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    <title>topic Create custom parameters with mm^2 as a unit in Inventor Programming - iLogic, Macros, AddIns &amp; Apprentice</title>
    <link>https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-programming-ilogic/create-custom-parameters-with-mm-2-as-a-unit/m-p/13091033#M173026</link>
    <description>&lt;P&gt;Hello community!&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I was trying to create a new custom parameter without having it in the parameter list.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I would like to set the area as a unit with mm^2, but I only found Circular_mill.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I found this logic, but it sets text as a unit because of ‘UnitsTypeEnum.&lt;STRONG&gt;kTextUnits’.&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Can anyone help me to set mm^2 as a unit within ilogic?&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Thanks in advance.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Regards&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;PRE&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;Dim&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;oParams&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;As&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;Parameters&lt;/SPAN&gt;
&lt;SPAN&gt;Dim&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;oPartDoc&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;As&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;PartDocument&lt;/SPAN&gt; = &lt;SPAN&gt;ThisDoc&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;Document&lt;/SPAN&gt;
&lt;SPAN&gt;Dim&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;oPartCompDef&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;As&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;PartComponentDefinition&lt;/SPAN&gt; = &lt;SPAN&gt;oPartDoc&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;ComponentDefinition&lt;/SPAN&gt;
&lt;SPAN&gt;oParams&lt;/SPAN&gt; = &lt;SPAN&gt;oPartCompDef&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;Parameters&lt;/SPAN&gt;

&lt;SPAN&gt;Dim&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;oUserParams&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;As&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;UserParameters&lt;/SPAN&gt; = &lt;SPAN&gt;oParams&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;UserParameters&lt;/SPAN&gt;

&lt;SPAN&gt;Try&lt;/SPAN&gt;
  &lt;SPAN&gt;p&lt;/SPAN&gt; = &lt;SPAN&gt;Parameter&lt;/SPAN&gt;(&lt;SPAN&gt;"PAINTED_AREA"&lt;/SPAN&gt;)
&lt;SPAN&gt;Catch&lt;/SPAN&gt;
  &lt;SPAN&gt;oUserParams&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;AddByValue&lt;/SPAN&gt;(&lt;SPAN&gt;"PAINTED_AREA"&lt;/SPAN&gt;,&lt;SPAN&gt;"MyValue"&lt;/SPAN&gt;, &lt;SPAN&gt;UnitsTypeEnum&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;STRONG&gt;kTextUnits&lt;/STRONG&gt;)
&lt;SPAN&gt;End&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;Try&lt;/SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/PRE&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 17 Oct 2024 12:52:40 GMT</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>STECORO</dc:creator>
    <dc:date>2024-10-17T12:52:40Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Create custom parameters with mm^2 as a unit</title>
      <link>https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-programming-ilogic/create-custom-parameters-with-mm-2-as-a-unit/m-p/13091033#M173026</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Hello community!&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I was trying to create a new custom parameter without having it in the parameter list.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I would like to set the area as a unit with mm^2, but I only found Circular_mill.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I found this logic, but it sets text as a unit because of ‘UnitsTypeEnum.&lt;STRONG&gt;kTextUnits’.&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Can anyone help me to set mm^2 as a unit within ilogic?&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Thanks in advance.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Regards&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;PRE&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;Dim&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;oParams&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;As&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;Parameters&lt;/SPAN&gt;
&lt;SPAN&gt;Dim&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;oPartDoc&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;As&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;PartDocument&lt;/SPAN&gt; = &lt;SPAN&gt;ThisDoc&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;Document&lt;/SPAN&gt;
&lt;SPAN&gt;Dim&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;oPartCompDef&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;As&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;PartComponentDefinition&lt;/SPAN&gt; = &lt;SPAN&gt;oPartDoc&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;ComponentDefinition&lt;/SPAN&gt;
&lt;SPAN&gt;oParams&lt;/SPAN&gt; = &lt;SPAN&gt;oPartCompDef&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;Parameters&lt;/SPAN&gt;

&lt;SPAN&gt;Dim&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;oUserParams&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;As&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;UserParameters&lt;/SPAN&gt; = &lt;SPAN&gt;oParams&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;UserParameters&lt;/SPAN&gt;

&lt;SPAN&gt;Try&lt;/SPAN&gt;
  &lt;SPAN&gt;p&lt;/SPAN&gt; = &lt;SPAN&gt;Parameter&lt;/SPAN&gt;(&lt;SPAN&gt;"PAINTED_AREA"&lt;/SPAN&gt;)
&lt;SPAN&gt;Catch&lt;/SPAN&gt;
  &lt;SPAN&gt;oUserParams&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;AddByValue&lt;/SPAN&gt;(&lt;SPAN&gt;"PAINTED_AREA"&lt;/SPAN&gt;,&lt;SPAN&gt;"MyValue"&lt;/SPAN&gt;, &lt;SPAN&gt;UnitsTypeEnum&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;STRONG&gt;kTextUnits&lt;/STRONG&gt;)
&lt;SPAN&gt;End&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;Try&lt;/SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/PRE&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Oct 2024 12:52:40 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-programming-ilogic/create-custom-parameters-with-mm-2-as-a-unit/m-p/13091033#M173026</guid>
      <dc:creator>STECORO</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2024-10-17T12:52:40Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Create custom parameters with mm^2 as a unit</title>
      <link>https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-programming-ilogic/create-custom-parameters-with-mm-2-as-a-unit/m-p/13091126#M173028</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;This is how you add squared units:&lt;/P&gt;&lt;PRE&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;oUserParams&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;AddByValue&lt;/SPAN&gt;(&lt;SPAN&gt;"PAINTED_AREA"&lt;/SPAN&gt;, 1, &lt;SPAN&gt;"mm^2"&lt;/SPAN&gt;)&lt;/PRE&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Are you using inventor 2024+? It added the "Finish" functionality that automatically makes a parameter for the painted area&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="daltonNYAW9_0-1729171803781.png" style="width: 600px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/1422887i0630E70030141657/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;amp;px=400" role="button" title="daltonNYAW9_0-1729171803781.png" alt="daltonNYAW9_0-1729171803781.png" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Oct 2024 13:30:06 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-programming-ilogic/create-custom-parameters-with-mm-2-as-a-unit/m-p/13091126#M173028</guid>
      <dc:creator>daltonNYAW9</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2024-10-17T13:30:06Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Create custom parameters with mm^2 as a unit</title>
      <link>https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-programming-ilogic/create-custom-parameters-with-mm-2-as-a-unit/m-p/13091156#M173029</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Hi &lt;a href="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/14677317"&gt;@daltonNYAW9&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;, thanks for the reply.&lt;BR /&gt;Yes, we are using the 2024, but we have created a rule that works differently to the finishing functionality, working with the multi-body it is quite difficult to detect the perimeter painted area, so we worked to detect the interference between the bodies and so on.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;Thanks again for your help.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;Best regards&lt;BR /&gt;Stefano&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Oct 2024 13:42:53 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-programming-ilogic/create-custom-parameters-with-mm-2-as-a-unit/m-p/13091156#M173029</guid>
      <dc:creator>STECORO</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2024-10-17T13:42:53Z</dc:date>
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