topic Re: API for 2D sketch Mirror in Inventor Programming Forum

API for 2D sketch Mirror

Anonymous — Thu, 12 May 2011 13:56:37 GMT

I want the mirror of 2D sketch.But I have not found any API which performs the mirror of sketch.

Any help is most welcome.

Re: API for 2D sketch Mirror

Anonymous — Thu, 12 May 2011 20:28:52 GMT

From my experience, I just create a construction line in the midpoint if the object or sketch, highlight what I want to mirror and follow the dialog box prompts.

Hope this helps.

Re: API for 2D sketch Mirror

Anonymous — Fri, 13 May 2011 05:47:59 GMT

The procedure explained by you is correct for creating sketch and then mirror using Autodesk Inventor ,but I am doing Inventor customisation project.Actually I want API which performs the mirrior of given 2D sketch.

Re: API for 2D sketch Mirror

Anonymous — Fri, 13 May 2011 13:41:00 GMT

Sorry about that.

I am new to INVENTOR. Maybe you could educate me.

What is INVENTOR customization? What is an "API"?

Thanks.

Re: API for 2D sketch Mirror

Anonymous — Mon, 16 May 2011 07:40:48 GMT

The commercial CAD software are developed for general purpose not for single user.so software includes comman functionality.

There may be situation some customer wants particular functionality.To add this extra functionality in the existing software is called customisation. For adding the extra functionality software provides interfaces is called API.API means Application Programming Interface. API nothing but the function defined by CAD software to add extra functionality in the software through

programming.

Hopes this will help you.

Re: API for 2D sketch Mirror

Anonymous — Mon, 16 May 2011 13:41:24 GMT

Thanks jalindar.

Is this customized programming like Visual Basic? Is this accessed in the TOOLS/OPTIONS section on the MENU?

Re: API for 2D sketch Mirror

Anonymous — Tue, 17 May 2011 05:27:38 GMT

The availability of API is decided by that CAD software.

The API may be in different languages like VB ,c++ ,C#,ufunc,KB