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using iLogic to automatically change Title Block size based on Border size

Greatwhitenorth — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 17:15:19 GMT

Hi all,

I'm trying to create a rule that will change the Title Block size based on what Border size the user changes to. The default drawing template is a B size, but if the user was to change it to a D size, the Title Block is too small.

This is what I have done so far:

If ActiveSheet.Size Is "A" Then

ActiveSheet.TitleBlock = "TitleBlock Small"

ElseIf ActiveSheet.Size Is "B" Then

ActiveSheet.TitleBlock = "TitleBlock Small"

ElseIf ActiveSheet.Size Is "C" Then

ActiveSheet.TitleBlock = "TitleBlock Large"

ElseIf ActiveSheet.Size Is "D" Then

ActiveSheet.TitleBlock = "TitleBlock Large"

End If

I works, but only if the user manually runs the rule. Is there a way to have it automatically run when the Border changes?

Thanks in advance.

Bob

Re: using iLogic to automatically change Title Block size based on Border size

Curtis_W — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:54:38 GMT

HI bstewart,

This link from Jonathan Landeros' blog might help:

http://inventor-tales.blogspot.com/2010/11/drawing-conclusions-on-formatting.html

and this one might be of interest as well:

http://inventortrenches.blogspot.com/2011/05/use-ilogic-to-change-sheet-orientation.html

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

Re: using iLogic to automatically change Title Block size based on Border size

MjDeck — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 02:41:53 GMT

Bob,

Unfortunately, there's no way to run the rule when the border changes. There's only a few drawing events available. I would recommend running the rule on the Before Save Document event. You can attach the rule to this event by using the Event Triggers command on the iLogic tab:

Re: using iLogic to automatically change Title Block size based on Border size

Greatwhitenorth — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 20:35:19 GMT

Thanks Curtis. I used Jonathan's sample code to create mine. Works like a charm!

Bob