' options&lt;/SPAN&gt;
&lt;SPAN&gt;If&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;DXFAddIn&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;HasSaveCopyAsOptions&lt;/SPAN&gt;(&lt;SPAN&gt;oDocument&lt;/SPAN&gt;, &lt;SPAN&gt;oContext&lt;/SPAN&gt;, &lt;SPAN&gt;oOptions&lt;/SPAN&gt;) &lt;SPAN&gt;Then&lt;/SPAN&gt;
&lt;SPAN&gt;Dim&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;strIniFile&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;As&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;String&lt;/SPAN&gt;
&lt;SPAN&gt;strIniFile&lt;/SPAN&gt; = &lt;SPAN&gt;"C:\temp\dxfout.ini"&lt;/SPAN&gt;
&lt;SPAN&gt;' Create the name-value that specifies the ini file to use.&lt;/SPAN&gt;
&lt;SPAN&gt;oOptions&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;Value&lt;/SPAN&gt;(&lt;SPAN&gt;"Export_Acad_IniFile"&lt;/SPAN&gt;) = &lt;SPAN&gt;strIniFile&lt;/SPAN&gt;
&lt;SPAN&gt;End&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;If&lt;/SPAN&gt;
&lt;SPAN&gt;'Set the destination file name&lt;/SPAN&gt;
&lt;SPAN&gt;oDataMedium&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;FileName&lt;/SPAN&gt; = &lt;SPAN&gt;ThisDoc&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;PathAndFileName&lt;/SPAN&gt;(&lt;SPAN&gt;False&lt;/SPAN&gt;) &amp;amp; &lt;SPAN&gt;".dxf"&lt;/SPAN&gt;
&lt;SPAN&gt;'Publish document.&lt;/SPAN&gt;
&lt;SPAN&gt;DXFAddIn&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;SaveCopyAs&lt;/SPAN&gt;(&lt;SPAN&gt;oDocument&lt;/SPAN&gt;, &lt;SPAN&gt;oContext&lt;/SPAN&gt;, &lt;SPAN&gt;oOptions&lt;/SPAN&gt;, &lt;SPAN&gt;oDataMedium&lt;/SPAN&gt;)
&lt;SPAN&gt;'Launch the dxf file in whatever application Windows is set to open this document type with&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/PRE&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;Additionally, I have noticed that if my IDW is only one sheet, it will automatically overwrite the file, but if it is more than one sheet - it will force me to acknowledge that I want to overwrite each sheet. Why does that occur?&lt;/P&gt;</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2021 19:07:18 GMT</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>RNDinov8r</dc:creator>
    <dc:date>2021-03-08T19:07:18Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Save as DXF from IDW - only on drawing change</title>
      <link>https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-programming-ilogic/save-as-dxf-from-idw-only-on-drawing-change/m-p/10139843#M121867</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;So, this is code that is a baked in snippet wiht iLogic. (Running 2020.3.4). I am curious as to why this always creates a new dxf. (I have it trigger after Save as an external rule) when the code snippet that creates STEP files only updates the STEP if the .ipt/.iam has changed.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Is there a way to make this only update when/if the IDW change.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;PRE&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;' Get the DXF translator Add-In.&lt;/SPAN&gt;
&lt;SPAN&gt;Dim&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;DXFAddIn&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;As&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;TranslatorAddIn&lt;/SPAN&gt;
&lt;SPAN&gt;DXFAddIn&lt;/SPAN&gt; = &lt;SPAN&gt;ThisApplication&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;ApplicationAddIns&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;ItemById&lt;/SPAN&gt;(&lt;SPAN&gt;"{C24E3AC4-122E-11D5-8E91-0010B541CD80}"&lt;/SPAN&gt;)
&lt;SPAN&gt;'Set a reference to the active document (the document to be published).&lt;/SPAN&gt;
&lt;SPAN&gt;Dim&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;oDocument&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;As&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;Document&lt;/SPAN&gt;
&lt;SPAN&gt;oDocument&lt;/SPAN&gt; = &lt;SPAN&gt;ThisApplication&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;ActiveDocument&lt;/SPAN&gt;
&lt;SPAN&gt;Dim&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;oContext&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;As&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;TranslationContext&lt;/SPAN&gt;
&lt;SPAN&gt;oContext&lt;/SPAN&gt; = &lt;SPAN&gt;ThisApplication&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;TransientObjects&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;CreateTranslationContext&lt;/SPAN&gt;
&lt;SPAN&gt;oContext&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;Type&lt;/SPAN&gt; = &lt;SPAN&gt;IOMechanismEnum&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;kFileBrowseIOMechanism&lt;/SPAN&gt;
&lt;SPAN&gt;' Create a NameValueMap object&lt;/SPAN&gt;
&lt;SPAN&gt;Dim&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;oOptions&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;As&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;NameValueMap&lt;/SPAN&gt;
&lt;SPAN&gt;oOptions&lt;/SPAN&gt; = &lt;SPAN&gt;ThisApplication&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;TransientObjects&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;CreateNameValueMap&lt;/SPAN&gt;
&lt;SPAN&gt;' Create a DataMedium object&lt;/SPAN&gt;
&lt;SPAN&gt;Dim&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;oDataMedium&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;As&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;DataMedium&lt;/SPAN&gt;
&lt;SPAN&gt;oDataMedium&lt;/SPAN&gt; = &lt;SPAN&gt;ThisApplication&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;TransientObjects&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;CreateDataMedium&lt;/SPAN&gt;
&lt;SPAN&gt;' Check whether the translator has 'SaveCopyAs' options&lt;/SPAN&gt;
&lt;SPAN&gt;If&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;DXFAddIn&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;HasSaveCopyAsOptions&lt;/SPAN&gt;(&lt;SPAN&gt;oDocument&lt;/SPAN&gt;, &lt;SPAN&gt;oContext&lt;/SPAN&gt;, &lt;SPAN&gt;oOptions&lt;/SPAN&gt;) &lt;SPAN&gt;Then&lt;/SPAN&gt;
&lt;SPAN&gt;Dim&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;strIniFile&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;As&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;String&lt;/SPAN&gt;
&lt;SPAN&gt;strIniFile&lt;/SPAN&gt; = &lt;SPAN&gt;"C:\temp\dxfout.ini"&lt;/SPAN&gt;
&lt;SPAN&gt;' Create the name-value that specifies the ini file to use.&lt;/SPAN&gt;
&lt;SPAN&gt;oOptions&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;Value&lt;/SPAN&gt;(&lt;SPAN&gt;"Export_Acad_IniFile"&lt;/SPAN&gt;) = &lt;SPAN&gt;strIniFile&lt;/SPAN&gt;
&lt;SPAN&gt;End&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;If&lt;/SPAN&gt;
&lt;SPAN&gt;'Set the destination file name&lt;/SPAN&gt;
&lt;SPAN&gt;oDataMedium&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;FileName&lt;/SPAN&gt; = &lt;SPAN&gt;ThisDoc&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;PathAndFileName&lt;/SPAN&gt;(&lt;SPAN&gt;False&lt;/SPAN&gt;) &amp;amp; &lt;SPAN&gt;".dxf"&lt;/SPAN&gt;
&lt;SPAN&gt;'Publish document.&lt;/SPAN&gt;
&lt;SPAN&gt;DXFAddIn&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;SaveCopyAs&lt;/SPAN&gt;(&lt;SPAN&gt;oDocument&lt;/SPAN&gt;, &lt;SPAN&gt;oContext&lt;/SPAN&gt;, &lt;SPAN&gt;oOptions&lt;/SPAN&gt;, &lt;SPAN&gt;oDataMedium&lt;/SPAN&gt;)
&lt;SPAN&gt;'Launch the dxf file in whatever application Windows is set to open this document type with&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/PRE&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;Additionally, I have noticed that if my IDW is only one sheet, it will automatically overwrite the file, but if it is more than one sheet - it will force me to acknowledge that I want to overwrite each sheet. Why does that occur?&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2021 19:07:18 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-programming-ilogic/save-as-dxf-from-idw-only-on-drawing-change/m-p/10139843#M121867</guid>
      <dc:creator>RNDinov8r</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2021-03-08T19:07:18Z</dc:date>
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