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Using iLogic to Rename Browser Nodes

Anonymous — Wed, 03 Jul 2013 13:42:03 GMT

I'm looking for some help figuring out how to create an iLogic rule that automatically renames the browser nodes based on part number. I know that this is a function in Inventor itself. The problem is that there is no built-in functionality to automatically change the default browser name to something besides part number. I've done a lot of digging and I came across the following code from an old thread discussing Inventor 2011. I am interested in 2013. It is also worth noting that when I run this code, my Inventor crashes.

If someone knows more about programming than I do and can get this to work, it would be much appreciated.

PrivateSubMain
    UpdateAssyBrowser(ThisDoc.Document)
End Sub

  PrivateSubUpdateAssyBrowser(ByValoDocAsInventor.Document)
    DimoAssyAsInventor.AssemblyDocument
    DimoCompAsInventor.ComponentOccurrence
    DimoSubDocAsInventor.Document

    DimNodeName()AsString
    DimInstNumAsString

    IfoDoc.DocumentType=Inventor.DocumentTypeEnum.kAssemblyDocumentObjectThen
      oAssy=CType(oDoc, AssemblyDocument)

      ForEachoCompInoAssy.ComponentDefinition.Occurrences
        oSubDoc=CType(oComp.Definition.Document, Document)
        NodeName=oComp.Name.Split(NewChar() {":"c}, StringSplitOptions.None)
        InstNum=":"&NodeName(1)
        oComp.Name=GetProp(oSubDoc, "Design Tracking Properties", "Part Number")&InstNum

        IfoSubDoc.DocumentType=Inventor.DocumentTypeEnum.kAssemblyDocumentObjectThen
          CallUpdateAssyBrowser(oSubDoc)
        EndIf

      NextoComp
    EndIf
  End Sub

  PrivateFunctionGetProp(ByValoDocAsInventor.Document, ByValPropSetNameAsString, ByValPropNameAsString)AsString
    DimoPropSetAsInventor.PropertySet
    DimsHoldAsString=""

    oPropSet=oDoc.PropertySets(PropSetName)

    DimoPropAsInventor.Property

    ForEachoPropInoPropSet
      IfoProp.DisplayName="Part Number"Then
        sHold=CStr(oProp.Value)
        ExitFor
      EndIf
    NextoProp

    ReturnsHold
  End Function

Re: Using iLogic to Rename Browser Nodes

GosponZ — Wed, 03 Jul 2013 15:37:16 GMT

Check this

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Autodesk-Inventor-Customization/How-do-you-change-the-browser-node-name-in-a-drawing/td-p/4315479

Re: Using iLogic to Rename Browser Nodes

Anonymous — Wed, 03 Jul 2013 16:10:17 GMT

Here you go. Please let me know if you have any questions on how this works:

Sub Main()

'Grab the Assembly Document

Dim oDoc As AssemblyDocument
oDoc = ThisApplication.ActiveDocument

'Grab the Active Assembly Component Definition

Dim oAsmCompDef As AssemblyComponentDefinition
oAsmCompDef = ThisApplication.ActiveDocument.ComponentDefinition

' Get the model browser

Dim oPane As BrowserPane
oPane = oDoc.BrowserPanes.Item("Model")

' Grab the occurrence of the object
    Dim oOcc As ComponentOccurrence
    For Each oOcc In oDoc.ComponentDefinition.Occurrences

    'Grab Document from Occurrence    

    Dim oOccDoc As Document
    oOccDoc = oOcc.Definition.Document
    
    'get design properties set'    

    Dim invDesignInfo As PropertySet
    invDesignInfo = oOccDoc.PropertySets.Item("Design Tracking Properties")
    
    ' Get the part number property.

    Dim invPartNumberProperty As Inventor.Property
    invPartNumberProperty = invDesignInfo.Item("Part Number")

    ' Get the browser node that corresponds to the new item

    Dim oSubAssyNode As BrowserNode
    oSubAssyNode = oPane.GetBrowserNodeFromObject(oOcc)

    If oSubAssyNode.NativeObject.Name <> invPartNumberProperty.Value Then
        'Set The name        
        oSubAssyNode.NativeObject.Name = (invPartNumberProperty.Value)
    End If

Next
End Sub

Re: Using iLogic to Rename Browser Nodes

Anonymous — Wed, 03 Jul 2013 19:17:03 GMT

That code looks like it works better, the only problem there is that it doesn't detect the instance number, so when I have

part001:1

part001:2

I get an error if I try to run the rule. I appreciate the help!

Re: Using iLogic to Rename Browser Nodes

Anonymous — Wed, 03 Jul 2013 19:32:34 GMT

What would you like it to do in that case?

Re: Using iLogic to Rename Browser Nodes

Anonymous — Wed, 03 Jul 2013 19:36:28 GMT

I would like to be able to maintain the instance number as is in Inventor so that the above example would be

partnumber001:1

partnumber001:2

Re: Using iLogic to Rename Browser Nodes

Anonymous — Wed, 03 Jul 2013 19:38:36 GMT

That shouldn't be too hard. You just need to check if a name already exists and add :X to the end where X is the most recent instance +1. I'm out of time today but I might be able to whip that up in the next few days.

Re: Using iLogic to Rename Browser Nodes

Anonymous — Wed, 03 Jul 2013 19:41:15 GMT

Alright I got it after playing with it a little bit. I added the appropriate code and it works perfectly. I really appreciate your help!

    Dim NodeName() As String
    NodeName=oOcc.Name.Split( {":"c},StringSplitOptions.None)
    InstNum=":" & NodeName(1)

Re: Using iLogic to Rename Browser Nodes

Anonymous — Thu, 31 Oct 2013 21:00:22 GMT

Is it possible to get your full working code ? I can't get this to work...

Borre

Re: Using iLogic to Rename Browser Nodes

Anonymous — Thu, 31 Oct 2013 21:12:47 GMT

I have the code set to iterate through the active assembly and rename all non standard content Center components based on Description.

As a disclaimer, this code will not count unique occurrences for components.

Re: Using iLogic to Rename Browser Nodes

GosponZ — Thu, 31 Oct 2013 21:23:09 GMT

Working perfect on my machine. I'm working with multi sheets.

oDoc = ThisDoc.Document

oSheets = oDoc.Sheets

For Each oSheet In oSheets

oSheet.activate

oView = oSheet.DrawingViews.Item(1)

modelName = oView.ReferencedDocumentDescriptor.ReferencedDocument

oProp = modelName.PropertySets.Item("Design Tracking Properties")

ActiveSheet.Sheet.Name = oProp.Item("Part Number").Value & " " & oProp.Item("Description").Value & " " & oProp.Item("Authority").Value

Next

oSheets(1).activate

Re: Using iLogic to Rename Browser Nodes

Anonymous — Fri, 01 Nov 2013 08:00:37 GMT

Thank's a lot. I can see where I failed, but my skills was not good enough to figure it out myself. This works perfect. Thank you again.

Re: Using iLogic to Rename Browser Nodes

Nsteel — Mon, 09 Jun 2014 08:56:37 GMT

Can someone please help,

I have modified this script to rename the nodes as "Part Number - Revision Number"

There is an assembly file in it I don't want it to change, could somone show me what to add and so it skips over this one?

The node name for this file is "02002.Tube and Pipe Runs"

Thanks in advance.

Re: Using iLogic to Rename Browser Nodes

J.Classens — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 12:08:45 GMT

I have a quastion about this old post.

When i want to customize the rule with other properties.

It will fail and not work again.

original:

    ' Get the part number property.
    Dim invPartNumberProperty As Inventor.Property
    invPartNumberProperty = invDesignInfo.Item("Description")

The description i want to change to multiple properties like Partnumber, description, title.

I can't get it to work like that.

Any suggestions?

Further i noticed that this rule only work at the first level from the BOM structure.

The only childeren from assemblies doesn't update.

I don't know how we can edit this.

Thanks in advance!

Re: Using iLogic to Rename Browser Nodes

benjamin.eidemL3D38 — Wed, 05 Jan 2022 09:39:28 GMT

Any solution on this problem?

Re: Using iLogic to Rename Browser Nodes

J.Classens — Wed, 05 Jan 2022 16:02:31 GMT

I have found a Ilogic rule to do the trick.

This Ilogic rule i have modified with the needed properties.

When you want to use VBA you write a code that opens this Ilogic rule.

Sub Main
	Dim oADoc As AssemblyDocument = ThisApplication.ActiveDocument
	Dim oADef As AssemblyComponentDefinition = oADoc.ComponentDefinition
	Dim i As Integer = 0
	For Each oOcc As ComponentOccurrence In oADef.Occurrences
		SetOccName(oOcc, i)
		i = i + 1
	Next
End Sub

Sub SetOccName(oComp As ComponentOccurrence, oInt As Integer)
	Dim oOccDoc As Document = oComp.Definition.Document
	Dim oPSets As PropertySets = oOccDoc.PropertySets
	Dim oPNEmpty As Boolean = False
	Dim oArticleNoEmpty As Boolean = False
	Dim oTitleEmpty As Boolean  = False
	Dim oPN As String = oPSets.Item(3).Item("Part Number").Value
	If String.IsNullOrEmpty(oPN) Then oPNEmpty = True Else oPNEmpty = False
	Dim oTitle As String = oPSets.Item(1).Item("Title").Value
	If String.IsNullOrEmpty(oTitle) Then oTitleEmpty = True Else oTitleEmpty = False
	Dim oArticleNo As String
	Try
		'the custom iProperty may not exist, so use Try...Catch block to check it
		oArticleNo = oPSets.Item(4).Item("Article No").Value
	Catch
		'above failed, so it was not found
		'create it, or ignore it, or show a message
	
	End Try
	If String.IsNullOrEmpty(oArticleNo) Then oArticleNoEmpty = True Else oArticleNoEmpty = False
		
	Dim oNewName As String = "" 'to assemble name in variable first (no errors expected)
	'could just set it up so that if any are missing or empty, skip trying to rename this component to simplify
	'If oPNEmpty Or oArticleNoEmpty Or oTitleEmpty Then Continue For 'skip to next item in loop
	If oPNEmpty = False And oArticleNoEmpty = False And oTitleEmpty = False Then 'all present
		oNewName = oPN & " (" & oArticleNo & " " & oTitle & ")" & "-" & oInt
	ElseIf oPNEmpty = False And oArticleNoEmpty = True And oTitleEmpty = False Then 'ArticleNo missing
		oNewName = oPN & " (" & oTitle & ")" & "-" & oInt
	ElseIf oPNEmpty = True And oArticleNoEmpty = False And oTitleEmpty = False Then 'PN missing
		oNewName = "(" & oArticleNo & " " & oTitle & ")" & "-" & oInt
	ElseIf oPNEmpty = False And oArticleNoEmpty = False And oTitleEmpty = True Then 'Title missing
		oNewName = oPN & " (" & oArticleNo & ")" & "-" & oInt
	ElseIf oPNEmpty = True And oArticleNoEmpty = False And oTitleEmpty = True Then 'PN & Title missing
		oNewName = "(" & oArticleNo & ")" & "-" & oInt
	ElseIf oPNEmpty = False And oArticleNoEmpty = False And oTitleEmpty = True Then 'ArticleNo & Title missing
		oNewName = oPN & "-" & oInt
	End If
		
	Try 'just in case changing component name fails
		oComp.Name = oNewName
	Catch
		
	End Try
	
	'reset all String variables to empty (very likely not necessary, but we'll see)
	oNewName = ""
	oPN = ""
	oArticleNo = ""
	oTitle = ""
		
	If oComp.SubOccurrences.Count > 0 Then 'if it has any SubOccurrences, it's a sub-assembly
		For Each oSOcc As ComponentOccurrence In oComp.SubOccurrences
			SetOccName(oSOcc, oInt)
		Next
	End If
End Sub

Re: Using iLogic to Rename Browser Nodes

J.Classens — Wed, 05 Jan 2022 16:03:23 GMT

I have found a Ilogic rule to do the trick.

This Ilogic rule i have modified with the needed properties.

When you want to use VBA you write a code that opens this Ilogic rule.

Sub Main
	Dim oADoc As AssemblyDocument = ThisApplication.ActiveDocument
	Dim oADef As AssemblyComponentDefinition = oADoc.ComponentDefinition
	Dim i As Integer = 0
	For Each oOcc As ComponentOccurrence In oADef.Occurrences
		SetOccName(oOcc, i)
		i = i + 1
	Next
End Sub

Sub SetOccName(oComp As ComponentOccurrence, oInt As Integer)
	Dim oOccDoc As Document = oComp.Definition.Document
	Dim oPSets As PropertySets = oOccDoc.PropertySets
	Dim oPNEmpty As Boolean = False
	Dim oArticleNoEmpty As Boolean = False
	Dim oTitleEmpty As Boolean  = False
	Dim oPN As String = oPSets.Item(3).Item("Part Number").Value
	If String.IsNullOrEmpty(oPN) Then oPNEmpty = True Else oPNEmpty = False
	Dim oTitle As String = oPSets.Item(1).Item("Title").Value
	If String.IsNullOrEmpty(oTitle) Then oTitleEmpty = True Else oTitleEmpty = False
	Dim oArticleNo As String
	Try
		'the custom iProperty may not exist, so use Try...Catch block to check it
		oArticleNo = oPSets.Item(4).Item("Article No").Value
	Catch
		'above failed, so it was not found
		'create it, or ignore it, or show a message
	
	End Try
	If String.IsNullOrEmpty(oArticleNo) Then oArticleNoEmpty = True Else oArticleNoEmpty = False
		
	Dim oNewName As String = "" 'to assemble name in variable first (no errors expected)
	'could just set it up so that if any are missing or empty, skip trying to rename this component to simplify
	'If oPNEmpty Or oArticleNoEmpty Or oTitleEmpty Then Continue For 'skip to next item in loop
	If oPNEmpty = False And oArticleNoEmpty = False And oTitleEmpty = False Then 'all present
		oNewName = oPN & " (" & oArticleNo & " " & oTitle & ")" & "-" & oInt
	ElseIf oPNEmpty = False And oArticleNoEmpty = True And oTitleEmpty = False Then 'ArticleNo missing
		oNewName = oPN & " (" & oTitle & ")" & "-" & oInt
	ElseIf oPNEmpty = True And oArticleNoEmpty = False And oTitleEmpty = False Then 'PN missing
		oNewName = "(" & oArticleNo & " " & oTitle & ")" & "-" & oInt
	ElseIf oPNEmpty = False And oArticleNoEmpty = False And oTitleEmpty = True Then 'Title missing
		oNewName = oPN & " (" & oArticleNo & ")" & "-" & oInt
	ElseIf oPNEmpty = True And oArticleNoEmpty = False And oTitleEmpty = True Then 'PN & Title missing
		oNewName = "(" & oArticleNo & ")" & "-" & oInt
	ElseIf oPNEmpty = False And oArticleNoEmpty = False And oTitleEmpty = True Then 'ArticleNo & Title missing
		oNewName = oPN & "-" & oInt
	End If
		
	Try 'just in case changing component name fails
		oComp.Name = oNewName
	Catch
		
	End Try
	
	'reset all String variables to empty (very likely not necessary, but we'll see)
	oNewName = ""
	oPN = ""
	oArticleNo = ""
	oTitle = ""
		
	If oComp.SubOccurrences.Count > 0 Then 'if it has any SubOccurrences, it's a sub-assembly
		For Each oSOcc As ComponentOccurrence In oComp.SubOccurrences
			SetOccName(oSOcc, oInt)
		Next
	End If
End Sub

Re: Using iLogic to Rename Browser Nodes

benjamin.eidemL3D38 — Wed, 26 Jan 2022 08:58:03 GMT

Thank you! I have used the rule with great success, but recently got an error message:

System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException (0x80004005): Unspecified error (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80004005 (E_FAIL))
at System.RuntimeType.ForwardCallToInvokeMember(String memberName, BindingFlags flags, Object target, Int32[] aWrapperTypes, MessageData& msgData)
at Inventor.ComponentOccurrence.get_Definition()
at ThisRule.SetOccName(ComponentOccurrence oComp, Int32 oInt)
at ThisRule.Main()
at Autodesk.iLogic.Exec.AppDomExec.ExecRuleInAssembly(Assembly assem)
at iLogic.RuleEvalContainer.ExecRuleEval(String execRule)

Any idea on what's wrong here?

(PS! No "expert" in iLogic and coding 😅)

Re: Using iLogic to Rename Browser Nodes

benjamin.eidemL3D38 — Wed, 26 Jan 2022 13:05:01 GMT

Thank you! I have used the rule with great success, but recently got an error message:

Any idea on what's wrong here?

(PS! No "expert" in iLogic and coding 😅)