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Assembly iProperties Exel Importing

Anonymous — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 07:51:58 GMT

Hi all,

i have made a iLogic Module who, whit an external rules, import the iProperties value from an external exel file.

The exel file is connected from SQL with the our managerial software.

This in the external rule:

i = GoExcel.FindRow("Z:\DISEGNI_INVENTOR\Descrizioni.xls", "Descrizioni", "Cod.Art.", "=", iProperties.Value ("Project", "Part Number"))
iProperties.Value ("Project", "Description") = GoExcel.CurrentRowValue("Descr. Articolo Princ.")
'iProperties.Value("Project", "Project") = GoExcel.CurrentRowValue("Gruppo")
iProperties.Value ("Custom", "Descrizione inglese") = GoExcel.CurrentRowValue("Descr. tradotta")
iProperties.Value ("Custom", "Descr. Agg. ITA") = GoExcel.CurrentRowValue("Descr. Agg. Articolo Princ.")
iProperties.Value ("Custom", "Descr. Agg. ENG") = GoExcel.CurrentRowValue("Descr. Agg. tradotta")
iProperties.Value("Custom", "FileName") = ThisDoc.FileName(True)
'Da abilitare e correggere solo quanto in SAM funzionerà il campo della descrizione in RUSSO!!!
iProperties.Value ("Custom", "Descrizione_Russo") = ("") 'GoExcel.CurrentRowValue("Descrizione. Russo")
iLogicVb.UpdateWhenDone=True

It's work fine but i have same question.

There is some string to refresh an iLogic Module? When i push the ruel button the rule add the custom value in iProperties, but there are disabled, i have close the module an reopen it for correct display the value of the iProperties.

Onother question, the most important, is: this module work with single parts. Can I do an rule who do the same thing of my string but in one assembly, do this for every parts of assembly automaticly???

P.s. Exuse me for my bad english.

Re: Assembly iProperties Exel Importing

Anonymous — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 08:43:01 GMT

Nobody can help me?? Please!

Re: Assembly iProperties Exel Importing

Anonymous — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 20:36:33 GMT

I would try adding:

InventorVB.DocumentUpdate()

to the code you wrote. This shoud update the iproperties in the document and when I have used it with ilogic forms, the iproperties updated in the form. Does the model you are using have the custom iproperties already added or is the rule creating and populating the custom iproperties?

For your second question, I don't know of a way to change the iproperties of a part in an assembly without using the bill of materials. It is something that I will be experimenting with shortly, as I have the same need. I have created an API code in the past that cycled through open files and performed updates, then closed the files. The loop continued until there were no more open files.

Re: Assembly iProperties Exel Importing

Anonymous — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 07:42:10 GMT

he model who i use some times have this custom iproperties and sometime these must be created.

Re: Assembly iProperties Exel Importing

Anonymous — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 07:59:06 GMT

So i try to explain me better.

When i open one parts or assembly this don't have the custom iProperties. I open my module (the immage on top) with my externar ilogic rule i copy the custom iProperties from the excel file, but when i open the module the form are disabled.

When i press the buttom the value appare in the form but there are always disabled. I must close and reopen the module for activate this form. I searching for some string to put an the end of my esternar rule vho refresh the module and activate the form with the new value.

Re: Assembly iProperties Exel Importing

Anonymous — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 13:56:16 GMT

I need this function so i retriy here

In the single parte (ipt) i use this ilogic rule that compile the iProperties i nedd copy this from the excel file.

I nedd the same story for the assembly file (iam) in this my ilogi rule must be aply for every single part of assembly, after that i can save all the part (ipt) with the corect iProperties.

Re: Assembly iProperties Exel Importing

Anonymous — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 07:49:49 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
I would try adding:

InventorVB.DocumentUpdate()

to the code you wrote. This shoud update the iproperties in the document and when I have used it with ilogic forms, the iproperties updated in the form. Does the model you are using have the custom iproperties already added or is the rule creating and populating the custom iproperties?

For your second question, I don't know of a way to change the iproperties of a part in an assembly without using the bill of materials. It is something that I will be experimenting with shortly, as I have the same need. I have created an API code in the past that cycled through open files and performed updates, then closed the files. The loop continued until there were no more open files.

So this is what i need. I need a loop who open every single part in assembly and lunch the my external roule who update all te iproperties!

Re: Assembly iProperties Exel Importing

xiaodong_liang — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 02:14:26 GMT

Hi,

iLogic is based on VB.net. Most API of .net could be used within it. e.g. you can iterate a folder to get the documents and use Inventor API to open it one by one, finally do your own work. Please refer to MSDN on more info about these methods.

Dim oFolder As String 
oFolder = "c:\"
Dim Files  As  String() 
' filter iptFiles  =  System.IO.Directory.GetFiles(oFolder,"*.ipt")  
 Dim oEachDocument
 For  Each  s  In  Files  
      ' s is each file name      oEachDocument  = ThisApplication.Documents.Open(s)     
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