topic Re: Update to Sheet Metal Extents in Inventor Programming Forum

Update to Sheet Metal Extents

ekinsb — Sat, 21 Mar 2015 00:43:21 GMT

I just posted an update to the Sheet Metal Extents add-in on my blog. Please look here for more information.

http://modthemachine.typepad.com/my_weblog/2015/03/latest-update-to-sheet-metal-extents-add-in.html

Re: Update to Sheet Metal Extents

skyngu — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 17:28:38 GMT

i hope there will be similar add-in with drawing view scale. neither ilogic nor prompt entry is good enough.

I like your sheet metal extents add-in. I have used it for few years. It works fine!

Re: Update to Sheet Metal Extents

ekinsb — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 21:49:49 GMT

What specifically would you like to see with regards to drawing view scale?

Re: Update to Sheet Metal Extents

skyngu — Mon, 30 Mar 2015 12:33:04 GMT

hi,

please check link below. you have listed two methods of adding drawing scale in title blocks. I wish there will be an addin similar with sheetmetal extents.

http://beinginventive.typepad.com/being-inventive/2013/03/adding-scale-to-title-block.html

thanks you very much!

Re: Update to Sheet Metal Extents

MechMachineMan — Mon, 30 Mar 2015 13:15:19 GMT

My guess is that he would like the titleblock to automatically read the scale, rather than the user having to set it somehwere or use iLogic to accomplish the same thing. Also for use in sketched symbols.

Problems with his idea, however are:

What if the drawing view scales vary?

What if they are not to scale?

Which View does it pull the scale from?

These are easily manageable enough with some basic logic, but where places use different standards or not could complicate things - or mean there would be a Scale Standard as well in the Standards and Styles editor.

Betreff: Update to Sheet Metal Extents

GeorgK — Wed, 01 Apr 2015 08:23:52 GMT

Hello Brian,

is it possible to get the source code for the addin?

Thank you Georg