topic Re: How to locate orphaned Dimensions on Drawing Document in Inventor Programming Forum

How to locate orphaned Dimensions on Drawing Document

Anonymous — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 14:08:17 GMT

After looking thru the api, i'm finding it hard to get a list of orphaned dimensions.

I can get a list of all the dimensions...easy.

I've basically deleted a part from the assembly and now want to remove that dimension in a section view on the drawing document.

But looking / comparing the properties of a non-orphaned vs an orphaned shows nothing.

Is there an orphaned list?

Is there a color override switch somewhere?

Or can I somehow get the object that the dimension is trying to reference and check to see if it is valid or has a valid file reference...or something?

-Doug

Re: How to locate orphaned Dimensions on Drawing Document

Curtis_W — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 15:25:54 GMT

You can use If oDrawingDim.Attached = False for this.

I hope this helps.
Best of luck to you in all of your Inventor pursuits,
Curtis
http://inventortrenches.blogspot.com

oDoc = ThisDoc.Document

'Delete all orphaned dimensions
For Each oDrawingDim In oDoc.ActiveSheet.DrawingDimensions
If oDrawingDim.Attached = False Then
oDrawingDim.Delete
End If
Next

Re: How to locate orphaned Dimensions on Drawing Document

Anonymous — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 15:48:53 GMT

yes, i looked into that, but i don't show that value working.

It's true for this dimension, the dimension is definately orphaned, the color on screen is magenta and if i try to re-attach via the GUI, it generates an error.

-Doug

Re: How to locate orphaned Dimensions on Drawing Document

Anonymous — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 21:08:02 GMT

Do you know a way to re-attach them via the API.

Basically call the "Re-Attach Orphaned Annotations" in the menu system.

somehow make an entire copy of the dimension.

-Doug

Re: How to locate orphaned Dimensions on Drawing Document

Curtis_W — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 21:23:12 GMT

Hi dgesler,

I found these, but have not tried to use them.

Please post back some sample code if you are successful.

I hope this helps.
Best of luck to you in all of your Inventor pursuits,
Curtis
http://inventortrenches.blogspot.com

'Auto-Reattach Annotation
ThisApplication.CommandManager.ControlDefinitions.Item("DLxAnnoReconnectCmd").Execute
'Auto-Reattach Orphaned Annotations
ThisApplication.CommandManager.ControlDefinitions.Item("DLxAutoReattachSickAnnotationsCmd").Execute

Re: How to locate orphaned Dimensions on Drawing Document

Anonymous — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 21:38:48 GMT

Thank you very much.

Yes, both do work... I haven't tried it as a service yet (Application.Visible = false)

but here is my code after locating the dimensions to re-attach

// works, but wanted individual control of dimensions, saved just in case select doesn't work when in non-GUI mode

//m_application.CommandManager.ControlDefinitions["DLxAutoReattachSickAnnotationsCmd"].Execute2(true);

foreach (Inventor.DrawingDimension d in reAttachList)
{
      Document.SelectSet.Clear();
      Document.SelectSet.Select(d);
      m_application.CommandManager.ControlDefinitions["DLxAnnoReconnectCmd"].Execute2(true);
}

-Doug

Re: How to locate orphaned Dimensions on Drawing Document

Anonymous — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 12:33:22 GMT

Now I'm just wondering how the Attach Property is actually calculated.

My dimensions do not have a valid workpoint (the part with the workpoint is not even loaded in the assembly anymore).

Currently I know what dimensions need re-attached, but would like a generic function just to re-attach any orphaned ones, individually.

-Doug

Re: How to locate orphaned Dimensions on Drawing Document

DeerSpotter — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:05:15 GMT

See we have an issue, i would like to use your code to re-attach the dimensions.

this is my situation:

1. as soon as we change a part to something bigger or smaller the dims lose there hold. we can reattach manually but it takes time. Will this code fix that?

regards,

Max

Re: How to locate orphaned Dimensions on Drawing Document

Anonymous — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:14:07 GMT

the DLxAutoReattachSickAnnotationsCmd command is the equivalent to selecting "Re-Attach Orphaned Annotations"