topic Re: iLogic change Filename in Inventor Programming Forum

iLogic change Filename

Anonymous — Wed, 19 Apr 2017 16:30:09 GMT

Hi,

I am trying to make a rule in one assembly that changes the parameters of a part in it, like this:

Parameter("PERFIL UEEE.IPT", "d7")=COMPRIMENTO

But sometimes i have the necessity of changing the part filename and when i change it, the rule enters in error state because the filename changed, how can i make the rule "refresh" the part filename, PERFIL UEEE.IPT?

Re: iLogic change Filename

Anonymous — Wed, 19 Apr 2017 19:04:15 GMT

You need to "stabalize" the name of the part

With the assembly open look for the part in the model tree. Rename the part in the model tree

Example rename "PERFIL UEEE" to "MY_PART"

Then use that in your rule

Parameter("MY_PART.IPT", "d7")=COMPRIMENTO

Re: iLogic change Filename

Anonymous — Wed, 26 Apr 2017 08:28:29 GMT

Right, that's usefull! 🙂

But imagine that i can't "control" the Part name, is there a way that i can make a rule that goes read the current name of the Part end then use it?

Re: iLogic change Filename

Anonymous — Wed, 26 Apr 2017 17:37:31 GMT

Let me try to explain another way.

When you rename the part in the model tree it retains that name even
when you do a replace or change ipart members.

So it remains constant the file name is irrelevant for the ilogic rule.

The rule uses the model tree name not the file name. So it will work
everytime regardless of which file name the part has.

Re: iLogic change Filename

Anonymous — Fri, 28 Apr 2017 09:53:49 GMT

I understand that, i didn't explain entirely the case, so i have my original IAM and PART:

RFORÇO.IAM---> PERFIL UEE.IPT

Then I run this in a database program and it gives the IAM and PART new references to the files names, that are the same in the model tree name, for example:

1A300.IAM--->1A301.IPT

And, to my knowledge today, i can't change the names in the model tree, so I was wondering if I can, with a rule, "read" the new names and use them to update the rules with the new names.

Was I clear? Hope so.

And thank you for the time spending with me.

Re: iLogic change Filename

MechMachineMan — Fri, 28 Apr 2017 13:09:10 GMT

And I'm guessing the rules that reference the component/part names are in those parts?

Best solution I see is to write another iLogic that is run DURING THE RULE THAT CHANGES THE NAME that will go into the part's iLogic rule TEXT and replace String A with String B. String A being the old file name, and string B being the new file name.

Look into this thread for more info on iLogic Documentation.

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-customization/ilogic-api-documentation/m-p/6785772/highlight/true#M69099